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Wednesday, November 29, 1967

Editing "Christmas Time (Is Here Again)"

For The Beatles

Last updated on June 10, 2023


Location

  • Recording studio: EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road

Timeline

AlbumSome of the songs worked on during this session were first released on the "Christmas Time Is Here Again!" 7" Single

The day before, November 28, 1967, The Beatles recorded and mixed their fifth fan club Christmas record, including the song “Christmas Time (Is Here Again)” and speech recording and sketches.

On this day, from 2:30 to 5:30 pm, the various pieces were edited together. Once the edit was complete, a copy of the mono master was made onto a 7½ inches-per-second tape. The reel version was then sent to Lyntone Records, who pressed the fan club flexi-disc.


Session activities

  1. Christmas Time (Is Here Again)

    Written by Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, George Harrison

    Editing • Editing of unnumbered mono remixes

  2. Christmas Time (Is Here Again)

    Written by Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, George Harrison

    Tape copying • Tape copying of master version


Staff

Production staff


Going further

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The Beatles Recording Reference Manual: Volume 3: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band through Magical Mystery Tour (late 1966-1967)

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