Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

Song ratings

Rating	Comments	Author	Date
	On the one hand, everyone knows this song and you can count on it getting airplay every December. On the other hand, its novelty status, I believe, has kept people from realizing what a brilliant, beautiful song this is--I would regard "Happy Xmas" as one of the six greatest songs in John Lennon's career (the other five, in case anyone cares, would be "Help", "I Feel Fine", "Imagine", "You Can't Do That", and "Woman"). Beautifully written, beautifully and sincerely performed, and radiating with genuine hope and joy.	Bruce Beatlefan	April 29, 2006

Lyrics

(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

Happy Xmas

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