Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. John Lennon’s “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” returns as a holiday ...

It's been a holiday staple in British homes since Christmas 1971 - yet many listeners remain clueless about what John Lennon whispers at the opening of his legendary festive track. Happy Xmas (War Is ...

Even after more than 50 years, people still can’t decipher what John Lennon and Yoko Ono are whispering at the start of their Christmas classic Happy Xmas (War Is Over) ...

Every holiday season, listeners are swept into John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” by a chorus of bright, unmistakably youthful voices. And since the track’s release in December 1971 ...

When Sean Ono Lennon teamed up with filmmaker Dave Mullins to create the short film War Is Over!, winning an Academy Award was the last thing on his mind. His focus was taking the anti-war anthem ...