John Lennon - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

Happy Xmas (War Is Over) by John Lennon, Music Video, Lyrics and Review

“Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” is a song by John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono. It was recorded at Record Plant Studios in New York City in late October of 1971, with the help of producer Phil Spector. It features soaring, heavily echoed vocals, and a sing-along chorus. The children singing in the background were from the Harlem Community Choir and are credited on the song’s single.

John Lennon - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) Lyrics

So this is Xmas
And what have you done
Another year over
And a new one just begun
And so this is Xmas
I hope you have fun
The near and the dear one
The old and the young

A very Merry Xmas
And a happy New Year
Let’s hope it’s a good one
Without any fear

And so this is Xmas
For weak and for strong
For rich and the poor ones
The world is so wrong
And so happy Xmas
For black and for white
For yellow and red ones
Let’s stop all the fight

A very Merry Xmas
And a happy New Year
Let’s hope it’s a good one
Without any fear

And so this is Xmas
And what have we done
Another year over
A new one just begun
And so happy Xmas
We hope you have fun
The near and the dear one
The old and the young

A very Merry Xmas
And a happy New Year
Let’s hope it’s a good one
Without any fear
War is over, if you want it
War is over now

Happy Xmas

John Lennon - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) Song Info and Review

Released 1 December 1971 (U.S.), 24 November 1972 (UK)
Recorded on October 1971 at Record Plant Studios (New York City, New York)
Genre Rock, pop, Christmas
Length 3:37
Label EMI, Parlophone, Apple
Writer John Lennon
Producer Phil Spector, John Lennon, Yoko Ono

Although the song is a protest song about the Vietnam War, it has become a Christmas standard and has appeared on several Christmas albums.

The lyrics are based on a campaign in late 1969 by John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, who rented billboards and posters in eleven cities around the world that read: “WAR IS OVER! (If You Want It) Happy Christmas from John and Yoko.

The record starts with a barely-audible whisper of Christmas greetings to their children: Yoko whispers “Happy Christmas, Kyoko,” then John whispers “Happy Christmas, Julian.” The lyric sheet from the 1982 release The John Lennon Collection erroneously gives this introduction as “Happy Christmas, Yoko. Happy Christmas, John.”

source wikipedia.org

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