I Believe in Father Christmas by Greg Lake in HD

From Wikipedia:
"I Believe In Father Christmas" is a song by Greg Lake (most famously a member of King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer), with lyrics by Peter
Sinfield. Although it is often categorized as a Christmas song this was not
Lake's intention. Lake claims to have written the song in protest at the
commercialization of Christmas. Sinfield however, claims that the words
are about a loss of innocence & childhood belief.

The song is often misinterpreted as an anti-religious song and, because of
this, Lake was surprised at its success. As he stated in a Mojo magazine
interview: "I find it appalling when people say it's politically incorrect to talk about Christmas, you've got to talk about 'The Holiday Season.' Christmas was
a time of family warmth and love. There was a feeling of forgiveness,
acceptance. And I do believe in Father Christmas."

The song was recorded by Lake in 1974 and released separately from ELP in
1975, becoming the Christmas number two in the UK charts. It is currently
his only hit solo release. A second recording done by the full trio, with a
more stripped-down arrangement, was included on the 1977 album Works Volume II. It was recorded a third time in 1993, for the ELP box set The Return of the Manticore, and Lake revisited it yet again for the 2002 Sanctuary Records compilation A Classic Rock Christmas. The song has also appeared on several other ELP and Christmas compilation albums. Mostly notable of these re-releases is a 1995 EP titled I Believe in Father Christmas, which includes Lake's original single as well as the Works Volume II version.

Lyrics:
They said there'll be snow at Christmas
They said there'll be peace on earth
But instead it just kept on raining
A veil of tears for the virgin's birth
I remember one Christmas morning
A winters light and a distant choir
And the peal of a bell and that Christmas tree smell
And their eyes full of tinsel and fire

They sold me a dream of Christmas
They sold me a silent night
And they told me a fairy story
'till I believed in the Israelite
And I believed in father Christmas
And I looked at the sky with excited eyes
'till I woke with a yawn in the first light of dawn
And I saw him and through his disguise

I wish you a hopeful Christmas
I wish you a brave new year
All anguish pain and sadness
Leave your heart and let your road be clear
They said there'll be snow at Christmas
They said there'll be peace on earth
Hallelujah noel be it heaven or hell
The Christmas you get you deserve

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[Banged147Chicks]

why can't i find the b side to this? HUMBUG?

[360garry]

Love this. If this was food I would of eaten it all by now. Lost count how many times i've played this now. Cheers and all the best for the new year.

[rupertmundy]

Beautiful song, beautiful presentation. Thanks for posting this.

[EPI6fingers]

Always look forward to Herring Greg lakes version of father Christmas every Christmas holiday it's a true classic and universal treasure!

[tsukishiro70]

This song fucking rocks. Oops, swore there, sorry. But it does. Amazing how the music from a 1930s pisstake of the Czars from Stalinist Russia ends up as the backbone for the best straight up Christmas song ever made.

[dollymaud]

In my opinion the only Christmas song that really tells it like it is, and a beautiful video too. Thank you very much for the upload. Wishing you a good one. x

[Tootzie061]

For some reason I haven't heard this song!!! It's just not Christmas without this wonderful song. Thanks so much for uploading the one and only true version. The video is very well done, again thanks so much. Just made my Christmas Christmas!! Merry Christmas to you and yours!

[Circumpunk]

Sorry, you're not Bea! hahahaha Thanks for uploading it anyway vzqk50HD.

[Circumpunk]

This is my ABSOLUTELY favorite Christmas Song. I haven't heard it this year so thanks so much for uploading Bea!

[MrM894]

@homey32100 here here mate