我最喜欢的圣诞歌曲

每年一过感恩节，就进入了节日时期， 家家开始悬挂圣诞灯，广播里也开始播放圣诞歌曲。二十多年，听到的总是那几首耳熟的歌；其中一些歌听到和学唱得更早：如在大学学英文时，《铃儿响叮当》就是人人爱唱的英文歌曲。

在这些圣诞歌里，我最喜欢的是由约翰。蓝侬（John Lennon）和她妻子Yoko 合写合唱的《Happy Xmas（War Is Over）》。这只歌写于1971年，圣诞节在美国发行，72年在英国和世界发行。此时美国政府在国内国际压力下，正在准备结束历时多年的越南战争。


蓝侬是积极的反战活动份子，在这首歌里，他把圣诞节和战争联系起来。在节日中，盼望战争早日结束，人们都能忘掉战争的恐惧，过上和平开心的生活。在纽约街头，他和Yoko为这支歌做的广告就是“War is over if you want it”。


85年冬天，第一次在美国过圣诞节，也是第一次听到这支歌。不像其它圣诞歌曲那样欢快轻松，它有点凄苦，也有些期待。特别是孩子们的伴唱，让人想到战火中和贫困中的孩子，像是他们在祈求，在呼喊，在期待。也正是因为这种基调，我立刻就喜欢上了这支歌。以后的每一个圣诞节，我总是一遍一遍地听，一次一次地唱。


圣诞节又到了，把这支我喜爱的歌献给大家，祝所有的朋友节日快乐！



请点击这里：Happy Xmas（War Is Over）



请点击这里：Happy Xmas（War Is Over）





当年发行唱片的包装。（来自Wiji ）


歌词：

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 ones
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 world is so wrong 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
I 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