The Beatles' Christmas Album was most likely sent to US fan club members in the spring of 1971. Though it served to remind fan-club members that the Beatles were no more, it had the advantage of much better sound quality than the old flexi-discs and cardboard mailers; also, it was the first time the 1964 and 1965 messages were available in America. Not long after the album was issued, numerous counterfeits and bootlegs appeared on the market, which continue to circulate to this day.The only parts of any of the Beatles' Christmas messages to be released to the general public outside the fan club are the first three minutes of the music bed of the 1967 single, with greetings recorded for the 1966 single superimposed during the final minute, under the name "Christmas Time (Is Here Again)". It was issued as one of the B-sides of the "Free as a Bird" single in December 1995.
The Beatles - Christmas Gift To Fan Club '63-'69 (Rare)
Tracklists:
01 - Xmas - 17 Oct 1963
02 - Xmas - 26 Oct 1964
03 - Xmas - 8 Nov 1965
04 - Xmas - 25 Nov 1966
05 - Xmas - 28 Nov 1967
06 - Xmas - Fall 1968, Separately
07 - Xmas - Fall 1969, Separately
