Christmas Time (Is Here Again)

"Christmas Time (Is Here Again)" (Lennon/McCartney/Harrison/Starkey) is a Christmas song recorded by The Beatles in 1967 and was only released to members of the Beatles' fan club who were willing to order the record through the mail. It was later included, along with the group's other annual fan club Christmas records, in the 1970 compilation LP The Beatles' Christmas Album (which was also made available exclusively to fan club members).

The song was officially released in 1995 on the Free as a Bird single, for which it was edited from its original 6:17 to a shortened version of 3:03. The song opens with a light-hearted tune from all four of the Beatles and occasionally cuts to a tale of the Beatles arriving at the fictional BBC house. This part of the song was cut from the 1995 single version. The song then closes with a Christmas greeting from all four of the Beatles. At the end, Auld Lang Syne is played on the organ as John Lennon reads one of his original nonsense freeverse poems.

Credits
John Lennon – vocals, bass drum Paul McCartney – vocals, piano George Harrison – vocals, acoustic guitar Ringo Starr – vocals, drums, tap dancing George Martin – vocals Victor Spinetti – vocals, tap dancing Mal Evans – spoken word