Name: Happy Xmas (War is Over)
Duration: P00H05M00S
Description: This is a xmas cover by Lennon to bookend a challenging year for everyone. I have wanted to perform a version of this track since I was a teenager. I felt this was an appropriate reflection written by one of the masters of songwriting. This is Bright Light Empires spin on it. As it's Christmas, all proceeds made from this song goes to charity - EDGAR's MISSION - Rescued Farm Animals

Happy Xmas (War is Over)

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This is a xmas cover by Lennon to bookend a challenging year for everyone. I have wanted to perform a version of this track since I was a teenager. I felt this was an appropriate reflection written by one of the masters of songwriting. This is Bright Light Empires spin on it. As it's Christmas, all proceeds made from this song goes to charity - EDGAR's MISSION - Rescued Farm Animals

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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

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 (war is over)
For weak and for strong (if you want it)
For rich and the poor ones (war is over)
The road is so long (now)
And so happy Christmas (war is over)
For black and for white (if you want it)
For yellow and red ones (war is over)
Let's stop all the fight (now)

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 (war is over)
And what have we done (if you want it)
Another year over (war is over)
And a new one just begun (now)
And so happy Christmas (war is over)
We hope you have fun (if you want it)
The near and the dear one (war is over)
The old and the young (now)

A very Merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear

War is over, if you want it
War is over now

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released December 7, 2020
Written by John Lennon and Yoko Ono.
Performed by Bright Light Empire
Produced and recorded by Sean Patrick Grey

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Bright Light Empire Melbourne, Australia

Bright Light Empire provides music to the world, drawing on raw human emotion and delving into the human psyche. With the eclectic mix of acoustic ballads to rock anthems, Bright Light Empire aim to provide not just music to listen to but a soundtrack in which you can submerge into and let the music do the talking for you. Bright Light Empire is Sean, Colleen, Jamie and you the listener. ... more

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