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S3 E25 – Special Christmas Episode – Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

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In this annual Christmas Episode, host Paul Romanuk digs into a song that is well on the way (if it isn't already) to being a traditional Christmas season standard: the 1971 John Lennon/Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band song Happy Xmas (War Is Over).

EPISODE NOTES:

-The song was inspired by and grew out of John & Yoko's 1969 global billboard peace campaign. Here is a photo (from NYC) of one of the billboards they had put up in 12 major cities around the world.

-The producer of the song, Phil Spector, produced a Christmas album in 1963 called A Christmas Gift To You, which I talk about in the episode. Here's the story behind that album.

-Here's the original 45 sleeve for the song.

-Here's an original pressing, which was on green vinyl, featuring the John & Yoko morphing faces label.

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Content provided by Paul Romanuk. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Paul Romanuk or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

In this annual Christmas Episode, host Paul Romanuk digs into a song that is well on the way (if it isn't already) to being a traditional Christmas season standard: the 1971 John Lennon/Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band song Happy Xmas (War Is Over).

EPISODE NOTES:

-The song was inspired by and grew out of John & Yoko's 1969 global billboard peace campaign. Here is a photo (from NYC) of one of the billboards they had put up in 12 major cities around the world.

-The producer of the song, Phil Spector, produced a Christmas album in 1963 called A Christmas Gift To You, which I talk about in the episode. Here's the story behind that album.

-Here's the original 45 sleeve for the song.

-Here's an original pressing, which was on green vinyl, featuring the John & Yoko morphing faces label.

  continue reading

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