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A Very Special Christmas With Freddie Mercury and Co.

Forty years after the release of A Night at the Opera we're treated to a powerful set from Queen, the best British band of the '70s, at the mighty Hammersmith Odeon.

Queen: A Night at the Odeon

Queen: Forever (take 2)

Queen: Live at the Rainbow '74

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Freddie Mercury's singular vocal delivery and flamboyant mannerisms evoked Broadway, Las Vegas revues, and opera.

'Queen: Days of Our Lives' Is the Definitive Queen Documentary -- for Now

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