From the BBC.
Sir Paul McCartney has revealed he once recorded a secret Christmas album “just for the family” that “gets brought out each year” at the McCartney household.
“Years ago I thought, there’s not very good Christmas records,” he told BBC Radio 4’s World at One programme.
“So I actually went into my studio over a couple of years and I made one.”
Sir Paul said he would never release the demo of traditional Christmas carol instrumentals, despite it being popular with his children and grandchildren.
“The kids like it,” he told Sarah Montague. “It’s something they’ve heard through the years, you know, and now it’s the grand kids getting indoctrinated with my carols record.”
Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESSir Paul has five children and eight grandchildren – six boys and two girls.
Earlier this year he revealed he had written a children’s book inspired by the “Grandude” nickname one of his grandchildren had given him.
It was confirmed last month the 77-year-old would be headlining at next year’s Glastonbury Festival in Somerset.
The former Beatle will top the bill on the Pyramid Stage on 27 June, a week after he celebrates his 78th birthday.
Glastonbury is ‘very special’
Sir Paul admitted he might get nervous, but would prepare for his appearance by playing 10 concerts beforehand “to get up to speed”.
“You don’t get an athlete just coming into the Olympics not having done a few races beforehand,” he said.
“The idea is by the time I get to Glastonbury it’ll just be just like another gig. But of course it won’t be, because it’s very special.”
He also discussed the 10th anniversary of Meat Free Monday, climate change and Christmas presents during the interview, which will be broadcast on Thursday’s World at One on BBC Radio 4 from 13:00 GMT.
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- Paul McCartney and Wings - Good Evening New York City - Sealed - UK - 3-disc CD/DVD Set - £20.00, $24.80, €22.80 (New Item) (arrived 31-Jan-2023 16:55)on January 31, 2023 at 5:04 pm
PAUL MCCARTNEY Good Evening New York City (2009 UK 3-disc [2CD/1DVD] set - As the inaugural musical event at Citi Field, the site of the former Shea Stadium, these July 2009 shows held special significance not only for McCartney but for generations of his fans. The shows were performed on the same hallowed ground that The Beatles, in 1965, played the 34-minute show that would set the precedent for the modern day stadium rock show. This 3-disc set comprises a 33-track 2-CD set with audio, in both stereo and 5.1; and a DVD featuring footage directed by Paul Becher. Highlights of the gigs include faithful takes on Beatles classics 'Drive My Car', 'Got To Get You Into My Life', 'The Long And Winding Road', 'Blackbird', 'Eleanor Rigby', 'Back In The USSR', 'Paperback Writer', 'Let It Be', 'Hey Jude', 'Helter Skelter' and more, plus 'Something' rendered on ukulele gifted to Paul by George Harrison, and a tribute to John Lennon in the form of a medley of 'A Day In The Life' & 'Give Peace A Chance'. Wings-era chestnuts include 'Band On The Run', 'My Love', 'Let Me Roll It' and the pyrotechnic tour-de-force of 'Live And Let Die', while timeless McCartney solo material ranges from 'Here Today' to the upbeat 'Flaming Pie' and 'Dance Tonight' to a pair of numbers from Electric Arguments, the 2008 album released under the alias of The Fireman. Presented in a fold-out digipak housed in a sealed picture slipcase!)
- Paul McCartney and Wings - McCartney III - White Vinyl - UK - vinyl LP - £49.99, $61.99, €56.99 (New Item) (arrived 27-Jan-2023 10:39)on January 31, 2023 at 5:04 pm
PAUL MCCARTNEY McCartney III (2020 UK/EU limited edition 11-track LP pressed on Heavyweight White Vinyl, in the UK this colour edition is exclusive to Independent Record Stores. Comes housed in a deluxe gatefold picture sleeve with its two-tone white hype sticker intact, individually hand-numbered on the back in open shrinkwrap. Unplayed & near 'as new')
- Paul McCartney and Wings - Choba B CCCP - 180gm Vinyl - Sealed - UK - vinyl LP - £27.99, $34.71, €31.91 (New Item) (arrived 27-Jan-2023 09:52)on January 31, 2023 at 5:04 pm
PAUL MCCARTNEY Choba B CCCP (2019 UK Limited Edition 11-track remastered LP pressed on Audiophile quality 180gram Vinyl - The live-in-studio 'Choba B CCCP' [Russian for “Back In The USSR”] was released in the Soviet Union in 1988, making Paul the first Western artist to issue an album exclusively for that market. In a conscious decision to get back to his roots, Paul spontaneously spent two days covering his favorite hits from the 1950s. The vinyl is BRAND NEW & UNPLAYED andcomes housed in the picture sleeve which remains SEALED 'as new' within its hype-stickered shrinkwrap)
- Paul McCartney and Wings - Venus And Mars - Australian - vinyl LP - £35.00, $43.40, €39.90 (New Item) (arrived 27-Jan-2023 10:04)on January 31, 2023 at 5:04 pm
WINGS Venus & Mars (Scarce 1975 Australian 13-track LP, housed in a gatefold picture sleeve with the UK sticker incorporated into the front cover design, with lyrics printed on the back, illustrated inner & two fold-out posters. The posters remain unused & both the sleeve & vinyl are in Excellent condition with few signs of wear & play PCTA.254)
- Paul McCartney and Wings - London Town - Sealed - US - vinyl LP - £125.00, $155.00, €142.50 (New Item) (arrived 27-Jan-2023 10:15)on January 31, 2023 at 5:04 pm
WINGS London Town (Sealed 1978 US 14-track LP, housed in a picture sleeve with no deletion cuts or markings & most likely complete with the poster & inner judging by the weight of the package. This collector's copy is unopened & unplayed, the vinyl remains mint & unplayed SW-11777)
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