This Hammersmith Christmas concert was the culmination of the 26-date Queen Invite You To A Night At The Opera UK tour of 1975, and was the last show of a very eventful and exciting year for Queen. Queen performed “Bohemian Rhapsody” for the first time during this tour. Spirits were high within the band for this show; “Bohemian Rhapsody” was enjoying its fourth week at No. 1 and A Night At The Opera was climbing the album charts on its way to No 1, which it achieved three days after this concert. The show was simulcast live on both BBC Radio 1 and The Old Grey Whistle Test television show on BBC 2; the programme’s host Bob Harris introduced the band on stage.