耶誕節到了，對我這個沒什麼特別信仰的人來說，真的是沒什麼感覺。但菟米台長問說有無應景的歌曲可讓大家Happy一下？這可難倒我了，坦白說，我之前幾乎不聽什麼耶誕歌曲，要說應景，我知道的就是那首《Jingle Bells》了。

想說找看看有哪些好聽的耶誕歌曲，才發現耶誕相關的歌曲多到一塌糊塗。有網站將Mariah Carey的《All I Want For Christmas Is You》，列為50首最佳耶誕歌曲的第一名，但我聽聽也不怎麼樣。倒是忽然發現Celine Dion唱的這首《Happy X'mas(War Is Over)》還頗不錯聽。

看資料，原來這首歌是大才子披頭合唱團的John Lennon和他的老婆Yoko Ono ( 小野洋子 ) 共同所寫，也很難得的竟然找了「哈林社區合唱團 ( The Harlem Community Choir )」來唱合音。1971以單曲發行，獲得英國排行榜的第4名。John Lennon在1980遭槍擊身亡之後，此曲更受到大家的注意，每過一段時間，總還是會再出現在英國的排行榜中。

這當然也是一首反越戰歌曲。後常有藝人翻唱，我覺得Celine Dion的版本比John Lennon的原版還要來得好聽。

在此也  祝大家有個快樂平安的耶誕夜！

So this is christmas
And what have you done
Another year over
A new one just begun
And so this is christmas
I hope you have fun
The near and the dear ones
The old and the young
A very merry christmas
And a happy new year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear
And so this is christmas
For weak and for strong
The rich and the poor ones
The war is so long
And so happy christmas
For black and for white
For yellow and red ones
Let's stop all the fight
A very merry christmas
And a happy new year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear
And so this is christmas
And what have we done
Another year over
The new one just begun
And so happy christmas
We hope you have fun
The near and the dear ones
The old and the young
A very merry christmas
And a happy new year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear
And so this is christmas
And what have we done
Another year over
A new one just begun