DECEMBER 25
ON THIS DAY IN 1964, THE BEATLES PERFORMED A SPECIAL CHRISTMAS DAY CONCERT AT THE HAMMERSMITH ODEON IN LONDON. THE SHOW WAS PART OF THEIR HOLIDAY TOUR AND FEATURED MULTIPLE ACTS.
IT’S CHRISTMAS DAY, AND IN 1969 A 16-YEAR-OLD ROBBIE BACHMAN OF WINNIPEG, CANADA, RECEIVES HIS FIRST DRUM KIT FOR CHRISTMAS AND BEGINS TO PLAY ALONG WITH HIS OLDER BROTHER, GUITARIST RANDY. A FEW YEARS LATER, RANDY ASKS HIM TO JOIN HIS NEW BAND, NAMED BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE.
IN 1981 THE J. GEILS BAND PLAYED A CHRISTMAS CONCERT FOR THE INMATES OF NORFOLK CORRECTIONAL CENTER NEAR BOSTON, THE GROUP’S HOMETOWN.