Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
Lyrics: John Winston Ono Lennon, English musician and activist, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist with the Beatles and Ms Yoko Ono, Japanese artist, musician and activist.
Vocals: Canadian Singer, actress, entrepreneur and philanthropist Ms Céline Marie Claudette Dion.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” is basically a Christmas song written as an anti-war message, and more specifically, a protest against the Vietnam War and the wider “normalisation” of war at that time.
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
So this is Christmas,
And what have you done?
Another year over,
A new one just begun,
And so this is Christmas,
I hope you have fun,
The near and the dear ones,
The old and the young.
A very Merry Christmas,
And a Happy New Year,
Let’s hope it’s a good one,
Without any fear.
And so this is Christmas (ooh)
For weak and for strong (ooh)
For rich and the poor ones (ooh)
The war is so long (ooh)
And so happy Christmas (war is over)
For black and for white (if you want it)
For yellow and red ones (war is over)
Let’s stop all the fight (now).
A very Merry Christmas,
And a Happy New Year,
Let’s hope it’s a good one,
Without any fear.
And so this is Christmas (ooh),
And what have we done? (ooh),
Another year over (ooh),
A new one just begun (ooh).
And so happy Christmas (war is over),
We hope you have fun (if you want it),
The near and the dear ones (war is over),
The old and the young (now).
A very Merry Christmas,
(And a Happy New Year) Ooh, oh,
(Let’s hope it’s a good one) It’s a good, it’s a good one,
Without any fear.
And so this is Christmas (war is over),
And what have we done? (If you want it),
Another year over (war is over),
A new one just begun (now).
END.
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