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1982 US reissue Music video on ' Happy Xmas (War Is Over)' is a released in 1971 as a by with the Community Choir. The lyrics, by and, are set to the traditional English ballad '. It was the seventh single release by Lennon outside his work with. The song reached number 4 in the UK, where its release was delayed until November 1972, and has periodically reemerged on the, most notably after in December 1980, when it peaked at number 2. Also a against the, 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)' has since become a, frequently covered by other artists, appearing on compilation albums of seasonal music, and named in polls as a holiday favourite. Contents. Background 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)' was the culmination of more than two years of undertaken by John Lennon and Yoko Ono that began with the they convened in March and May 1969, the first of which took place during their honeymoon.
The song's direct antecedent was an international multimedia campaign launched by the couple in December 1969 – at the height of the movement and its – that primarily consisted of renting 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 ' by and ' by (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 earlier works. Recognising the accessibility and popular appeal that made his 1971 single ' a commercial success compared to the other songs he had released up to that point, Lennon concluded, 'Now I understand what you have to do: Put your political message across with a little honey.' He conceived 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)' as a means of elaborating upon the themes of social unity and peaceful change enacted through personal accountability and empowerment that served as the basis of the earlier billboard campaign, trying to convey optimism while avoiding the sentimentality that he felt often characterised music of the holiday season.
Lennon was the first among the former to release an original Christmas song after the group in 1970. 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)' would be followed by 's ' (1974), 's ' (1979) and 's album (1999). From 1963 to 1969, the Beatles issued directly to members of their fan club. Recording In early October 1971, with not much more than bare-bones melody and half-formed lyrics, Lennon recorded an of 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)' in his rooms at the in New York City, where he and Ono were living at the time. Ono would receive co-writing credit, but the actual extent of her contribution at this initial stage is unclear since she did not participate in the demo, which was atypical of their collaborations. Another demo of the song was made in late October, after the couple had taken an apartment in. As with his previous two albums, and (released in the US just several weeks prior), Lennon brought in to help.
The first recording session was held the evening of Thursday, 28 October, at the studio. After the – some of whom had performed at one time or another as members of the – laid down the basic instrumental backing and tracks, Lennon and Ono added the main vocals.
One of the four guitarists present filled in for on when his flight from Germany was delayed. Ono and the session musicians, including Voormann, recorded the single's, 'Listen, the Snow Is Falling', the following day. The Community Choir – featuring thirty children, most of them four to twelve years of age – came to the studio on the afternoon of 31 October, to record backing vocals for the and chorus. Photographs for the original were also taken during that session.
Composition The song begins with spoken Christmas greetings from Ono and Lennon to their children from previous marriages: Ono whispers, 'Happy Christmas, ', then Lennon whispers, 'Happy Christmas, '. Lyric sheets accompanying the compilation albums (1975) and (1982) erroneously transcribe this introduction as, 'Happy Christmas, Yoko. Happy Christmas, John.'
When Lennon first played his demo for Phil Spector, the producer remarked that the song's opening line, 'So this is Christmas', was rhythmically identical to the 1961 single ' by the, which Spector himself had produced. At the recording studio, Lennon instructed the guitarists to incorporate -style similar to the ones heard in ', a single that Spector and had produced in February 1971 for his wife, formerly of. Spector also included of the sort he used on the 1963 album. In addition to these reappropriated elements, the chords and melodic structure of 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)' are similar to the traditional English ballad ', but with a different rhythmic meter, subsequent modulations and a wholly new and different chorus countermelody.
The verses of the song are closest in structure to the 1963 rendition (titled 'Stewball'). Release released 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)' and 'Listen, the Snow Is Falling' in America on 1 December 1971 (Apple 1842). Issued in format on transparent green vinyl with a card-stock picture sleeve, the pressing bore two label variations, one of which displayed a sequence of five images that showed Lennon's face transforming into Ono's. This sequence was originally featured on the reverse cover of the for Ono's career retrospective This Is Not Here, presented in October 1971 at the in Syracuse, New York. A dispute between music publisher and Lennon over publishing rights delayed the release of 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)' in the UK until 24 November 1972 (Apple R 5870).
The initial British run was issued in 7' single format on opaque green vinyl with the picture sleeve and variant label, but it sold out quickly and had to be repressed on standard black vinyl. The song's first album appearance was on Shaved Fish, the only compilation of Lennon's solo recordings released during his lifetime. 'Happy Xmas' was coupled there with part of a live version of ', performed as the finale of Lennon and Ono's on 30 August 1972.
Designed by Roy Kohara, the album cover is composed of illustrations by Michael Bryan representing each song on the album; for 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)', the image shows an aeroplane dropping a Christmas ornament instead of a bomb. Over the years, 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)' has been reissued in a number of single formats by, and, sometimes in conjunction with the release of albums collecting both Lennon's work. It has also appeared on compilations of Christmas songs, notably those from the series.
A rough mix produced during the first recording session on 28 October 1971 was released in 1998 on the. Music videos A for 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)' appeared on The John Lennon Video Collection, released on VHS in 1993, corresponding to the 1989 reissue of The John Lennon Collection. It consisted of images from Lennon and Ono's 1969 'War is Over!' Billboard campaign and candid photographs of the couple and their son from the late 1970s, interspersed with a boys' choral ensemble singing along with the original vocals. The video was recut, and the song itself remastered, for the 2003 DVD. The 2003 video is composed of documentary footage, mostly depicting children, from the Vietnam War, in addition to recent scenes from various, the, the on New York City, and the US wars in and. Commercial reception On its US single debut in 1971, 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)' did not meet with much success.
This was due to the single's late release, which resulted in limited airplay before Christmas, and a lack of promotion. The single peaked at number 36 on the Top 100 Singles and number 28 on the Singles Chart, and number 3 on the Christmas Singles chart. The single subsequently re-appeared on the Christmas charts in 1972, 1983, 1984 and 1985. The song appeared at number 32 on the Billboard chart for the week ending 6 January 1996. 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)' enjoyed immediate success in Britain when issued there in November 1972.
The song peaked at number 4 on the and number 10 on the listings compiled. Since then, it has re-entered the UK Singles Chart nine more times. The most notable of these instances occurred immediately following on 8 December 1980. The single peaked at number 2 – behind another reissued Lennon single, ' – and remained on the chart for nine weeks. Between December 1972 and February 1973, the song entered the top ten in Australia, Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway and Singapore. Cover versions In recent decades, 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)' has gained a higher profile in the cultural mainstream due to an increasing proliferation of by other musical artists, most having been recorded during the last ten years.
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Among these, two have entered the Billboard charts, both of them in the same year. The first was released on 17 October 2006 by Canadian singer-songwriter along with her album, which was the best-selling Christmas album of the year and a. It features backing vocals from the Children's and Youth Choirs of the Music Outreach Program at the Sarah McLachlan School of Music in Vancouver, British Columbia. Entering the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart at number 22 on the week ending 9 December 2006, it climbed to a peak position of number 5, four weeks later.
The second was released 12 December 2006 by American rock band as a. It debuted at number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 41 on the on the week ending 31 December 2006, but stayed on the respective charts for only one more week.
Some of the earliest cover versions of 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)' appear on holiday albums released by major pop singers, such as (1990) by, The Christmas Album (1992) by, (1994) by, (1996) by, and (1998). During this era, radio stations were less inclined to interrupt regular programming with Christmas music and new Christmas songs were slow to gain acceptance. 'Happy Xmas' was the second-highest charting Christmas single in the 1970s in the US, behind the Eagles' version of 'Please Come Home for Christmas'.
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