Xmastimemania!!!

50 years ago this month, the term Beatlemania was coined:

The real scene was outside the concert, where “more than 1,000 screaming teenagers” kept the Beatles locked up in a “day-long siege,” as the Mirror described it. As the Beatles figured out how to make an exit, fans fought to break through “a cordon of more than 60 police officers.” The Mirror’s account was no more sensational than the others. According to the Daily Herald, “screaming girls launched themselves against the police—sending helmets flying and constables reeling.” Presenter Val Parnell, for his part, told the Beatles that afternoon, “I am not risking letting you out. It could be dangerous.”