Since it’s often focused on the good times, classic rock is a great genre for New Year’s. One John Lennon song needs to be accepted as a New Year’s standard. It mentions the holiday in its chorus!

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. John Lennon’s “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” returns as a holiday ...

If anyone knew how to write songs destined to be covered again and again, it was the members of The Beatles. John Lennon’s “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” inspired several renditions, including one by ...

John Lennon's “Happy XMas (War Is Over)” is a top 40 hit once again in the U.K., as it surges into the region on the streaming chart as Christmas approaches. John Lennon (1940 - 1980) of the Beatles ...

It has been playing on repeat in UK households since Christmas 1971 - but some people still have no idea what John Lennon whispers at the start of his iconic Christmas song. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) ...

Old Crow Medicine Show is looking to start the holiday season off early. The two-time Grammy-nominated ensemble shared that on November 21, they will release a new album steeped in Christmas spirit.

Only recently given stewardship over his late father’s work, Sean Ono Lennon is on a remarkable run. The only child of John Lennon and Yoko Ono won an Academy Award this year for a short film based on ...