Encore: Simply Having a … Happy Xmas (War is Over)

We’re taking a break for the holiday season, so we pulled a fun and timely discussion from our back catalog. In this episode from December, 2018, we look at the two most famous—and most polarizing—holiday songs from the solo Beatles: Paul's "Wonderful Christmastime" and John's "Happy Xmas (War is Over)." Are these two songs as far apart from each other as they seem?

Other songs/versions we reference in the episode:

• “Wonderful Christmastime” — Shins cover (2012)
• “Wonderful Christmastime” — Monkees cover (2018)
• Miley Cyrus, Mark Ronson ft. Sean Ono Lennon - "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" Official Performance (2018)
• “Listen, the Snow is Falling” (Plastic Ono Band, 1971)

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