Happy Xmas War is Over John Lennon Christmas Music Factoid

The Story Happy Xmas (War is Over) So this is is perhaps one of the most famous opening lines of any Christmas song to date, but just what was the message behind John lennon and Yoko Ono s iconic track John Lennon and Yoko Ono s 1971 track is one of the world s most popular Christmas songs, and one that also contained a political message that is still resonant to this day. But what inspired the song and how was it made Here s all the big facts: The song came about after more than two years of peace activism by John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono, that began with the bedins they created in March and May 1969. The song was part of an international multimedia campaign launched by the couple in December 1969, at the height of the counterculture movement and protests against America s involvement in the Vietnam War. They had rented billboard spaces in 12 major cities around the world, for the display of blackandwhite po