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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
John Lennon
Vocals
Yoko Ono
Vocals
Hugh McCracken
Acoustic Guitar
Chris Osbourne
Acoustic Guitar
Teddy Irwin
Acoustic Guitar
Stuart Scharf
Acoustic Guitar
Nicky Hopkins
Piano
Jim Keltner
Drums
The Flux Fiddlers
Strings
The Harlem Community Choir
Children's Choir
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Lennon
Songwriter
Yoko Ono
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
John Lennon
Producer
Yoko Ono
Producer
Paul Hicks
Mixing Engineer
Matt Tuggle
Assistant Recording Engineer
Phil Spector
Producer
Roy Cicala
Strings Engineer
Shelly Yakus
Strings Engineer
Jack Douglas
Strings Engineer
Gavin Lurssen
Mastering Engineer
Reuben Cohen
Mastering Engineer
Simon Hilton
Compilation Producer
Sam Gannon
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Alex Wharton
Mastering Engineer
Sean Ono Lennon
Reissue Producer
Lyrics
[Intro]
Happy Christmas, Kyoko
Happy Christmas, Julian
[Verse 1]
So this is Christmas
And what have you done?
Another year over
And a new one just begun
And so this is Christmas
I hope you had fun
The near and the dear ones
The old and the young
[Chorus]
A very Merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear
[Verse 2]
And so this is Christmas (War is over)
For weak and for strong (If you want it)
The rich and the poor ones (War is over)
The road is so long (Now)
And so happy Christmas (War is over)
For black and for white (If you want it)
For yellow and red ones (War is over)
Let's stop all the fight (Now)
[Chorus]
A very Merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear
[Verse 3]
And so this is Christmas (War is over)
And what have we done? (If you want it)
Another year over (War is over)
And a new one just begun (Now)
And so happy Christmas (War is over)
We hope you have fun (If you want it)
The near and the dear ones (War is over)
The old and the young (Now)
[Chorus]
A very Merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear
[Outro]
War is over if you want it
War is over now
Happy Christmas
Happy Christmas (Happy Christmas)
Happy Christmas (Happy Christmas)
Happy Christmas (Happy Christmas)
Written by: John Lennon, Yoko Ono