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 is over" 8ve) + Cl.2 + trump + violins (rhythm) + cello --> Chorus (Tutti) --> Coda

       So this And so this And so this

      V1.

V2.

is is is

       

  

  











Christ - mas Christ - mas Christ - mas

War







4

   

8

   

V2.

 it,

    

   

War



        





-

ver,

       





is

      if

     



  you

     

      

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

o



-

ver,



Now



     

            

     

     

  











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

        

46

    

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

            

V1.

    

          want

V2.

    



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

o

vs1 tacet verse23 sustained notes vs 4 rhythm

   

V1.

is

    

     

War

is

    



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



       o

     

-

ver,

 if

  you

     

                    

    12

      it,

   

Chorus





is

     

               

16

 

  

A

ve - ry

Mer - ry Christ - mas,

(Play all times)      V1. 

(Play all times)     

   



War

         





     

        V1.  want

V2.



The near & the dear ones, For yel - low and red ones, The near and the dear ones,

    

V2.

  

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



      o

-

ver,

     

 



young. fight. young.



Now

            

           

and a Hap - py New Year.









 

       

        



       

        

              

20

      

1-2

           

 



                              V1.  V2.

Let's hope it's a

With - out an - y

fear.

                             

Coda

  3.  

V1.

good one,

p

p

     

    V2.  

                                   







War is pp

o - ver,



if



you

want it,



War is



o - ver,

Now.







                         

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