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Christmas on Earth Continued took place on 22 December 1967 in the Grand and National Halls at Kensington Olympia, London.
Christmas on Earth Continued took place on 22 December 1967 in the Grand and National Halls at Kensington Olympia, London.
Pink Floyd Archives preserves original poster documentation and notes that The Who and The Move were advertised but did not perform; Traffic replaced The Who.
Pink Floyd Archives preserves original poster documentation and notes that The Who and The Move were advertised but did not perform; Traffic replaced The Who.
Documented performers included Jimi Hendrix Experience, Eric Burdon & the Animals, Pink Floyd, Tomorrow, Graham Bond Organisation, Soft Machine and Sam Gopal Dream.
Documented performers included Jimi Hendrix Experience, Eric Burdon & the Animals, Pink Floyd, Tomorrow, Graham Bond Organisation, Soft Machine and Sam Gopal Dream.
John Peel acted as host/MC, while the event used multiple halls and the visual language of the psychedelic underground.
John Peel acted as host/MC, while the event used multiple halls and the visual language of the psychedelic underground.
Why this event matters
The story here is late-1967 psychedelic culture at industrial scale, with the cracks already showing in exhausted bands, difficult acoustics and a scene pushing its own sensory vocabulary to the limit. Christmas on Earth Continued took place on 22 December 1967 in the Grand and National Halls at Kensington Olympia, London.
Place, site and audience
Pink Floyd Archives preserves original poster documentation and notes that The Who and The Move were advertised but did not perform; Traffic replaced The Who. Documented performers included Jimi Hendrix Experience, Eric Burdon & the Animals, Pink Floyd, Tomorrow, Graham Bond Organisation, Soft Machine and Sam Gopal Dream.
What the audience experienced
John Peel acted as host/MC, while the event used multiple halls and the visual language of the psychedelic underground. Temporary sound, power, stage access and changeovers determined how the advertised programme became a live event.
Problems, conflict and practical limits
Poster billing is demonstrably not identical to the performed lineup. Poster billing is demonstrably not identical to the performed lineup.
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Sources and further reading
- Pink Floyd Archives – Christmas on Earth ContinuedEditorial source spine · accessed 23 July 2026
- British Library Barry Miles papers – related underground contextEditorial source spine · accessed 23 July 2026
Image credits5 licensed images
Jimi Hendrix performing in Helsinki in 1967, close-period artist context for his documented Olympia appearance. This is not a Christmas on Earth photograph — Anonymous Unknown author — Wikimedia Commons — Public domain · source record · Public domain
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Pink Floyd with Syd Barrett in 1967, close-period artist context for the documented Olympia bill rather than event photography — Hit Parader magazine This is a retouched picture , which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications made by Dcameron814 . — Wikimedia Commons — Public domain · source record · Public domain
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Robert Wyatt of Soft Machine in 1967. Soft Machine played Christmas on Earth Continued; this image documents the musician, not the Olympia performance — Ron Kroon for Anefo — Wikimedia Commons — CC0 · source record · CC0
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience in May 1967, period artist context for the December bill and not an image of the festival — Slowhand52 — Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0 · source record · CC BY-SA 4.0
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A second 1967 view of Jimi Hendrix in Helsinki, used as close-period artist context and not as Christmas on Earth documentation — Marjut Valakivi — Wikimedia Commons — Public domain · source record · Public domain
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