The Story Behind John and Yoko's "Happy Christmas (War Is Over)"

Among the rock-era holiday standards with genuine staying power is the song "Happy Christmas (War Is Over)," recorded by John Lennon and Yoko Ono with the Harlem Community Choir and released as a single in late 1971. The song wasn't a huge hit at the time of its first release, barely cracking the bottom positions of the Top 40. But over the past 50 years, it's surely earned a spot among the most popular and iconic holiday tunes of the period. The folks at Parlogram, which celebrates the music of The Beatles and other music of the 1960s, offer an engaging look at the creation of this enduring release that's well worth a look:

Happy Christmas, Kyoko. Happy Christmas, Julian.