1 saved the business from a disastrous Christmas—though it turned out the music ecosystem was collapsing, and would never see a nondisastrous Christmas again. In a winter that was terrible for both the industry and the world (both about to get worse), 1 proved that three things never change: (1) people love the Beatles, (2) it’s a little weird and scary how much people love the Beatles, and (3) even people who love the Beatles keep underestimating how much people love the Beatles.
