Written as a peace activist song during the Vietnam War in 1971, "Happy Xmas (War is Over) was originally recorded by John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and Harlem Community Choir. "Happy Xmas (Was Is Over So This Is Christmas Written by John Lennon / Yoko Ono Key: A E F F# G (one step down) G# (half step down) A (original key) A# (half step up) B (one step up) C C# D D# Verse 1: 1. First up, let's test your recall of UK festive chart toppers. What was the UK's first ever Christmas No 1? (Clue: it was also the first ever UK No 1 single when the chart was created in 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)': So This Is Christmas, With John And Yoko 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)' became and remains a cast-iron Yuletide favorite, written by John on acoustic guitar in the I wish you all a marry Christmas and a happy year 2009!!It's re-uploaded so I guess now it is 2011 btw it'll be soon 2012. Simplify chords. Verso 1: A A9 A4 So this is christmas A Bm B9 B4 And what have you done Bm E4 E E9 Another year over E A A9 A4 And a new one just begun A D D9 D4 And so this is Christmas D Em Em7+ Em9 I hope you have fun Em A4 A A9 The near and the dear one A D D9 D4 The old and the young D G A very merry Christmas A And a happy New Year Em G Lyrics: 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 have fun The near and the dear one The old and the young And so this is Christmas. I hope you have fun, the near and the dear ones, the old and the young. A very merry Christmas and a happy new year. Let's hope it's a good one without any fear. And so this is Christmas for weak and for strong, for rich and the poor ones. The road is so long. And so happy Christmas for black and for white, for yellow 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 have fun The near and the dear one uvaT.

so this is christmas lyrics by john lennon