John & Yoko’s Massive Poster Campain
クリスマスといえば、
やっぱり ”So this is Christmas ・・・” で始まる
あの歌です。
当時、
ジョン・レノンとオノ・ヨーコが、
展開したmassive poster campaign。
“WAR IS OVER! If You Want It
– Happy Christmas from John & Yoko”.
と書かれた、
そのポスターと、
ビルボード（街なかの広告スペース）
よかったらご覧下さい。
[ The Story of… ‘Happy Xmas (War is Over)’ by John Lennon ]
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They had rented billboard spaces
in 12 major cities
around the world,
for the display of black-and-white posters
that declared
“WAR IS OVER! If You Want It
– Happy Christmas from John & Yoko”.
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So this is Christmas
and what have you done?
Another year over,
a new one just began.
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
For weak and for strong,
For the rich and the poor ones,
The road is so long.
And so happy Christmas for black and for whites,
For the yellow and red ones,
Let’s stop all the fight.
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
Happy Christmas!
“Lennon came up with the song as a way of continuing the themes of social unity and peaceful change via personal accountability, that was previously the basis of the earlier billboard campaign, while attempting to convey optimism and avoiding the sentimentality he felt often characterised Christmas music.”
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