Happy Christmas (War is Over)

Happy Christmas (War is over)

John Lennon & Yoko Ono (Arr. Maria Dunn 2009)

V1: Solo + guitar -- > Chorus (Tutti) V2: All + flute (melody) + Cl.1 + trump + violins (sustained notes) + cello - -> Chorus (Tutti) War is over: All + flute part + Cl.2 + violins (sustained notes) + cello --> Chorus (Tutti) V3: Men tune (Women: "war is over") + flute ('War ('War is over" 8ve) + Cl.2 + trump + v iolins (rhythm) + cello --> Choru s (Tutti) --> Coda

So this And so this And so this

is is is

Christ - mas Christ - mas Christ - mas

War

And what have you done? For  weak  and for  strong, And what have we done?

is

o

-

ver,

if

you

V1. vs1 tacet verse23 sustained notes vs 4 rhythm V2.

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An - oth - er  year  o - ver, For  rich and the  poor  ones, An - oth - er  year  o - ver,

want

it,

War

And a new one  just be - gun. The world is so wrong. And a new one  just be - gun.

is

o

-

ver,

Now

V1.

V2.

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And so this is Christ- mas And so hap - py Christ- mas And so this is Christ- mas

War

V1.

V2.

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I hope you have fun For  black  & for  white I hope you have fun

is

o

-

ver,

if

you

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The near  & the For  yel - low and The near  and the

want

it,

dear  ones, red ones, dear  ones,

The old and the Let's stop all the The old and the

War

is

o

-

ver,

young. fight. young.

Now

V1.

V2.

Chorus

16 

 A

ve - ry  Mer -ry Christ - mas,

and a Hap -py  New Year.

(Play all times) V1. (Play all times) V2.

1-2

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 Let's hope it's a

good one,

With -out  an - y

 fear.

V1.

V2.

Coda 3.

War

is

o - ver,

if

you

want it,

War

is

o - ver,

Now.

 pp V1.  pp V2.

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