HO!
GOOD KING WENCELAS LOOKED OUT
ON THE FEAST OF STEPHEN, HO!
AS THE SLOW RAY ROUND ABOUT
DEEP AND CRISP AND CRISPY.
BRIGHTLY SHOW THE BOOT LAST NIGHT
ON THE MOSSTY CRUEL.
HENRY HALL AND DAVID LLOYD,
BETTY GRABLE TOO-OO-OO.

HELLO, THIS IS JOHN, SPEAKING WITH HIS VOICE. (huh!)
WE'RE ALL VERY HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO YOU LIKE 
THIS ON THIS LITTLE BIT OF PLASTIC. 
THIS RECORD REACHES YOU AT THE END OF A REALLY GEAR 
YEAR FOR US AND IT'S ALL DUE TO YOU. 
WHEN WE MADE OUR FIRST RECORD ON PARLOPHONE TOWARDS THE 
END OF 1962, WE HOPED 
EVERYBODY WOULD LIKE WHAT HAD ALREADY BEEN OUR TYPE OF 
MUSIC FOR SEVERAL YEARS 
ALREADY. BUT WE HAD NO IDEA OF ALL THE GEAR THINGS IN 
STORE FOR US. 
IT ALL HAPPENED REALLY WHEN 'PLEASE PLEASE ME' BECAME A 
NUMBER ONE HIT AND AFTER THAT, 
WELL COR' THE BLIMEYS, HEAVE THE MO'. 
OUR BIGGEST THRILL OF THE YEAR, WELL, I SUPPOSE IT MUST 
HAVE BEEN TOPPING THE BILL AT THE 
LONDON PALLADIUM AND THEN, ONLY A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, 
BEING INVITED TO TAKE PART IN 
THE ROYAL VARIETY SHOW. 
THIS TIME LAST YEAR WE WERE ALL DEAD CHUFFED BECAUSE 
'LOVE ME DO' GOT INTO THE TOP 
TWENTY AND WE CAN'T BELIEVE REALLY THAT SO MANY THINGS 
HAVE HAPPENED IN BETWEEN 
ALREADY.
JUST BEFORE I PASS YOU OVER TO PAUL, (arf! arf! arf! 
arf!) I?D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE 
BEATLE PEOPLE WHO HAVE WRITTEN TO ME DURING THE YEAR 
AND EVERYBODY WHO SENT GIFTS 
AND CARDS FOR MY BIRTHDAY, WHICH I'M TRYING TO FORGET, 
IN OCTOBER. (huh!)
I?D LIKE TO REPLY PERSONALLY TO EVERYBODY BUT I JUST 
HAVEN'T ENOUGH PENS.
IN THE MEANTIME:

GARRY CRIMBLE TO YOU,
GARRY MIMBLE TO YOU.
GETTY BABLE, DEAR CHRISTMAS,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ME TOO.

THIS IS PAUL HERE.
EVERYTHING THAT JOHN SAID GOES FOR ME TOO, SPECIALLY 
THE BIT ABOUT BIRTHDAY CARDS AND 
PARCELS, CAUSE ALL OUR HOMES AND OFFICES GOT STACKS OF 
MAIL LAST JUNE, OW! HA-HA! 
WHEN IT WAS MY BIRTHDAY.
ANYWAY, WE'RE ALL DEAD PLEASED BY THE WAY YOU TREATED 
US IN 1963 AND WE TRY TO DO 
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PLEASE YOU WITH THE TYPE OF SONGS 
WE'LL WRITE AND RECORD NEXT 
YEAR.
OH YEAH, SOMEBODY ASKED US IF WE STILL LIKE JELLY 
BABIES? WELL, WE USED TO LIKE THEM, IN
FACT WE LOVED THEM AND SAID SO IN ONE OF THE PAPERS, 
YOU SEE. EVER SINCE THEN WE'VE BEEN 
GETTING THEM IN BOXES, PACKETS AND CRATES. ANYWAY, 
WE'VE GONE RIGHT OFF JELLY BABIES, 
YOU SEE, BUT WE STILL LIKE PEPPERMINT CREAMS, CHOCOLATE 
DROPS AND DOLLY MIXTURES AND
ALL THAT SORT OF THINGS. (Yes! Yes! Oh yes!)

WELL, LOTS OF PEOPLE ASKED US WHAT WE ENJOY BEST, YOU 
RECORDING? WE LIKE DOING STAGE SHOWS 'CAUSE, YOU KNOW, 
IT'S GREAT TO HEAR AN AUDIENCE 
ENJOYING THEMSELVES. BUT THE THING WE LIKE BEST, I 
THINK SO ANYWAY, IS GOING INTO THE 
RECORDING STUDIO (Yes, we enjoy that very kindly) TO 
MAKE NEW RECORDS, WHICH IS WHAT WE'VE 
BEEN DOING ALL DAY BEFORE WE STARTED ON THIS SPECIAL 
MESSAGE. 
WELL, WHAT WE LIKE TO HEAR MOST IS ONE OF OUR SONGS, 
YOU KNOW, TAKING SHAPE IN A 
RECORDING STUDIO, AH, ONE OF THE ONES JOHN AND I HAVE 
WRITTEN AND THEN LISTENING TO THE
TAPES AFTERWARDS TO HEAR HOW IT ALL WORKED OUT, YOU 
SEE.
WELL, I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME AND PEOPLE ARE TELLING ME 
TO STOP, (Stop! Stop!) AND RINGO, 
(Stop! Stop! Shouting those animals!) SO...I'LL FINISH 
OFF NOW WITH IT WISHING EVERYONE HAPPY 
CRIMBLE AND A MERRY NEW YEAR AND ESPECIALLY ALL THE 
ONES WHO PAID THE SUBSCRIPTION.

JA, DAS WIRD UNS DANKE SCHON
UND DENN GRUSS VON EVEN.
JA, DENN GRUSS VON EVEN SCHON
JA, DAS WIRD WUNDERSCHON, BOY,
DANKE SCHON.

JA, RINGO!

HELLO, RINGO HERE,
AS YOU KNOW I WAS THE LAST MEMBER TO JOIN THE BEATLES. 
I STARTED TO PLAY DRUMS IN THE 
GROUP 1962, HA-HA-HA! HAVE BEEN IN A COUPLE OF OTHER 
GROUPS...
(Oh, just wish the people a merry, happy, go on, for 
Christmas, Christmas)
MERRY, HAPPY NEW YEAR, AND FOLKS, HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND 
MAY, MAY EVERYTHING YOU WISH
BE GRANTED.
(Sing, sing us Wenceslas, King Wenceslas)
KING WENCESLAS:

WELL, GOOD KING WENCESLAS LOOKED OUT (oh ho!)
ON THE FEAST OF STEPHEN. (hey!)
WHEN THE SNOW WAS ON THE GROUND, (yeah!)
DEEP AND CRISP AND EVEN. (oh yeah!)

HOORAY!!

THANK YOU, RINGO! THANK YOU, RINGO! WE'LL PHONE YOU! 
(ha ha ha!)
I'M GEORGE HARRISON,
NOBODY ELSE SAID ANYTHING YET ABOUT OUR FAN CLUB 
SECRETARIES, ANN COLLINGHAM AND 
BETTINA ROSE, NOT TO MENTION FREDA KELLY IN LIVERPOOL. 
(Good old Freda!!) SO ON BEHALF OF 
US ALL, I?D JUST LIKE TO SAY A GREAT, BIG THANK YOU TO 
ANN, BETTINA AND FREDA FOR ALL THE 
HARD WORK THEY'VE DONE AND WE JUST HOPE YOU CAN GO ON 
PLEASING US FOR A LONG TIME, 
CAUSE IT'S GONNA CAUSE IT TO YOUR REACTION ARE TO OUR 
RECORDS THAT REALLY MATTERS, 
AND I JUST LIKE TO SAY:

BRIGHTLY WAS THE SCHON AT NIGHT,
THOUGH THE WINTER CRUEL.
WHEN A PORK PIE CAME INSIDE
GATHERING WINTER CRUEL.

RUDOLPH, THE RED NOSED REINDEER (HO!)
HAD A VERY SHINY NOSE, (A SHINY NOSE!)
WHEN EV?RYBODY PICKED IT...

HA, HA, HA, HA,....

OH YEAH! OH!

RUDOLPH, THE RED NOSED RINGO, (RUDOLPH!)
HAD A VERY SHINY NOSE.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!