Wishful Thinking: John and Yoko Release “Happy Xmas (War is Over)”
3 min readDec 1, 2018
In the late ’60s and early ’70s, John Lennon and Yoko Ono were as noted for their dedication to social activism as they were for making music. After years of having to downplay his more controversial views (relatively speaking) as a Beatle, Lennon could finally fully express himself freely.