John Lennon and Yoko Ono and the Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir, “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)”

Merry Christmas everyone from Beyond Highbrow!

Very nice. With the Harlem Children’s Choir. People talk a lot of crap about ghetto Blacks, and they pretty much deserve all the vitriol they get as long as they act like that and until they turn over another leaf anyway. But the thing is not everyone in the ghetto is a bad person. I used to teach in the ghetto and I met some really cool people, old ladies, women, men, and even kids. Some of them were very religious. There were also some folks, there, especially young women teachers, who really, really, really hated Whites.

And there were some students who hated Whites. But most of the teachers, administrators and even students did not hate Whites. In fact, a lot of those Black women seemed like they really liked White men. Well, they liked me anyway. But I was supposedly very handsome back then. There aren’t many White teachers who will even go in there, and they act like they are grateful that you ever dared to show up.

As you go deeper into the ghetto, the attitudes, the percentage of bad people and sheer lousy students, the likelihood of getting ripped off, etc., and the White-hating gets worse and worse. In the heart of the ghetto, it’s palpable, but there are still some cool students, administrators, and even teachers in there. On the edge of the ghetto (say Crenshaw High), things are much better, the Black teachers are way friendlier to Whites (or at least they were friendlier towards me), there are better students, but there are still some pretty lousy people among the students.

Notably, some of the best people were quite religious. That included some younger people and some older women.

[Intro: Yoko Ono & John Lennon] Happy Christmas, Kyoko Happy Christmas, Julian

[Verse 1: John Lennon] 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 had fun The near and the dear ones The old and the young

[Chorus: Yoko Ono & Harlem Community Choir] A very merry Christmas And a happy New Year Let’s hope it’s a good one Without any fear

[Verse 2: John Lennon & Harlem Community Choir] And so this is Christmas (Chorus: War is over) For weak and for strong (Chorus: If you want it) The rich and the poor ones (Chorus: War is over) The road is so long (Chorus: Now) And so happy Christmas (Chorus: War is over) For black and for white (Chorus: If you want it) For yellow and red ones (Chorus: War is over) Let’s stop all the fight (Chorus: Now)

[Chorus: Yoko Ono & Harlem Community Choir] A very merry Christmas And a happy New Year Let’s hope it’s a good one Without any fear

[Verse 3: John Lennon & Harlem Community Choir] And so this is Christmas (Chorus: War is over) And what have we done? (Chorus: If you want it) Another year over (Chorus: War is over) And a new one just begun (Chorus: Now) And so happy Christmas (Chorus: War is over) We hope you have fun (Chorus: If you want it) The near and the dear ones (Chorus: War is over) The old and the young (Chorus: Now)

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One thought on “John Lennon and Yoko Ono and the Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir, “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)””

  1. Crenshaw Boulevard is mentioned in many rap songs.

    I went to an all-White high school. There was no real racism, just people imitating their parents. An Italian girl said “nigger” once, and it freaked everyone out.

    Older Blacks can be very religious. I know a strict Black Southern Baptist church lady. I believe they couldn’t dance in her church. She loves to dance.

    Blacks are extroverts. It’s no surprise Blacks were friendly to you. Blacks chat up every girl they see at the gym. Problem is when two Black guys that aren’t homeys will chat up the same chicks.

    Black chicks like me at the gym. They are a little more streetwise, and the hot ones aren’t into the Black blabbers. The true attraction is that White men are exotic to Blacks. Probably the biggest age gaps I see are with Blacks: White Grandmas with young bucks and an old White guy with a young Black girl.

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