The Beatles' Christmas Fan Club single, 1967 Written past: Lennon-McCartney-Harrison-Starkey
Recorded: 28 Nov 1967
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Geoff Emerick

Released: 4 December 1995

Bachelor on:
'Gratuitous Equally A Bird' single

Personnel

John Lennon: vocals, bass pulsate
Paul McCartney: vocals, piano
George Harrison: vocals, acoustic guitar
Ringo Starr: vocals, drums, tap dancing
George Martin: vocals
Victor Spinetti: vocals, tap dancing
Mal Evans: spoken discussion

The Beatles' Christmas 1967 fan club disc was the usual mixture of skits, improvised nonsense and jokes. Still, interspersed between the spoken word sections was an peculiarly-written song, 'Christmas Time (Is Here Again)'.

The vocal was credited to all 4 members of The Beatles. Each of them joined in on vocals, as did producer George Martin and histrion Victor Spinetti.

The skits, which punctuated the song at regular intervals, contained parodies of radio and television broadcasts, a tap dancing duet past Ringo Starr and Spinetti, a brief rendition of Plenty Of Jam Jars by "The Ravellers", and a spoof advertisement for the miraculous production Wonderlust. Information technology ended with a nonsense poem past John Lennon, narrated on pinnacle of an organ version of 'Auld Lang Syne'.

The uncut version lasted 6'37", only was later edited to remove swearing and excessive laughter. Information technology was recorded on 28 Nov 1967, and edited the following twenty-four hour period. It was then sent to Lyntone Records, who pressed the fan club flexi-disc.

Released in 1995, the 'Free As A Bird' single contained a 3'03" mix of 'Christmas Time (Is Here Again)'. Towards the terminate of this version, somewhat incongruously, some Christmas Beatle greetings from 1966 were included. These were extracts from recordings made on half dozen December 1966 for the pirate stations Radio London and Radio Caroline.

'Christmas Time (Is Hither Once again)' was The Beatles' final Christmas disc to exist recorded together at Abbey Road. In 1968 and 1969 their contributions were recorded separately, and edited together to give a sense of unity.

In 1999 Ringo Starr re-recorded the vocal for his Christmas album I Wanna Be Santa Claus, with Aerosmith's Joe Perry on guitar.

Lyrics

Christmas time is here again
Christmas time is here again
Christmas time is here again
Christmas time is here again

Ain't been circular since y'all know when
Christmas time is here again
O-U-T spells "out"

The boys get in at BBC Firm.

"What do you want?"
"We have been granted permission, O wise one."
"Ah, pass in peace."

Christmas fourth dimension is here again
Christmas time is…

"An audition volition be held at 10am, Wednesday the first in the fluffy rehearsal rooms. Bring your own!"
"Thanks. Adjacent please!"
"Would over hither be convenient for yous?"
"Acquit on!"
"Over here. Are you 13, huh?"
"Adjacent, delight!"

Get Wonderlust for your trousers
Get Wonderlust for your pilus

"Sitting with me in the studio this evening is a cross section of British youth. I'd like get-go of all to speak to you, Sir Gerald."
"Oh, not a bit of it. We have a task to do, Michael."
"Ah, yes, yes, quite. I don't think you're answering my question."
"Oh, let me put it this way: there was a job to be done."

Christmas time is here over again
Christmas time is here again

On to the next round!
Ding dong ding! Ha! Ha!

"In the contempo heavy fighting near Blackpool, Mrs G Evans of Solihull was gradually injured. She wants, for all the people in hospital, Plenty Of Jam Jars by the Ravellers. And here it is."

Plenty of jam jars, baby
Plenty of jam jars for you (For you, baby)
Plenty of jam jars, baby
Enough of jam jars for yous
Enough of jam jars, infant (Baby, babe)
Enough of jam jars for yous
Plenty of jam jars, infant
Plenty of jam jars for you

"And how old are yous?"
"Xxx-two."
"Ooh!"
"Never…"
"I am!"
"Get away."
"I am!"
"Well, what prize take you got your optics on?"
"I have?"
"Ooh!"
"Well you've just won a trip to Denver and five others."
"Ooh!"
"Thank yous."
"And too – look for it – you take been elected every bit contained candidate for Paddington!"
"Ooh!"
"Expect later on yourself! Ha ha!"

Get Wonderlust for your trousers
Get Wonderlust for your hair

Theatre hour is brought to yous this night from the arms of someone new.

"Hullo? I'm speaking from a call box!"
"Hello? Hello, operator? Hello, operator? I've been cut off! I've been cut off! It'southward emergency!"

O-U-T spells "out"

Christmas time is here again
Ain't been round since you know when
Christmas time is hither again
O-U-T spells "out"

Christmas time is here once again

"And how old are you lot?"
"Thirty-two! Ha ha ha!"
"Never! Ha ha ha!"
"Well, you won a prize! Ha ha ha!"
"Get off the testify! Ha ha ha!"
"They'd like to thanks for a wonderful year."
"We'd like to thank yous for a wonderful yr."
"Thank you for a wonderful year."
"Carry on!"
"Expect later on yourself! Ha ha ha!"
"Come in!"

When Christmas time is o'er,
and your attractive clay us through.
Happy breastling to yous people
All our best from me to you.
When the beasty brangle mutton
To the heather in the glen
I'll be struttin' oot in my tether
To your arms once back again.
Och away, ye bonnie.