Beatles A Day in the Life Blog posts of '1968' 'December'

The Beatles are getting ready for the Holidays.

On December 20, 1968 The Beatles released their sixth Christmas album. It was called The Beatles’ 1968 Christmas Record and was sent to fan club members in the UK and in the US. It included a song by Tiny Tim called Nowhere Man.

The Beatles take a break

At the Roayl Albert Hall in London, John Lennon and Yoko Ono appeared onstage in a white bag as part of the Underground Christmas Party. The event was held by the Arts Lab, trying to encourage them to become active participants rather than passive consumers.

Lennon and Ono sat on the side of the stage as other poets and musicians performed at the event. When their time came, they entered the bag, remaining there while a man played a flute. The couple's 30-minute conceptual performance was titled Alchemical Wedding. The bag was, they explained, to ensure "total communication" with the audience. The following year the concept was reintroduced by the pair as Bagism, an attempt to satirize prejudice and stereotyping.

During the performance a protestor ran to the stage, holding a banner about the British government's involvement in the Nigerian civil war. "Do you care, John Lennon? Do you care?" the protestor shouted at the couple.

Again, the Beatles are taking some time off recording

The Beatles taking some time off recording

The Beatles are taking a break today

The Beatles are taking a day off today

The Beatles taking a break on this day 50 years ago

John Lennon and Yoko Ono made an interview today on the Dutch television show Rood Wit Blauw (Red White Blue).

It actually took place in the waiting room of Lennon's dentist in Knightsbridge, London. For the first three reels Ono spoke to interviewer Abram de Swaan while Lennon was being treated.

Yoko discussed her art and her beliefs about it as a functional means for communication. She then discussed first meeting Lennon at the Indica gallery, and how she didn't realise who he was at the time.

Lennon arrived during the fourth reel, explaining that he was feeling odd from the anaesthetic. He then gave a lengthy account of the couple's drugs bust, before discussing their film Smile.