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The 12 Days Before Xmas:
I Believe In Father Christmas
The 2nd Day Before Xmas
I Believe in Father Christmas is a song written and performed by Greg Lake of Emerson, Lake and Palmer fame, featuring lyrics by Peter Sinfield.
It's become a holiday favorite that rakes in cash year after year, though this was never Lake's intention - quite the opposite, in fact - he wrote the song to protest the commercialization of Christmas. And he's been quite vocal about it since, telling one reporter:
"I find it appalling when people say it's politically incorrect to talk about Christmas, you've got to talk about 'The Holiday Season'. Christmas was a time of family warmth and love. There was a feeling of forgiveness, acceptance. And I do believe in Father Christmas."
Lyricist Sinfield, however, feels that "the words are about a loss of innocence and childhood belief."
Whatever its intended meaning, it certainly captured the hearts of the masses. Released in 1975, the song reached #2 in the UK, #17 in Ireland and #98 in Australia.
Hopefully, all that yearly holiday ka-ching warms the heart of Mr. Lake, for, yes, it appears the song is the gift that keeps giving!
Give yourself a little gift this holiday season.
A little you time! All good boys deserve favor!
- uptonking from Wonderland Burlesque
I Believe In Father Christmas - Greg Lake
6 comments:
Yep....another favorite!!!! I think the version I heard seemed to be sped up a bit. It's a goodie for sure.
Have never heard this one. Ever.
And that’s quite the opposite effect,I think.
Xmas is indeed too commercialized. He was right then and now.
XoXo
This is one of the very few Christmas songs I can actually bear. When in the mood, I actually quite like it!
My very favourite though is the Dandy Warhols "Little Drummer Boy".
Father Christmas? Santa!!!!
I love his sound/voice. It reminds me of the Byrds.
A slightly stripped down version without the lush orchestra and choir background vocals is on ELP Work's Vol 2. This version is even more bitter than this Greg lake single.
Radio and malls take a song with a great melody and repeatedly play it over and over turning it into a "Christmas" hit without thinking about what the lyrics are saying. But this also happened to John Lennon's Merry Xmas (War is Over).
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