Beatles Christmas jumper and knitwear collection launched to celebrate new ’64 documentary

A new Beatles Christmas jumper and knitwear collection has been launched to celebrate the release of Beatles ’64, a new documentary about the band.

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Following Peter Jackson’s The Beatles: Get Back, another documentary about the influential band landed on Disney+ recently.

Directed by David Tedeschi and produced by Martin Scorsese, Beatles ’64 charts the band’s impact on the United States following their first visit to the country in February 1964, when they filmed their first performances on The Ed Sullivan Show.

The documentary explores the dynamics between band members Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John Lennon and Ringo Starr during the period, and includes archival footage from the wider Beatlemania era.

Now, a new Christmas collection of clothing has been launched by NotJust clothing and EarthMerch to celebrate the release. Inspired by famous Beatles images, the range includes an ethically made Beatles Abbey Road Christmas jumper, a new scarf and a blanket.

Designed and manufactured ethically in the UK, the knitted jumper (£44.99) features John, Paul, George and Ringo each wearing a red Christmas hat as they stride across the iconic Abbey Road crossing. All are surrounded by a snowscape scene and traditional Fair Isle Christmas motifs with The Beatles logo above.

To accompany the jumper, there is also a new festive red and white bar scarf (£19.99) with knitted portraits of John, Paul, George and Ringo, together with the iconic Beatles ‘Long T’ logo. The black and white blanket meanwhile is inspired by the ‘With The Beatles’ album cover (£94.99).

Mike Harding, founder of NotJust Clothing, said: “The Beatles’ influence on music and culture is undeniable, transcending borders and generations. We’re thrilled to mark the release of the new Beatles’ 64 documentary with this Christmas collection. It’s a tribute to their timeless legacy, our local craftsmanship, and the joy of the festive season.”

Hannah Strickland, Founder of EarthMerch, said: “Earth Merch partners the Beatles with huge pride! We have so much fun turning iconic Beatles imagery into beautiful, ethically sourced and purposeful knitwear classics for Beatles fans to love and enjoy.”

The 2024 Christmas collection is available for purchase here.

Recently, a Christmas jumper inspired by the scarf David Bowie wore in The Snowman intro was unveiled for the festive season.

The now-iconic scarf was first seen in Channel 4’s 1982 adaptation of the Raymond Briggs story, which opened with Bowie introducing viewers to the surreal story of a snowman coming to life. In the clip, he wears a handmade scarf featuring a snowman motif, along with a pastel-coloured Christmas jumper.

For years fans of the beloved Christmas animation have searched for the garment, with Bowie’s own son, Duncan Jones, rediscovering the original scarf in 2022.

Last year, NotJust released their own version of the scarf for fans to buy and now they’ve unveiled a jumper to match.

50% of the proceeds from each sale will be donated to Chestnut Tree House Children’s Hospice, which Briggs was a patron of. It follows the brand donating over £100,000 to other charities from previous Christmas campaigns.

The jumper is priced at £39.99 and features a festive Fair Isle pattern in pastel colours, similar to the one Bowie donned in the film. The scarf will also be available for £19.99, and you can get yours here.

Elsewhere in their festive collection, the brand launched a jumper inspired by the BBC show The Traitors. It features ‘Traitor’ and ‘Faithful’ text motifs and The Traitors’hooded logo, with ‘Oh Come All Ye Faithful’ also emblazoned across the back.