"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" - A music video John Lennon cover by Robert Dada & Penelope Gal-Ahh

"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" - A music video John Lennon cover by Robert Dada & Penelope Gal-Ahh

Fifty-three years ago on December 1, 1971, Happy Xmas (War Is Over) was released as the culmination of more than two years of peace activism undertaken by John Lennon and Yoko Ono that began with the bed-ins they convened in March and May 1969, the first of which took place during their honeymoon.

As fantastic as this song is, does it have to be as relevant now as it was then?

Artist: ©1971 John Lennon & Yoko Ono
Songwriters: John Lennon, Yoko Ono
Producers: Phil Spector, John Lennon, Yoko Ono
Copyright: BMG Music Ltd/Lenono Music Inc.

Lyrics:

So this is Christ-mas
and what have you done

A-noth-er year ov-er and
a new one just be-gun

And so this is Christ-mas
I hope you have fun

The near and the dear ones
The old and the young

A ver-y mer-ry Christ-mas
and a hap-py new year

Let's hope it's a good one
with-out an-y tears

And so this is Christ-mas
for weak and for strong
(War is ov-er if you want it)

The rich and the poor ones
The road is so long
(War is ov-er, na, na, na, na)

And so hap-py Christ-mas
for black and for white
(War is ov-er if you want it)

For the yel-low and red ones
Let's stop all the fight
(War is ov-er, na, na, na, na)

A ver-y mer-ry Christ-mas
and a hap-py new year

Let's hope it's a good one
with-out an-y fear

So this is Christ-mas
and what have we done
(War is ov-er if you want it)

A-noth-er year ov-er and
a new one just be-gun
(War is ov-er, na, na, na, na)

And so hap-py Christ-mas
We hope you have fun
(War is ov-er if you want it)

The near and the dear ones
The old and the young
(War is ov-er, na, na, na, na)

A ver-y mer-ry Christ-mas
and a hap-py new year
Let's hope it's a good one

with-out an-y fear
War is ov-er if you want it
War is ov-er, na, na, na, na