the ir ▁first ▁intern ation ally ), ▁pe aked ▁at ▁No . ▁ 7 ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁No . ▁ 8 ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁Bill ▁She ph erd ▁was ▁cred ited ▁as ▁the ▁arr anger . ▁After ▁recording ▁that ▁album , ▁the ▁group ▁recorded ▁their ▁first ▁BBC ▁session ▁at ▁the ▁Play house ▁Theatre , ▁North umber land ▁Avenue , ▁in ▁London , ▁with ▁Bill ▁B ebb ▁as ▁the ▁producer , ▁and ▁they ▁performed ▁three ▁songs . ▁That ▁session ▁is ▁included ▁on ▁BBC ▁S essions : ▁ 1 9 6 7 – 1 9 7 3 ▁( 2 0 0 8 ). ▁After ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁Be e ▁Ge es ' ▁ 1 st , ▁the ▁group ▁was ▁first ▁introduced ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁as ▁" the ▁English ▁surprise ." ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁the ▁band ▁made ▁their ▁first ▁British ▁TV ▁appearance ▁on ▁Top ▁of ▁the ▁P ops . ▁Maurice ▁re called : ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁they ▁began ▁recording ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁album . ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁in ▁a ▁live ▁broadcast ▁from ▁Liverpool ▁Ang lic an ▁C athedral ▁for ▁a ▁Christmas ▁television ▁special ▁called ▁How ▁On ▁Earth ?, ▁they ▁performed ▁their ▁own ▁song , ▁" Thank ▁You ▁For ▁Christmas " ▁which ▁was ▁written ▁especially ▁for ▁the ▁programme , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁med ley ▁of ▁the ▁traditional ▁Christmas ▁car ols ▁" Sil ent ▁Night ," ▁" The ▁First ▁No el " ▁and ▁" M ary ' s ▁Boy ▁Child