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Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas (1975)

submitted by mintbbb

1 decade 2 years 1 week ago

"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 categorised as a Christmas song this was not Lake's intention. Lake claims to have written the song in protest at the commercialisation of Christmas. Sinfield however, claims that the words are about a loss of innocence and 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 number two in the UK charts. It is currently his only hit solo release. (WikiPedia)

YouTube Description:

Greg's promo video for I Believe In Father Christmas filmed in Israel, 1975. Note that Keith is playing his Moog's and Carl is playing the tambourine.