The Beatles's Bizarre 1960s Christmas Shows
Hulton Archive/Getty Images By the 1963 Christmas season, The Beatles were already the biggest musical stars in the history of British entertainment. So the boys were asked to star in "The Beatles Christmas Shows" at the Astoria Cinema in Finsbury Park, London. The Christmas shows had been arranged by the band's manager, Brian Epstein, and featured several of his other acts, including Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, Tommy Quickly, and Cilla Black. These shows were, quite possibly, the oddest performances of The Beatles's career. The Christmas shows began on Christmas Eve 1963. Then, The Beat...
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