By the 1963 Christmas season, The Beatles were already the biggest musical stars in the history of British entertainment. Which makes their live "The Beatles Christmas Shows" of 1963 and 1964 even more bizarre.

MUSIC HISTORY
Thanksgiving's got nothing on Christmas when it comes to music. Beyond Adam Sandler's "The Thanksgiving Song," there aren't a ton of tunes you associate with Turkey Day. Unless you count "Jingle Bells." Wait, what?
We’ve seen plenty of athletes—probably too many—try to become musicians. But what happens when it goes the other way?
When Janis Joplin died of a heroin overdose on October 4, 1970, she left behind a will that included an offbeat stipulation: $2500 to fund a hard-partying wake in her memory.
On February 3, 1959, a plane crashed shortly after taking off from Clear Lake, Iowa, killing all four people aboard: pilot Roger Peterson and musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson. The date became known as The Day the