Music icon Billy Joel surprised fans with a special Christmas gift on Dec. 24, unveiling a never-before-seen video of himself performing the track "The Stranger" in 1979.
Sharing the clip on Instagram, the "Uptown Girl" singer's team invited fans to check out the video on YouTube in the caption, writing, "Watch a never before seen clip of 'The Stranger', live from The Summit in Houston on Billy’s YouTube Archive! - Team Joel."
Further details about the performance were available on YouTube, revealing that the performance was from the late 1970s. Joel played the popular song at The Summit venue in Houston, Texas, on Nov. 25, 1979.
Joel crooned out the moving lyrics in the clip, saying, "Why were you so surprised/ That you never saw the stranger?/ Did you ever let your lover see/ The stranger in yourself?"
Fans online praised the landmark singer-songwriter after watching the newly-revealed clip, with one declaring, "His live performances never disappoint, each one unique, each one delivers."
"The piano man forever!!" said another, as other enthusiastic comments from fans included, "The best. Never get tired of any of his songs no matter how many times I hear them," and "Love me some Billy Joel. Was so lucky to see him twice in my 32 years upon this earth."
More wished him happy holidays and thanked the 76-year-old for sharing the video with them, such as a fan who replied, "Aww! ? Could Christmas start any better?"
People continued to praise the Grammy-winning musical artist, saying, "Is he this great every night? Yep!" and calling him "The best in the business."
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Joel's song "The Stranger" came out on his album of the same name, released on Sept. 29, 1977. It was his fifth studio album, but it was arguably his breakout release, holding the second spot on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart for six weeks.
The album included four U.S. singles, "Just the Way You Are," "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)," "She's Always a Woman," and "Only the Good Die Young," all of which peaked within the top 25 spots on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
While they weren't singles at the time of release, other songs on the album, like the over-seven-minutes-long track called "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant," have gone on to become fan favorites as well.
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