If anyone knew how to write songs destined to be covered again and again, it was the members of The Beatles. John Lennon’s “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” inspired several renditions, including one by ...

For fans of The Beatles, Christmas has always come with a little extra audio wrapping. In the days before boxed sets, deluxe reissues or surprise digital drops, the band marked the season with ...

From 1963 to 1969, it was a holiday tradition of the Beatles to gift members of their official fan club Christmas records. The exclusive Flexi-disc records they sent out didn’t contain the poetics of ...

Paul McCartney is among the most beloved figures in the history of rock ‘n’ roll, the former Beatle whose solo career has sent more singles to the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 than the other three ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. We're celebrating Christmas Eve in our archive. Let's go back to 1992, when our rock historian, the late Ed Ward, did this great piece about the private Christmas ...