Love this song...here is some history on it...
Released in the US in 1971 and in the UK the following year, Happy Xmas (War Is Over) had its roots in a 1969 peace campaign staged by John Lennon and Yoko Ono.
The campaign had been launched on 15 December 1969 in 12 cities around the world: New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Rome, Athens, Amsterdam, Berlin, Paris, London, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Helsinki. White posters with stark black lettering appeared, stating: "War is over! If you want it. Happy Christmas from John & Yoko". Two years later Lennon turned the idea into what would become an evergreen festive song.
Although Happy Xmas (War Is Over) was ostensibly about the Vietnam war, it proved a universal message understood worldwide. Lennon had experimented with anthemic messages in songs such as Give Peace A Chance and Power To The People, and again produced a simple lyrical refrain which he hoped anyone could understand.
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