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THE PAST

c l a s s i c C h r i s t m a s S o n g s ?

HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER) -
JOHN LENNON & YOKO ONO

(24TH NOVEMBER 1972)

T h i s s o n g d o e s n ' t h a v e a s m u c h
o f a j o l l y f e e l a s t h e o t h e r s , d u e t o
i t b e i n g a p r o t e s t s o n g a g a i n s t
t h e V i e t n a m W a r .

T h e s o n g r e a c h e d N u m b e r 4 a t
t h e t i m e o f r e l e a s e b u t t h e n
m a n a g e d t o p e a k a t N u m b e r 2 i n
D e c e m b e r 1 9 8 0 a f t e r J o h n
L e n n o n ' s d e a t h .

DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS -

BAND AID
(3RD DECEMBER 1984)

T h i s c h a r i t y s i n g l e p a v e d t h e w a y

f o r o t h e r s i m i l a r t r a c k s . I t w a s r e -
r e c o r d e d i n 1 9 8 9 , 2 0 0 4 a n d 2 0 1 4 .
T h e f i r s t r e l e a s e m a n a g e d t o
r a i s e £ 8 m i l l i o n i n j u s t o n e y e a r ,
m a k i n g i t a m a s s i v e s u c c e s s .

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