Happy Christmas (War is over)

John Lennon & Yoko Ono

(Arr. Maria Dunn 2009)

V1: Solo + guitar --> Chorus (Tutti)

V2: All + flute (melody) + Cl.1 + trump + violins (sustained notes) + cello --> Chorus (Tutti)
War is over: All + flute part + Cl.2 + violins (sustained notes) + cello --> Chorus (Tutti)
V3: Men tune (Women: "war is over") + flute ('War is over" 8ve) + Cl.2 + trump + violins (rhythm) + cello --> Chorus (Tutti) --> Coda

So this
And so this
And so this

V1.

V2.

is
is
is

Christ - mas
Christ - mas
Christ - mas

War

V2.

it,

War

ver,

is

if

you

And a new one just be - gun.

The world is so
wrong.
And a new one just be - gun.

ver,

Now

And so this is Christ - mas

And so hap - py Christ - mas
And so this is Christ - mas

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An - oth - er year o - ver,

For rich and the poor ones,
An - oth - er year o - ver,

V1.

want

V2.

And what have you done?

For weak and for strong,
And what have we done?

vs1 tacet verse23 sustained notes vs 4 rhythm

V1.

is

War

is

I hope you have fun

For black & for white
I hope you have fun

ver,

if

you



12

it,

Chorus

is

16

ve - ry

Mer - ry Christ - mas,

(Play all times)

V1.

(Play all times)

War

V1.
want

V2.

The near & the dear ones,

For yel - low and red ones,
The near and the dear ones,

V2.

The old and the

Let's stop all the
The old and the

ver,

young.
fight.
young.

Now

and a Hap - py New Year.

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1-2

V1.
V2.

Let's hope it's a

With - out an - y

fear.

Coda

3.

V1.

good one,

V2.

War is
pp

o - ver,

if

you

want it,

War is

o - ver,

Now.

pp

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