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Filmed: Friday 19 November 1976

Location: Bel Air Hotel, The Hague, Netherlands

Broadcast: Tuesday 30 November, 1976, 19:05-20:00, AVRO, Netherlands

Release status: This programme has not been included on any officially released video or DVD

Shown in: The Netherlands

Additional information

ABBA gave a New Year greeting and then were interviewed by Ad Visser.

The first six pictures above are the New Yeargreeting and the rest are the interview.

Footage of an out-take (blooper) of an attempt at the New Year Greeting was aired on 26 December 1976 in Toppop Jaaroverzicht 1976 presented by Ad Visser and Krijn Torringa along with Dancing Queen from Musikladen Extra - The Best of ABBA. Agnetha counts, "One, two, three," and they start to say "A very Happy New Year to all" but they are not in time with each other and start to laugh. Agnetha counts again, "One, two, three" and then they successfully manage the rest of the greeting, "A very Happy new Year to all our Dutch viewers from Frida, from Benny, from Björn and from Agnetha".

Click here for a TV listing from Nieuwe Leidsche Courant - 30 November 1976, p.4

On 27 January 2012, Ad Visser appeared as a guest on Pauw & Witteman to discuss the news of the forthcoming release of The Visitors Deluxe album in April 2012 and in particular the inclusion of From a Twinkling Star to a Passing Angel on the album. During the interview there was footage of Ad presenting ABBA with a Hitkrant award for being voted most popular group in the Netherlands and also (part of?) this interview.

"A very Happy New Year to all our Dutch viewers. From Frida, from Benny, from Björn and from Agnetha"

Archive data from reelinintheyears.com:

Artist Abba
Title Interview
Date 11-30-1976
BWC C
Live/Lip Synch L
Song Length 5:41
ID 13877

Thanks to Jozsef, Renee Lelieveld, Karin Angeleyes, Neil Barber, Alex Jones, Henk Jansen, Will and Gerarda van der Veen and Walter Veldman c/o ABBA Village (no longer online).
YouTube links c/o thepiperchile and ABBFridalicious

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