1 December 1971 Happy Xmas (War Is Over) Released: 1 December 1971 (US) The basic track for Happy Xmas (War Is Over) was recorded at the Record Plant East in New York City on 28 October 1971. The balance engineer was studio owner Roy Cicala, and Phil Spector was the producer. Spector, of course, had previously recorded the classic 1963 album A Christmas Gift For You. Lennon had wanted Klaus Voormann to play bass guitar on the recording, but his flight from Germany to New York was delayed. Eventually the bass part was recorded by one of the four extra guitarists recruited for the session. The backing track was first to be recorded, after which a number of guitar and vocal overdubs were added. These included the whispered introduction for their children: Happy Christmas Kyoko. Happy Christmas Julian. A rough mix was made, and the first session ended at around 4am. On 29 October the singles b-side, Listen, The Snow Is Falling was recorded. The composition, written by Yoko Ono in 1968, featured the same musicians as on Happy Xmas (War Is Over), minus the acoustic guitarists and children. On 31 October the Harlem Community Choir, featuring around 30 children, were brought in to add backing vocals to the Christmas song. The sleeve photography for the single was also taken during this session. https://youtube/watch?v=WUCbZhIfQbA
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