Happy Christmas (War Is Over)

Happy Christmas (Xmas) (War Is Over)

"HappyXmas (War Is Over)" is a song written by John Lennon  and Yoko Ono, released in 1971. Originally a protest song about the Vietnam War, "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" has since become a Christmas standard, frequently covered by other artists and appearing on compilation albums of seasonal music, and named in polls as a holiday favourite.

It was the culmination of more than two years of peace activism undertaken by John Lennon and Yoko Ono that began in March and May 1969. The song's direct antecedent was an international multimedia campaign launched by the couple in December 1969—at the height of the counterculture movement and its protests against U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War—that primarily consisted of renting billboard space in 12 major cities around the world for the display of black-and-white posters that declared "WAR IS OVER! If You Want It – Happy Christmas from John & Yoko". Although this particular slogan had previously appeared in the 1968 anti-war songs "The War Is Over" by Phil Ochs and "The Unknown Soldier" by The Doors (which features the refrain, "The war is over."), its subsequent use by Lennon and Ono may just be coincidental; there is no evidence to confirm whether or not they were acquainted with these prior works.

(Happy Xmas Kyoko Happy Xmas Julian) 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

Bon Nadal YOKO, Bon Nadal JULIAN Així que ja és Nadal, I tú que has fet? Un altre any s’acaba i un altre comença. i així que ja és Nadal, Desitjo que us divertiu, Els que sou aprop i els estimats, ELs vell i els joves. Uns molt bons Nadasl i un feliç any nou, Esperem que en sigui un de bo, sense cap mena de por. Així que ja és nadal, per als dèbils i per als forts, Per als rics i per als pobres, El món està tan malament. Així que bons nadals, per als negres i per als blancs, per als grocs i rojos, Parem tots els combats. Uns molt bons Nadals i un feliç any nou, Esperem que en sigui un de bo, sense cap mena de por. Així que ja és Nadal, I tu que has fet? Un altre any s’acaba i un altre comença. i per això Bons Nadals, Desitjo que us divertiu, Els que sou a prop i els estimats, Els vell i els joves. Uns molt bons Nadals i un feliç any nou, Esperem que en sigui un de bo, sense cap mena de por. La guerra ha acabat, Si tu ho vols, la guerra s’acaba ara.

John Lennon was born on October 9, 1940, in Liverpool, England. He met Paul McCartney in 1957 and invited McCartney to join his music group. They eventually formed the most successful songwriting partnership in musical history, the beatles. Lennon  left the Beatles in 1969 and later released albums with his wife, Yoko Ono, among others. On December 8th, 1980, he was killed by a crazed fan named Mark David Chapman.