Talk:Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

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and i quote:

" The meter of parts of the song is identical, and the tune similar...

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

...to the verse of a traditional folk tune called Stewball, sung by various artists over the years including Peter, Paul and Mary and Joan Baez. John Lennon's song is not just similar, but identical to the melody of Stewball. Extracted from the following article: [1] "Lennon's composition is almost exactly the same song as 'Stewball,' only with other words attached to its melody. It is almost a case of direct plagiarism." "

how delightfully uncyclopedic, don't you think?74.121.48.170 02:11, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

Yes, it wasn't a terribly well written section. I've removed it, since it's taken from a rant, as far as I can see, written by one man. Iorek85 09:13, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

I just added the single cover. there is a huge white boarder around the original, so it looks kind of small on the article page. if somebody wants to crop it they should, im just too lazy. Zzz345zzZ

[edit] Box?

I hope that putting the "Skewball" thing where it belongs (rather than among the covers) and giving it rather neutral language solves the issue with this. There are other sources that confirm the similarity, if that's an issue. (While the source brings up the word "plagiarism", "Skewball" is of course in the public domain, so Lennon was free to use its melody as he liked.)

I don't really know how the boxes at the bottom are handled, but it seems awfully strange to me to have a box for The Fray there and not one for Lennon (or, indeed, for Ono).

Brettalan 05:17, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Title

Is the title Xmas (Latin X) or Χmas (Greek Chi)? I'm sure Lennon knew the difference, and given that it's pronounced Christmas in the song suggests the latter. Lack of common knowledge about the difference is the basis for those who think Χmas is somehow dismissive of the holiday. —MJBurrage • TALK • 01:18, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 2003 Mix?

When I downloaded this song from iTunes, they also showed a "2003 Mix" by Lennon. When I previewed the songs, the new mix has a much stronger bass line. I guess it was from a remaster of "Some Time in New York." Does this version warrant mention on the page?
Doctor Quest (talk) 18:38, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 21:48, 2 January 2008 (UTC)