Queen reveal unheard Christmas song “Not For Sale (Polar Bear)”

Just when you thought Christmas couldn’t get any better, beloved band Queen comes through with a previously unreleased track. 

Premiering exclusively on Brian May’s  Planet Rock Christmas Special on Monday (22nd December), Queen plan to revive their 1974 sophomore album Queen II next year. Which will be their first released in 30 years. 

Brian May who originally wrote the song  for pre-Queen band Smile spoke about the song saying, “People might possibly have heard a bootleg version of "Not For Sale (Polar Bear)" by Smile, it’s a song that goes back a very long way, but to my knowledge no one has ever heard this version.

It’s a work in progress and will appear on the forthcoming rebuild of the Queen II album – coming next year – but I’m sneaking this into my Planet Rock special because I’m fascinated to know what people think about it. I hope people have a wonderful Christmas and a great New Year!” 

The Planet Rock Christmas Special will receive a repeat broadcast at 5 PM on Christmas Day. 

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