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🎸CLASSIC ROCK🎸Present from Pink Floyd | Beatle's Christmas | Elton's Holiday Hit | McCartney Tops Charts and more...

Plus, Plant on Zeppelin | Stevie Nicks' 10-Minute Hit | The Stones in Exile | Jimi's Voodoo Child | Tom Petty's 100 Takes | Beach Boys' Flight Scare and more...

December 24, 2025

Merry Christmas! Wishing you and yours a cozy, music-filled holiday surrounded by the songs you grew up loving. Today’s lineup leans into the season.

Today we have festive reflections by Pink Floyd, Paul McCartney, and Elton John to holiday memories with Grateful Dead, Beach Boys, and more classic rock favorites…

Have a Rockin Christmas!,
Hippy Pete

NEW Video: Christmas Present from Pink Floyd

Official Beatles Holiday Yule Log

John Lennon Dropped Clues He Was Ready to Quit the Beatles in This 1968 Hit
 
 

"Before the world knew the Beatles were ending, John Lennon wrote his guilt into a song..." CONTINUE...

 
 
 
Sir Elton John celebrates Step Into Christmas going platinum in the US
 
 

The legendary singer, 78, has received an early present as he also revealed the track, first released in 1974, is also 4x platinum in the UK. CONTINUE...

 
 
 
Listen To The Grateful Dead Celebrate Christmas On This Day In 1970
 
 

On this date in 1970, the Dead headlined the Winterland Arena in their hometown, San Francisco, CA. Merry Christmas, Deadheads! CONTINUE...

 
 
 
Robert Plant on the mystique of Wales and the magic of J.R.R. Tolkien
 
 

"It's remarkable that you can have a culture that's shunted into the west side of England that has nothing to do with the English at all" CONTINUE...

 
 
 
 
 
Paul McCartney tops ‘Billboard’ Boxscore, plus The Beatles drop new holiday yule log
 
 

Paul McCartney has landed on top the Billboard Boxscore for November thanks to his Got Back tour.The Beatles legend tops the chart after bringing in $51.7 milli CONTINUE...

 
 
 
The Rolling Stones Recorded This Classic Album While Living in Exile
 
 

The Rolling Stones' Exile on Main St.: How Tax Exile Shaped a Classic double album. CONTINUE...

 
 
 
What did Jimi Hendrix mean by 'Voodoo Child'?
 
 

As well as redefining the electric guitar, Jimi Hendrix wrote lyrics of cosmic poetry. Here we explore the meaning behind his famous song title 'Voodoo Child'. CONTINUE...

 
 
 
The song Tom Petty needed 100 takes to get right
 
 

While songs might have come pretty easily to Tom Petty and Mike Campbell, actually recording some of them proved incredibly tricky. CONTINUE...

 
 
 
On This Day in 1964, a Harrowing Incident Mid-Flight Led to the Addition of Two New Beach Boys
 
 

The Beach Boys gained two new members over the course of a year after a harrowing flight on December 23, 1964. CONTINUE...

 
 
 
Ozzy Osbourne and Noel Gallagher: Rock's Biggest Christmas Haters
 
 

It's not the most wonderful time of the year for everyone. CONTINUE...

 
 
 
Joe Walsh Appears at War On Drugs Charity Show
 
 

Special guest Joe Walsh joined The War On Drugs (TWOD) onstage at Johnny Brenda’s in Philadelphia for the Drugcember To Remember benefit, where he delivered a high-impact finale. The two-hour,... CONTINUE...

 
 
 
Bob Dylan has a lot to say about Willie Nelson
 
 

Legendary musician Willie Nelson is the subject of a New Yorker profile, but what has everyone talking is Bob Dylan's contribution to the piece, where he had qu CONTINUE...

 
 
 
4 Cool Jefferson Airplane Songs Written by or Showcasing Jorma Kaukonen in Honor of His 85th Birthday
 
 

Here are four cool Jefferson Airplane songs written by or showcasing Jorma Kaukonen in honor of the guitarist’s 85th birthday. CONTINUE...

 
 
 
Donovan on Macca, Dylan, John Paul Jones and meditating with David Lynch
 
 

Bob Dylan introduced Donovan to The Beatles, he married the girlfriend of a Rolling Stone, and he played with Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page CONTINUE...

 

NEW George Harrison - Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) [Official Video]

TODAY IN CLASSIC ROCK

  • 1963 The Beatles: The Fab Four perform a show at the Astoria Cinema in London as part of their Christmas variety run, a mix of music and comedy skits.

  • 1964 The Beatles: The band kicks off "Another Beatles Christmas Show" at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, continuing their holiday tradition.

  • 1965 The Beatles: For the third consecutive Christmas, the band sits at #1 on the album charts (UK/US) with Rubber Soul, which was also certified Gold this week.

  • 1966 Tommy James & The Shondells: The group records their future smash hit "I Think We're Alone Now," which would become a defining song of the era.

  • 1970 Grateful Dead: The band plays a legendary acoustic and electric set at the Winterland Arena in San Francisco, joined by New Riders of the Purple Sage.

  • 1971 New York Dolls: The proto-punk icons make their live debut at a Christmas party held at the Endicott Hotel in New York City.

  • 1972 David Bowie: The Thin White Duke releases the single "The Jean Genie" in the UK, a track that would become one of his signature rockers.

  • 1972 Manfred Mann's Earth Band: A concert in Miami ends in a riot after police cut the power during the band's encore due to noise complaints.

  • 1973 The Doobie Brothers: Guitarist Tom Johnston is arrested for marijuana possession in Visalia, California, shortly before the band's new album release.

  • 1974 James Taylor & Carly Simon: The musical power couple goes Christmas caroling in Los Angeles, joined by friends Joni Mitchell and Linda Ronstadt.

  • 1976 The Eagles: The band's masterpiece Hotel California begins its dominance, spending the first of eight non-consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200.

  • 1977 The Bee Gees: The brothers Gibb top the US charts with "How Deep Is Your Love," replacing Debby Boone's long-running #1.

  • 1978 ABBA: A sad day for pop-rock as members Björn Ulvaeus and Agnetha Fältskog announce their separation, signaling the beginning of the end for the group.