The Beatles Lyrics Repository

The Beatles on this Day 22.12.

1962

• Night. Performance at the Star Club.

1963

• Christmas concert at the Empire, Liverpool.
• ABC-TV broadcasts the concert at the Ardwick Apollo, Manchester (recorded 20 November 1963).
  Recording of Christmas edition of 'Thank Your Lucky Stars'.

1964

• Pickfair Films Limited is incorporated, with Brian one of its opening directors.

1965

• 'Day Tripper'/'We Can Work It Out' number 1, 3rd week (UK New Musical Express chart).
  'Rubber Soul' number 1, 3rd week (UK New Musical Express chart).

1966

• Studio 2. 7.00-11.30pm. Mono mixing: 'Strawberry Fields Forever' (remix 10, from take 7 and remix 11, from take 26). Editing: 'Strawberry Fields Forever' (of mono remixes 10, 11, edit numbered remix 12). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Phil McDonald.
  Martin and Emerick join the two 'Strawberry Fields Forever' versions.

1971

• A judge awards custody of Kyoko to her father. Yoko is permited to see her child frequently, but she must post a $ 20,000 bond, in case she 'kidnaps' the girl again.

1972

• Tony Cox is arrested for violating Yoko's custody rights over Kyoko.

1995

• 'Anthology 1' number 21, 3rd week in the Top 30 (chart based on record stores sales in Santiago, Chile).
  'Anthology 1' number 2, 3rd week in the Top 5 ('Feria del Disco' record stores English music sales chart, Chile).
  'Anthology 1' number 4 in Portugal, 1st week in the Top 5.