This Christmas Eve show at the Grosvenor Ballroom in Liscard, Wallasey was booked by The Beatles’ manager Allan Williams on 19 December 1960.

The Beatles spent much of December 1960 despondent and with no money, following the disastrous end to their first Hamburg trip.

The day after they were arrested on suspicion of arson, Paul McCartney and Pete Best were deported from Germany.

Having been told on 1 November that their contract to perform at his Kaiserkeller club was being terminated by owner Bruno Koschmider, The Beatles began moving their belonging to …

This was the 55th and penultimate night of The Beatles’ residency at the Kaiserkeller club in Hamburg, Germany.

This was the 54th night of The Beatles’ residency at the Kaiserkeller club in Hamburg, Germany.

This was the 52nd night of The Beatles’ residency at the Kaiserkeller club in Hamburg, Germany. It was also Pete Best’s 19th birthday.

This was the 51st night of The Beatles’ residency at the Kaiserkeller club in Hamburg, Germany.

This was the 49th night of The Beatles’ residency at the Kaiserkeller club in Hamburg, Germany.

German police authorities deported George Harrison from Hamburg on this day, after discovering he was under 18 years of age.

This was the 47th night of The Beatles’ residency at the Kaiserkeller club in Hamburg, Germany.

This was the 46th night of The Beatles’ residency at the Kaiserkeller club in Hamburg, Germany.

This was the 44th night of The Beatles’ residency at the Kaiserkeller club in Hamburg, Germany.

This was the 43rd night of The Beatles’ residency at the Kaiserkeller club in Hamburg, Germany.