This week:
23rd
1971, The Jackson 5, dressed as Santas, distributed gifts to needy children at a Christmas party at the Pacific Town Club, L.A. The next day they performed a charity concert at the Los Angeles Foundation for the Junior Blind.
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town: Lyric Video
24th
1972, David Bowie played the second of two Ziggy Stardust homecoming shows at the Rainbow Theatre, London.
Five Years: Worksheet – Lyric Video
25th
Christmas Day
Christmas Worksheets
Christmas Karaoke
26th
1967, The Beatles’ television film Magical Mystery Tour had its world premiere on BBC 1, shown in black and white and watched by around 20 million baffled viewers.
Hello Goodbye: Worksheet – Lyric Video – Speak Up Video
27th
1975, Queen had their first Number One album when ‘A Night At The Opera’ topped the charts 1 in the U.K., remaining there for 2 weeks.
Bohemian Rhapsody: Worksheet
A Night At the Opera: Lyric Videos
28th
1967, David Bowie made his theatrical debut in Lindsay Kemp’s mime Pierrot in Turquoise, performing five songs in the role of Cloud, at Oxford New Theatre.
Space Oddity: Worksheet – Lyric Video
29th
1966, returning to Abbey Road after a week’s break, The Beatles began working on an untitled track which would become ‘Penny Lane’.
Penny Lane: Worksheet – Lyric Video
Number Ones, 23rd December:
1954
UK Winifred Atwell – Let`s Have Another Party
US The Chordettes-Mr Sandman
1964
UK The Beatles-I Feel Fine
US Bobby Vinton-Mr. Lonely
1974
UK Mud-Lonely This Christmas
US Harry Chapin-Cats In The Cradle
1984
US Band Aid-Do They Know It’s Christmas?– Worksheet
US Madonna-Like A Virgin
1994
UK East 17-Stay Another Day
US Ini Kamoze-Here Comes The Hotstepper
2004
UK Band Aid 20-Do They Know It’s Christmas?
US Snoop Dogg-Drop It Like It’s Hot (feat. Pharrell Williams)
2014
UK Mark Ronson-Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars)
US Taylor Swift-Blank Space
2024
UK Official Singles Charts
US Billboard Hot 100
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