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.”
Sir 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 - Young Boy - UK - CD single - Promo - £9.99, $12.29, €11.59 (New Item) (arrived 19-Apr-2024 14:01)on April 23, 2024 at 9:05 am
PAUL McCARTNEY Young Boy (1997 UK/Dutch-pressed 1-track promotional CD for the single release, guest starring Steve Miller on guitar & Paul playing all the other instruments. Issued to radio only as a custom printed red disc with a a silver 'flaming pie' logo taken from an original Macca doodle for the 'Flaming Pie' album CDRDJ6462)
- Paul McCartney and Wings - Wings Over America - Complete - VG - UK - 3-LP vinyl set - £15.00, $18.45, €17.40 (New Item) (arrived 18-Apr-2024 15:12)on April 23, 2024 at 9:05 am
WINGS Wings Over America (1976 UK live triple LP, featuring twenty eight tracks in total including renditions of both Wings & Beatles material, such as Jet, Lady Madonna, Blackbird, Yesterday & Band On The Run, complete with a great bonus double-sided fold-out poster, card picture inners & wide spined gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows foxing with splits to the inners, whilst the vinyl has just light signs of play - a great play copy PCSP720)
- Paul McCartney and Wings - Wings Over America - Complete - EX - UK - 3-LP vinyl set - £35.00, $43.05, €40.60 (New Item) (arrived 03-Apr-2024 13:09)on April 23, 2024 at 9:05 am
WINGS Wings Over America (1976 UK 28-track triple LP, including live versions of both Wings and Beatles material, complete with illustrated card inners & double-sided fold-out poster, wide-spined gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows justalittle light shelfwear & the vinyl remains in Excellent condition with few signs of play PCSP720)
- Paul McCartney and Wings - Coming Up - Brazilian - 12" vinyl - Promo - £75.00, $92.25, €87.00 (New Item) (arrived 11-Apr-2024 15:49)on April 23, 2024 at 9:05 am
PAUL MCCARTNEY Coming Up (Rare 1980 Brazilian 2-track 12" single with black & silver MPL labels, featuring a live version recorded in Glasgow and studio version, housed in a unique black & white picture sleeve. The sleeve displays some minor general wear and the vinyl has minimal signs of play. A really nice example and the first we have ever seen)
- Paul McCartney and Wings - Tug Of War - UK - vinyl LP - £30.00, $36.90, €34.80 (New Item) (arrived 15-Apr-2024 09:30)on April 23, 2024 at 9:05 am
PAUL McCARTNEY Tug Of War (1982 UK 12-track vinyl LP with 'pushing + pulling' etched into the dead wax, picture sleeve complete with illustrated lyric insert. The sleeve has minimal wear and the vinyl looks seldom played PCTC259)
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