Many artists have their own Christmas hit that brings in royalties every year. Slade’s “Merry Xmas Everyone” was a holiday hit in 1973 and continues to be played by many every holiday season. However, ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Christmas comes once a year. It changes people forever. John Lennon’s 1971 song, “Happy Xmas (War is Over),” is a holiday classic. He sang that Christmas is for everyone: “For rich ...

John Lennon‘s “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” had a message about collective responsibility. He had issues with the song’s release. Subsequently, the track was not initially as popular as he wanted it to ...

John Lennon and Yoko Ono's "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" is one of the most enduring protest songs ever written, and it's now available on 12-inch zoetrope vinyl on Complex. Released during the height of ...

Every holiday season, listeners are swept into John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” by a chorus of bright, unmistakably youthful voices. And since the track’s release in December 1971 ...

It's been a festive staple in British homes since Christmas 1971 - yet many remain oblivious to what John Lennon whispers at the beginning of his iconic Christmas song. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) was ...