I Believe in Father Christmas – Greg Lake

“I Believe In Father Christmas” is a song by English musician Greg Lake with lyrics by Peter Sinfield. Although it is often categorized as a Christmas song, this was not Lake’s intention. He said that he wrote the song in protest at the commercialization of Christmas. Peter Sinfield, however, said that the words are about a loss of innocence and childhood belief.
Released in 1975, the song reached number two on the UK Singles Chart. The video for the record was shot on the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt, and in the Dead Sea Scrolls caves in the West Bank, and includes footage from the Vietnam War.

The song has been included on the album “Emerson, Lake And Palmer: Works 2”(1975)

Second video has been filmed live at St. Bride’s Church, Fleet Street, in the City of London with Jethro Tull’ s Ian Anderson on flute, David Arch on keyboards, Florian Opahle on acoustic guitar and the church choir, in 2006.

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I believe in Father Christmas - Greg Lake & Ian Anderson

I believe in Father Christmas - Greg Lake - Ian Anderson