Talk:The Beatles' Christmas Album

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Article Grading: The following comments were left by the quality and importance raters: (edit · refresh) Very nice article. Probably only needs some references and, if available, some contemporaneous commentary (e.g. reviews) to be A class. --kingboyk 11:35, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Cover Art

It would be nice if the covers from each flexidisc could be added to the article, it would add some extra colour. --kingboyk 07:59, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

I was pondering that, but wondered if it might be excessive. Danthemankhan 14:25, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

I don't think so, if they're small thumbnails to the left of each single in the list - a la The Beatles discography or The KLF discography. --kingboyk 14:35, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

Looks great! --kingboyk 18:02, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Kenny Everett

Would it be possible to write a little about Kenny Everett's involvement in the Christmas records and indeed how he came to be involved in the first place? --kingboyk 15:33, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

My source unfortunately does not elaborate on that issue. I will try to find one that does. Danthemankhan 15:48, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] POV

"but come off as disturbing"? What is so hard to understand about NPOV?

What's so hard to understand about signing your comments?! :P --kingboyk 13:21, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Second Record Vs. Third

The text for the second record claims " Another Beatles' Christmas Record is the only Beatles' Christmas fan club records not sent to American fans." yet the text for the next record claims the american fans did not recieve it. I don't know which is correct. --dgasperut

Nor me. Good spot! Anyone know the answer? --kingboyk 21:06, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

U.S. fans got the 1963 message in 1964. Then, because "the tape arrived too late to prepare the record" (I have a source for the quote), they didn't get the 1965 message. So the first time USA fan-club members received either the '64 or '65 British message was on the album. I've added the info with an in-line citation. Cheemo 02:48, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Transcripts

There is currently a link to a transcript for each disc. The link goes to a website presumably set up by a well-intentioned fan. The transcripts are for the most part - fairly accurate. But perhaps inevitably there are some errors. Possibly because the discs have been transcribed by someone (an American maybe?) not accustomed to the strong Liverpool accents when the Beatles are speaking - and the occasional funny voices and Goon Show humour. In any event - the article is linking to imperfect and thus inaccurate transcripts. Should there be a little annotation? Perhaps they should each be described as "rough transcript"? Otherwise the article is implying an accuracy that is not the case. Any thoughts? Davidpatrick 14:36, 6 March 2007 (UTC)