Meet the Beatles for Real: Christmas

Thursday, December 25, 2025

In December of 1977, Wings made what is known as the Mull of Kintyre promo #3. While it has only been seen by some collectors, these photos/stills have been shared. We see that it features the McCartney family's mini horse (who was supposedly called 'Jet', but that was also the name of a dog they owned). It also had a strange Santa mannequin and a Christmas tree in the background. I hope one day to see this promo.

Praise for Turkey Boys SOS Mission (1995)

Praise for Turkey Boys SOS Mission

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Western Evening Herald

December 23, 1995

Linda McCartney has praised a school boy who forked out three weeks' pocket money to save a pair of Turkeys from the Christmas table.

The wife of former Beatle Paul spoke after animal lover Christian Pierce paid £6 to rescue two turkeys advertised for sale in a newspaper. He had named the six-month-old birds' Christmas' and 'Dinner' to celebrate their seasonal escape.

Well-known vegetarian Linda McCartney recently paid £3000 to save just one prize turkey from the oven. She said today she was delighted to hear of Christian's goodwill gesture. She said, "Christian by name and Christian by nature. What a wonderful example this young man is setting.

"Like many of us, he obviously believes we should be trying in every little way to make this a kinder Christmas. He is obviously a very big-hearted gent."

Christian's mother, Angela, said he only got £2 a week pocket money, and was determined to put it to good use. But she admitted there would be turkey on the table at the Pierce home in Crowland, Lincolnshire, on Christmas Day.

She said, "We will be having turkey on Christmas Day, but it won't be Christmas or Dinner. Christian, of course, will not touch it. He thinks it's cruel."