Toppop

ABBA give a New Year greeting and then give an interviewto Ad Visser.

The first six pictures below are the greeting and the rest are the interview.  Interviewer was Ad Visser.

Footage of an out-take (blooper) of an attempt at the New Year Greeting was aired in 1977 in a programme hosted by Ad Visser and Krijn Torringa along with "Dancing Queen" from Musikladen.  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 they and 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".

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.

Watch the whole show Pauw & Witteman here (may only be available for a certain time)

Watch the Ad Visser section only here (may only be available for a certain time)
 

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New Year Greetings

Interview