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 we get we deserve

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Happy Christmas 2012 to everyone.

[Betty Taylor]

best christmas tune ever recorded , better than the jazzy crap today .

[Claudio Zuñiga]

What a beautiful tune

[Leighton Elliott]

it only took Greg lake to make it a favorite?

[Leighton Elliott]

Sorry sir but this song is so Christian........it is out of your league!

[Leighton Elliott]

Best christmas carol of all time!



[Leighton Elliott]

If the Minister played this tune in church......everyone would be there!



[Dave Mal]

One of the best songs ever. I always wish people a Merry Christmas, never happy holidays.

[Vincent Dunne]

My favorite Christmas song. The only thing that comes close is 'Fairytale of New York'.

[trevortjes]

is this version remasterd?

[Stephen Smith]

A great song that's not just for Christmas.

[MIke Como]

Great post Merry Christmas.