John Lennon December 1969

Title: UNICEF Concert In London (British Movietone)
Type: Newsreel
Filming Location: Lyceum Ballroom, London, England
Filming Date: December 15th 1969
Broadcast Date: December 16th 1969
Country Of Broadcast: UK
Duration: 04:10 Minutes
Quality: C-
Source: "John Lennon - Peace Love & Truth Live & TV" (BA Productions)
Other Sources: "The Beatles 1969 Vol 12 Come & Get It" (FAB Productions 2019)

Notes: The Plastic Ono Band took part in a benefit concert on this day for the charity Unicef, at the Lyceum Ballroom in central London.

In November 1969 Unicef had announced that the group would perform at the event. This, however, was news to John Lennon and Yoko
Ono, although they agreed to take part after recognising it would be a useful opportunity to highlight their peace and political campaigning.

The event was titled Peace For Christmas. Also appearing were several other acts: the Young Rascals, Desmond Dekker and the
Aces, Blue Mink and Black Velvet, and Emperor Rosko was the disc jockey between the performances.

Associated Press filmed over 4 minutes of silent black and white footage of this event which saw John and George performing together live in concert for the very last time.