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The 12 Boots of Christmas: Don’t Give Us None of Your Aggravation

Hey there music lovers, we’ve reached the end of the line.  Santa has to get ready for the big show and we have to be sure to get the last boot in the 12 Boots of Christmas series prepared for placement under the tree.

Today's North Pole nugget is a vintage seasonal performance from one of the kings of rock and roll, the one and only Elton John.

December 23, 1973 finds the Elton John Band on the BBC live from London during a five-night run at the Hammersmith Odeon in support of its new double-album release, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.

Released in October, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road held down the number one spot on the Billboard album chart for eight weeks and became the best-selling album in John’s catalog, eventually moving 31 million copies worldwide.

Nine of the album’s seventeen songs are here along with most of the remainder of the original Elton John’s Greatest Hits album (“Your Song,” “Daniel,” “Honky Cat,” and “Rocket Man”) and a few early career surprises (“Elderberry Wine” and “Hercules”).

The transformation of Elton John from an up and coming rock star to an international superstar was underway, while the emphasis on rock would prove to be short-lived.

Three years later in 1976 following the release of Caribou, Captain Fantastic, and Rock of the Westies, he closed the door on his rock and roll period with the release of Here and There, a live album featuring a side from London and a side from New York.  The record was later expanded for release on CD.

Whether it’s for you or someone on your gift list, be sure to secure this classic Christmas concert and get your holidays rockin’ 70s style.  The feathered outfit is optional.

Santa and the Stereo Dictator wish everyone in ATV land a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.  Here’s hoping that on Christmas morning, your boots are filled with a few surprises.

Elton John Setlist

Disc One

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Radio Intro

Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding

Candle in the Wind

Hercules

Rocket Man

Bennie and the Jets

Daniel

This Song Has No Title

Honky Cat

Disc Two

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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

The Ballad of Danny Bailey

Elderberry Wine

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

I've Seen That Movie Too

All the Young Girls Love Alice

Band Intros

Crocodile Rock

Your Song

Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting