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Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

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Happy Xmas (War Is Over) is a Rock act. Their sound grew out of Phil Ochs, The Doors, Ronnie Spector, The Ronettes and Peter, Paul and Mary. Those roots explain a lot about how Happy Xmas (War Is Over) arrange songs and choose their tones. Their influence carried into George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Sarah McLachlan and The Fray, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 21 connections around Happy Xmas (War Is Over), reaching back through Phil Ochs and forward to George Harrison. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" is a 1971 Christmas song released as a single by the Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir. It was the seventh single issued by John Lennon outside his work with the Beatles. The song reached number four in the United Kingdom, where its release was delayed until November 1972, and has periodically returned to the UK Singles Chart, most notably after Lennon's murder in December 1980, when it peaked at number two.

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Happy Xmas (War Is Over)Phil OchsThe DoorsRonnie SpectorThe RonettesPeter, Paul and MaryGeorge HarrisonPaul McCartneyRingo StarrSarah McLachlanThe FrayAndy WilliamsNeil DiamondDiana Ross

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Happy Xmas (War Is Over) connections

Happy Xmas (War Is Over) grew out of Phil Ochs, The Doors, Ronnie Spector and The Ronettes, went on to shape George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and Sarah McLachlan. 21 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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