Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" is a Christmas song by John Lennon, Yoko Ono and The Plastic Ono Band. The song is a protest about the Vietnam War in 1969. It has become a Christmas standard and has appeared on several Christmas albums.
| "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" | |
|---|---|
| Song by John and Yoko, The Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir | |
| from " | |
| B-side | "Listen, the Snow Is Falling" |
| Released | 1 December 1971 (US) 24 November 1972 (UK) |
| Recorded | October 1971 at Record Plant Studios (New York City, New York) |
| Genre | Rock, pop, Christmas |
| Length | 3:37 |
| Label | EMI, Parlophone, Apple |
| Songwriter(s) | John Lennon |
| Producer(s) | Phil Spector, John Lennon, Yoko Ono |
| "Happy Christmas (War Is Over)" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Street Drum Corps featuring Bert McCracken | |
| from The Taste of Christmas" | |
| Released | 2006 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Label | Warcon Enterprises |
| Producer(s) | Street Drum Corps |
Notable cover versions
- Céline Dion covered the song on her 1998 album These Are Special Times.
- The Corrs included a live version as a bonus track on the Live in London DVD (2001).
- Sarah McLachlan led off her 2006 Christmas album Wintersong with a cover of this song.
- Maroon 5 recorded a cover version in 2007.
- Drake Bell sang it live in Times Square, NYC to welcome in the new year, 2007.
- *NSYNC recorded a cover version for one of their albums.
- Sarah Brightman recorded her own version as a bonus track for her album A Winter Symphony.
- Thrice, an experimental rock band, has recorded their own version of the song.
- The melody was used during the early 1990s as a musical commercial to promote tourism to Jamaica.
