Christmas Music Reaction (John Lennon - Happy Xmas)

[@RicoBurghFan]

I can't imagine who would say this is an inappropriate Christmas song. One of my all time favorites.

[@IllumeEltanin]

I wish I knew which video @Dethstroke9 tried to view. I suspect by the comments Daniel read that some of the candid shots of John and Yoko may have included nudity, hence the inappropriate label. I doubt it has anything to do with the song itself. Now I, personally, would be even more ticked off if it is nudity that shows Yoko nursing Sean. One of my soapbox issues is getting across to the American public that nursing is a natural and beautiful action, one which should not be hidden behind bathroom doors. But... I digress.

[@Dooklawz]

Mine too...I play this every year and a lot along the way as well...I love it

[@JoeMon491]

@@IllumeEltanin Lots of results of war/carnage images.

[@bardaghohio]

In this case, it's the video Daniel was about to view...it's a 2020 remix, and is filled with images of dead and wounded children, from around the world...I have nothing against this video being created, but do believe it to be age inappropriate.

[@visaman]

@@IllumeEltanin You mean breastfeeding Julian. 😂

[@georgewodicka4839]

Daniel, you often say "I'm talking too much". Never the case. We've all heard these songs a thousand times, still enjoy them, but it's about YOUR reaction and words that make it worth our time.

[@bjs301]

People should ignore the politics. This is a wonderful song of hope, and Christmas is all about hope. When Lennon released this the Vietnam war had not ended. My oldest brother returned from Nam the prior year, and I wondered if I would have to go. My father had died in 1959 from WW II injuries. Sure, Lennon was an anti war activist. So what? Everybody was anti-war. by 1971 even the republicans were against the war. Nearly 50 years later, this song has as much meaning as it did back then. I pray my grandchildren will never have to fight in a war.

[@IrishKack]

Hear! Hear!

[@JoeMon491]

We shouldn't ignore the politics, if we don't learn from our history, we continue to repeat it, to this day.

[@curtadams7406]

@@JoeMon491 Your point is of course valid. And yet, can there not be some spaces in our lives where we can, just for awhile, dwell on other things?

[@kentclark6420]

And even most of the antiwar during Vietnam weren't necessarily antiwar. It depends on the war. WWII was more supported as far as getting involved. Hitler and Japan were a real threat. Although being willing to send troops into battle during WWII wasn't an endorsement for the ideal of war, itself. Nobody wants war- it only differs as to who may support one war, vs another one with differing circumstances.

[@bjs301]

@@kentclark6420 I didn't mean to infer that anybody in that era was anti-World War II. I don't know anybody who disagreed with U.S. involvement in that one. I only mentioned my dad because many of us growing up in the '60s had fathers and uncles injured, killed, or forever changed by it. But for me anyway, the song does bring hope for a day when we will have true peace on earth. Will it happen? Not forever, but we can hope for peace while we and our families are alive.

[@Glenner7]

I don't think it was so far-fetched for John Lennon to think that the world can be changed, since he was in a group that did literally change the world. It was a different time then, as well...

[@JoeMon491]

I think that Lennon's message was we need to get involved in our "democracy".

[@andyschnell58]

40 years since we lost John when he was only 40 years old. This is one of my favorite songs by John. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone.

[@dogstar7]

Hands down, my favorite PEACE song of all time WAR IS OVER IF YOU WANT IT Being anti-war is "controversial" Think about that

[@Manageode]

Testify, friend.

[@supasoulproductions]

'War is over if you want it' in this case is not just a general 'hippie' anti-war statement. He is referring specifically to the Viet Nam war which WAS brought to a halt in great part by the protesting of the younger generation. He is telling people to get off their ass and protest the war to save lives. AND THEY DID!!! Are John and Yoko still together? No, he died 40 years ago.

[@catserver8577]

Uh oh. The John Lennon rabbit hole just opened. Not looking forward to someone's first reaction to that tragedy.

[@Manageode]

Tell it!

[@JoeMon491]

He didn't just die, he was murdered.

[@drmorqWarrenProject]

@@JoeMon491 assassinated.

[@Manageode]

Which also makes me sad for Mark David Chapman and his family.

[@HamiltonRb]

John Lennon could sing the encyclopedia and I would love it. Such a talent that was taken away

[@Lightmane]

5:23 I totally understand your criticism here, Daniel, and agree with you that Black Sabbath's point is much more realistic. However, despite what I just said, John's point here, in my opinion, is also completely true. Yes, those in power determine when we go to war and when we don't, and as long as The Military Industrial Complex remains in control, war will never end. Eisenhower tried to warn us about the MIC, but we didn't listen, but the reason I say John is also right is basically the point made in the movie A Bug's Life, that 1 Ant can't do a thing, but if those ants ever figure out how powerful they are together and all stand up against us, we're finished. Our government will never change until enough people stand up and demand change. Change never comes from hoping that bad people in power will one day have a change of heart and do good. It only comes through struggle. Look at any point in history. Only when the people stood together and fought back did change happen, which is why they've gone to great lengths to prevent "we the people" from setting aside our political and religious differences and stand together, united against our common enemy. Divide and Conquer is a very smart strategy. I used to think John Lennon was a fool. In time, I came to see that he wasn't. If my comments here are too political, it's ok if you delete this. I'll totally understand. I just wanted to make the point. 13:27 Ah, I see you got it : )

[@IllumeEltanin]

Man... Here is an instance where I wish others besides the Creator could Heart a comment, in addition to giving a Like. Well stated, @Lightmane. +1

[@Lightmane]

@@IllumeEltanin : )

[@danilleblanc7487]

Black Sabbath and Ozzy would literally laugh at your contention that their song was more "realistic" than John's anti- war message! I myself am shaking my head at your inference as I type this. C'mon man! Otherwise, the rest of what you said is right on! You have learned and that is always a good thing! Peace!

[@Lightmane]

@@danilleblanc7487 so you don't agree with the point that Black Sabbath was making about war? I'm confused.

[@robertsaul234]

Part of John's campaign for peace. John & Yoko took out billboards all over the world with the same message. Don't think you know more than John. If you can imagine it, you can make it happen. Half a million people singing "Give Peace a Chance" to Richard Nixon outside the White House sent a powerful message.

[@robertsaul234]

✌🌲🎅

[@mgonzales56]

Thank you for reacting to this song. You did an excellent job analyzing the song, and thank you for spending enough time needed to understand the song. it is a beautiful song, and to me a very optimistic view. Very sad that another man of peace was taken from us in a senseless act of violence. Love You John. R.I.P.

[@bobangell1679]

It's also credited to John & Yoko (etc) for good reason. Yoko co-wrote it and sings lead on the chorus. Enough with the Yoko bashing. She is very ill at the moment and deserves a little peace herself.

[@blanewilliams5960]

Yes, I agree

[@bettybaby63]

Oh no I did not know that.

[@rosmeeker1964]

I do like the sleigh bells in this song. :) In some ways there was success. A generation stood up and said 'we don't want to fight.' It hadn't happened before and it hasn't happened since. There were marches. The Australian government decided to pull out of Vietnam after the streets were filled with protestors. A change of governement and it was all over rover in this country. Daniel, your end comments about Lennon reminded me of Paul Simon's lyrics in the song 'The Late Great Johnny Ace.'----"On a cold December evening I was walking through the Christmas tide When a stranger came up and asked me If I'd heard John Lennon had died And the two of us Went to this bar And we stayed to close the place And every song we played Was for the Late Great Johnny Ace"

[@brucecoleman5379]

I actually love Yoko singing on this. So sincere. So in line with Johns message. They really focused their lives on the idea of peace during the VN war.

[@DJ-bj8ku]

She does sound good, doesn’t she?

[@keithjones6023]

Somehow this Christmas song sounds even more special this year, being the 40th anniversary of his untimely death, and due to the awful year that people all over the world have experienced. Merry Christmas.

[@gp8209]

John and Yoko have been apart 40 years this month.

[@blanewilliams5960]

Thank you, Daniel. Well done once again. I love this song personally, it is a family favorite in my home. It's a good sounding song with a positive message and not at all anti-Christmas. John and Yoko are still together, Spiritually. John Lennon truly believed he could make a difference, and he has in many peoples lives. Happy Christmas to Daniel and all of our Legion!! Peace and Love Everybody!

[@mattshaw6180]

John Lennon was a huge influence on my youth, complete with his flaws. I shared his rage at social injustices ("Working Class Hero"), frustrations with people ("Instant Karma"), and desire to cling to idealism ("Imagine", "Give Peace a Chance", and this one). I was poleaxed by his shooting. It's so good to hear him still playing somewhere.

[@nalk20]

When I was in the service we had had about 40 years of peace. Those 40 years of peace made us go around with our tongues in our cheeks and say to each other: "Imagine if there was a war - And then nobody showed up for it". We laughed a lot that summer.

[@wwk68tig]

In the middle of Vietnam War, the message of song was “peace.” What a concept ..... that still eludes way too many Americans. Tremendous song for a holiday that purports to celebrate the Prince of Peace..... Merry Christmas to you and yours, Daniel.....

[@rickymago4413]

Been listening to this song since it came out. This is one song I focus on war being over and every one having a wonderful Christmas. I know there is a lot more to this song but for me I just try to focus on Christmas and the war over. Love your video’s!!!! 🎅🏻🎄

[@kentclark6420]

Christmas couldn't have come at a better time. We could all use more humility with all that's going on.

[@dalem8332]

This brings back alot of memories. Love it. I remember when it came out way back then . ♥️🎼🎶🎵🎄🎁

[@patclark3024]

I think that the message 'War is over if you want it' was meant to tell young people that they Could change the world, and stop all the wars, if only they wanted to.

[@megs4193]

If the song doesn't the video clip should 🥺🕊✌🦋💙💞.

[@rdwulf6289]

The message of the song, in my opinion, is that war is not inevitable but a choice. It dares us to choose peace instead (knowing that we won't). 'Happy Christmas' and 'Father Christmas' are the norm in the UK, though 'Merry' and Santa are used too.

[@wfj50]

I love this song! It's not Christmas until I've heard it.

[@johnperkins8271]

A very good reaction to this Xmas classic. Like all your comments and facts when you make a review, and adds a lot more !! Been a huge fan of John Lennon, and sings this song so well a long with the all the other songs he ever made.

[@audreyhutchison8159]

alot depends on when you first heard this song, i think. to me it is hopeful and reminds me of Christmas when I was a kid, hearing it on the radio. i was only about 4 or so when it first came out.

[@murdockreviews]

Peace on earth - a very 'classic' chtistmas notion done in Lennon style. This is a beautiful tune.

[@IllumeEltanin]

Ah, I'm glad I watched through the end before jumping on when you asked if John and Yoko were still together... Yes, John was the first of The Beatles to pass. He was senselessly assassinated outside the apartment building in NYC where he and Yoko lived by someone I won't mention by name who thought doing so would impress a young actress, Jodi Foster, I believe. But I could be mistaken on that point. Central Park in NYC now has an area for reflection in John's memory, which they named Strawberry Fields. The focus point is a mosaic in the center of the path through the area which says Imagine.

[@DiconDissectionalReactions]

I am very sorry about that... My dad and I did research on Lennon's assassination about 2 years ago, it just slipped my mind while recording this I guess. May he rest in peace. The murderer is still in prison fyi.

[@IllumeEltanin]

@@DiconDissectionalReactions :ayeup:

[@drieuxkoeppel8152]

The man obsessed with Jodie Foster is John Hinkley. He attempted to assassinate President Reagan in 1981. MARK DAVID CHAPMAN murdered Lennon! en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_John_Lennon

[@IllumeEltanin]

Thank you,@@drieuxkoeppel8152! I had a feeling I had details wrong somewhere.

[@dixiechatty958]

John and Yoko decided to include a peace message with everything they did publicly around this time. Personally, I love this song and have a difficult time understanding why people have a problem with it. It's simply a message wishing for a peaceful world; something that I think should appeal to everyone.

[@daveking9393]

Thanks learned a few new tidbits of information as usual.

[@lorilxn1597]

This song means the most to me

[@zex7689]

And Yoko’s best vocal performance...

[@Diomedene]

Of course it is also a simple fact that regardless of what those "in power" decide if people collectively refuse to follow their orders war will end. War is over if you (both singularly and collectively) want it.

[@er5406]

John had a lot of support from younger people. To the point where the FBI thought he was a threat and kept a folder on him . This song was seen as reactionary back then.

[@MissAstorDancer]

They didn't just keep a "folder" on him, the sought to have him deported back to England! They set out to ruin him, harassed he and Yoko with constant surveillance, including wiretapping, and all at the direct orders of Richard Nixon. He finally won his US citizenship........and then he disappeared from the music scene for the next five years.....until the 17th of November, 1980, when he released his first album in 5 years. THREE WEEKS after its release, John was assassinated.

[@TomGorham]

I remember crying when this song came out. You just can't imagine how we wanted this to be true. My heart aches everytime I think of John Lennon.

[@jvmonte6638]

Happy Christmas, peace and love from Toronto Daniel!

[@bobangell1679]

HOW could "Happy Xmas" be age restricted? It's all over broadcast radio and has been for 50 years. Crap like this really bugs the hell out of me.

[@Glenner7]

I think it's more the images than the song itself. The video shows dead children (wrapped in blankets) - the victims of war. Not that I agree with You Tube's classification in this case.

[@bjs301]

You couldn't be more right. Hope is age restricted?

[@bobangell1679]

I actually don't remember the video. So is it really gratuitous? Like the Doors' "Unknown Soldier?"

[@drmorqWarrenProject]

We can and we DID change the world... Thank you for opening this hole. Its a little early for you... but I was young when I first heard this myself. Good Luck.

[@lisamorrison2149]

I always feel kind of melancholy when I hear this. Probably 'cause Lennon was such a peace advocate, and he was so senselessly murdered.

[@imagine1004]

Thanks for doing this song Daniel. One of my favorites. Peace and love is what Lennon was about. All the Beatles were actually. Ringo and Paul still are. For me his message was perfect. This planet is all we have. If we want to we can figure out how to get along. Also the Beatles used to put out Christmas messages in their early years.

[@Diomedene]

I still remember the TV miniseries back in the 90s. At one point an interviewer asked each of the three surviving Beatles if they still felt that all you need is love. Paul and Ringo both started with "Yes, but...", George was the only one who simply answered, "Yes." RIP John and George.

[@garyarnett1220]

Lennon's take on his and Yoko's peace activism was that the press was going to report on everything he did anyway, so why not turn it into something positive. The drums BTW were by the incredible Jim Keltner.

[@jeffmartin1026]

I have always thought that John was also talking about the wars between us on personal religious/social/nationality levels.

[@chadheckman2693]

Daniel, thank you so much for the history lesson. Like you, I always listened to this song as a "Christmas song" even though I knew the chorus was singing "war is over". Not until you analyzed the lyrics did I realize how much of a war protest song it was. I can understand why a lot of people didn't want you to review it as a Christmas song, but you have to put yourself in the time it was written. I prefer to accept it as more of the "honey" side of the song these days (if you know what I mean). I graduated HS in '71 so I was toward the end of the Viet Nam war dilemma. I was never drafted since my draft number was 212 and they didn't get that low in the selection process. Thanks for another great reaction!

[@bjs301]

Father Christmas, by the Kinks, presents a more jarring look at those who cannot enjoy peaceful Christmases. It's still among my favorites.

[@DiconDissectionalReactions]

It might be one of my favorite chistmas songs ever:) I just reacted to it, it got blocked. It'll be up with a vimeo/patreon link soon.

[@bjs301]

@@DiconDissectionalReactions Thanks! I'll look for it.

[@gpeck54]

SOOO...Your gonna spend Christmas this year as a realist!! Peace and Christmas is supposed to go hand in hand.

[@lmkm57]

Oh, Daniel! So cynical for one so young! Give peace a chance . . .

[@catserver8577]

He is not really cynical, lol. Some people keep trying to break him though. Stay strong, Daniel.

[@Manageode]

Sigh, I get frustrated when people don't want to actively fight against wars. Especially in Imperialist nations.

[@RicoBurghFan]

Ok this is karma, Daniel. I was just about to suggest you do Father Christmas by the Kinks, and lo and behold, it pops up your patreon page. Another brilliant Christmas song, complete with Ray Davies' great humor and Dave Davies searing guitar, with an excellent message that really resonates at this terrible time. Excellent, my man!

[@Manageode]

How curious it is to me that people didnt want you to do the song. I love just about any melodic anti-war song. Only this morning, I listened not once, but twice, to David Crosby's anti-drone -bombing song, Morning Falling.

[@WendyCranmer]

the murder of John Lennon was a horrible tragedy. You should look into it more. You probably would enjoy "Wheels keep turning" from double fantasy album

[@robertsaul234]

Watching the Wheels

[@joelliebler5690]

John was a rebel and a true leader of all people, a bit nuts too!😀✌🏻❤️

[@nancyandrews398]

Who the heck would think this is "attacking" Christmas? The same people who are offended by "Happy Holidays"? They need to grow up. I'm absolutely baffled. 🙄

[@DenCon143]

Once a year around Christmas time we wish everyone happiness and peace, knowing full well those words are meaningless. John's simple message is to let us all take these Christmas messages and put them to use all years long. Let's hope that we can end wars, tears and truly love one another.

[@coyoteoldman56]

First of all there's a reason this song goes with Vietnam the video is what I grew up with everyday he wrote this song because not everybody has a very merry Christmas The background of Vietnam and the kids and the blood and the death makes this album our song very emotional to some people like myself That's why you couldn't get the first one to play Merry Christmas

[@AndreVandal]

The video makes this song so heart wrenching

[@glenndespres5317]

John thought that media was a very powerful tool to influence how people think and a way to get a message across. Hence the billboards and his public ‘bed-in for peace’. He was a musician and aware of his influence due to his popularity. In hindsight it’s easy to characterize such actions as ineffective wishful thinking but one thing is sure. If you accept war as normal and unavoidable you will certainly never have peace. You don’t give up.

[@thecofieldcollection3792]

I never cared much about the words, it was more about the sing-along holiday feel to it. Definitely a Christmas song.

[@rozequinn1519]

I really love this song. This is what I found: The call to action is the refrain "war is over, if you want it." It's an esoteric but not unfounded concept that John Lennon and Yoko Ono also put forth in "Imagine": If enough people want something to happen, it will. So the idea was to get us to actively desire peace, which could bring about the end of war.

[@patclark3024]

Great song! If I am forced to listen to Christmas music, I insist on this song.

[@IrishKack]

Beautiful and classic Christmas song. Love it!

[@bobangell1679]

Not from an album called "Shaved Fish." That was a greatest hits package and it was on there but in a slightly altered state. This was released and was available only as a single for the first several years. It wasn't a hit in the US because it was released so late in the Christmas cycle and yet it still made #42. Am I just in a bad mood today? GET OFF MY LAWN!

[@MissAstorDancer]

Yes. What you said......all of it!

[@gregcarlson6342]

Has been one of my favorite Christmas songs since it came. For me, it is a classic. BTW John Lennon was assassinated December 8 1980

[@brianmusson1827]

This was just John trying to save the world and to try to make people think about life and not take everything for granted

[@davidglass4227]

John and Yoko were married until his assassination. She has continued to keep his efforts alive. We just passed the 40th anniversary of his terrible murder and our unfathomable loss.

[@jillsallade6998]

Hi Daniel. Happy holidays to you and your family. This isn't a Christmas song but you should check out Bruce Hornsby The Way it is! The song will not disappoint and there is some amazing piano playing. You will enjoy!

[@JoeMon491]

How is this not a xmas song?

[@dalefuquatube]

I was in New York at that time and it was great fun to look up above the streets and see these huge billboards all over the city saying 'HAPPY CHRISTMAS FROM JOHN AND YOKO -- WAR IS OVER!' in black and white which matched the breath coming out of your mouth in that frosty air, which contrasted with all the other colors of the city's Christmas decorations. We knew John and Yoko were living in the city so it seemed personal since we were hyper aware of their opposition to the Vietnam war in particular and war in general. (As far as this being a novel idea, I don't think so. After all, don't many traditional Christmas songs talk about, one way or another, "...peace on Earth, goodwill to men" ???) That people feel such hope briefly but abandon it in a few days is another matter. Ultimately you liked the song in its context, that's super cool. Best, Dale

[@cheampeake1680]

17 in and wise beyond those years.

[@somethingyousaid5059]

I'm pessimistic, cynical, bitter, resentful, and hateful. On another note, Merry Christmas to all of you. Your reactions are good sir.

[@bobangell1679]

The world-famous Harlem Children's Community Choir...

[@dolf370]

Reminds me about the famous WW I story about how at Christmas 1914 there was a spontaneous truce, the combatants singing Silent Night, and crossing over the borders and exchanging season greetings.

[@ericanderson8886]

my favorite post beatles chrismas song, Lennon always had the great words.

[@ericandrews5108]

There's the way it could be and the way it is, imagine , give peace a chance , happy Xmas war is over

[@jeromemilne561]

I believe the Harlem Boys Choir in the background

[@shanenolan8252]

Thanks Daniel. Love this it was released after Paris peace accord that ended Vietnam. The war ended just after this song came out in December Christmas day but negotiations had been going on for years

[@bjs301]

This was released well before the Paris accord. It was released while I was in freshman or sophomore year of high school, and the Paris Peace accord wasn't signed until my senior year. I turned 18 in early '73, and although the accord had just been signed, our military was still in Vietnam and I still expected to be drafted. You don't forget these things. I certainly agree with your sentiment, though.

[@shanenolan8252]

@@bjs301 yes I thought the accord was 73 . Perhaps I'm thinking of the release which was the date on it . Or the war is over line . Though I'm quite sure your memory is accurate. Thanks

[@ishpadful]

What John and Yoko meant when they said, "war is over if you want it" was that, if ENOUGH people stood up, TOGETHER, wars could (can) end! Think about it! They said "IF" YOU (the world) want it, BAD ENOUGH!

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

Is this a Christmas song? In answer I say yes. You have to understand the time that it came out, which fortunately I was alive and well then. To me this song combined several ideas. It questions whether someone has done something to deserve a Merry Christmas. What have you done? I see that is what have you done to make the world a better place. He's wishing a merry Christmas and a happy New Year, the meaning narrow is pretty obvious. The third idea that's being presented in the movie is the anti-war sentiment at the time. I think it your mind's all three ideas very nicely. I've always enjoyed the song Oh, I don't necessarily agree with all aspects of anti-war but that would require an in-depth discussion. I found it most unsatisfying to try and have one of those on KZbin. I think one of the most important ideas is the idea that you should deserve by making the world a better place, a Merry Christmas. When I say making the world I'm not saying that one person necessarily can change the world as in a global sense. I do absolutely believe that in our little bubble of a world we can make a difference. Once there are enough of those bubbles to cover the world then a group of people a very large group can indeed change the world. If you set out to change the entire world I think you will be more than mildly disappointed in the results. Just make a difference in your world. If enough people make that difference in their world then ultimately the world can change. It's one person at a time. You can be the difference in your world by how you treat those closest to you and those furthest from you. treat all people with love and understanding they deserve. Unfortunately there are some people out there that flat-out don't deserve love and understanding that is just a simple truth. Took me probably 60 years to figure it out. And because I have that figured out, is why I don't entirely agree with the anti-war sentiment. there are people in this world no matter how much you want to love on them oh, they are a Cancer. an extreme example would be Adolf Hitler. if he had been eliminated in 1937 or sooner how many millions of lives would have been saved? the same can be said for Joseph Stalin, more currently Pol Pot.

[@paulknight9998]

I believe the meaning of "War is over if you want it" is that in order to get something you have to want it first. You want it then you impose your will and go and get it. It sounds simple but it's actually profound. If the people collectively demands peace there will be peace. He knew this and was trying to awaken people.

[@cl8onj388]

"You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" by Small Town Titans. If you like hard rock(and I think you do) then you'll like this version. The singer has a great voice. His range is incredible.🎅⛄❄

[@lorilxn1597]

You are wise beyond your years

[@workingman6681]

Merry Christmas Everyone!! 🙏🌲🎁🎅

[@gregoryadkins2213]

Yellow And Red Ones.Yellow Ones Was The Derogatory Term To Describe The Chinese And Japanese.Especially In WWII For The Japanese.And Chinese Immigrants Who Came To The United States In The 1800’s.

[@参河屋喜三郎]

Happy Christmas,kyoko (Kyoko Chan Cox is the daughter of the Japanese multimedia artist and singer, Yoko Ono.) Happy Christmas,Julian (Julian Charles John Lennon is an English singer, songwriter, photographer, filmmaker, author, and philanthropist. He is the son of Beatles member John Lennon and his first wife, Cynthia, and he is named after his paternal grandmother, Julia Lennon. )

[@johng.8517]

Check out "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" and "Merry Christmas Baby" by Bruce Springsteen. And "We are the World" the video with Michael Jackson and 30 other famous singers. And "Do they Know it's Christmas" from Band Aid.

[@kentclark6420]

Try a little nostalgia with 'Little Star', by the Elegants.

[@DawnSuttonfabfour]

The background vocals were done by the Harlem Children's Community Choir. It was also 1971 and they were referring to Vietnam war. Best christmas song.

[@jamescox4231]

We just remembered on Dec 8 the 40th anniversary of Johns death.

[@themourningdove7208]

A lot of music is a feeling. If it was to be figured out, it would be a book. This song makes me cry...nothing to figure out. Music is not always something to decipher. Feel it...even War Pigs.....

[@melissakhalar1842]

So good! ❤

[@joanbounacos8958]

Not a holiday song, but the Monkees did an antiwar song called "Zor and Zam." Give it a listen.

[@brainsareus]

It's a wistful, non-Hallmark Card exploration of Christmas.....hardly an attack. It's an examination of the trivality of feelings, perhaps; engendered by a whole tradition of songs that assume we are all jolly; when we may not be happy, or at least, have mixed feelings about the "Holiday" season.

[@dinodasbunce6224]

You are young so I can understand your misunderstanding of "War is over, if you want it". He is not saying war can be abolished just because we want it to be. He is saying that we cannot abolish war and all that goes with it unless we the people actively work for it.

[@CoughHiccup]

good choice !!! courtney hadwin ... the little girl who was on Americas Got Talent..and who is possessed by janis joplins soul...lol.... just did a cover of this...check it out too :) ... i will check out your vid after I am done helping the wife bake.... :)

[@foxandscout]

I saw Miley Cyrus with Sean Lennon cover this recently on one of those night talk shows, maybe one of the Jimmys. It was not bad. Not fabulous but strong. I wish Sean (I love both of John’s sons) was louder.

[@davidglass4227]

Alan White is the drummer. Plastic Ono Band was his gig prior to Yes.

[@lakenneth374]

Drummer: Jim Keltner (8:11) who played alot with Leon Russell and Eric Clapton = one of the best session drummer of the time.

[@joelliebler5690]

A great tune with important meaning even if it is more fantasy because sometimes we need to dream what we wish for and maybe someday it will happen!✌🏻☮️❤️👍🏻🎅🏻

[@OuryLN]

Nixon was trying to get him kicked out the US but he had been a resident for years!

[@YourBeingParanoid]

Even children singing about peace doesn't inspire people in today's world. Gotta keep buying those weapons.

[@mmay2669]

Snoopy's Christmas vs The Red Baron (Christmas Bells) by the Royal Guardsmen is another Christmas Song with a war and peace theme.

[@barblessable]

Fascinating Aida's CHRISTMAS SONG, you need a GSOH but who could argue with message,lol.

[@ArniePorter]

How could anyone not like this song ? Many of Lennon’s song were meant to inspire us to think about what can be and be greater than we are. War is over if people refuse to fight.