John Lennon released Happy Xmas (War Is Over), the iconic anti-war Christmas song that continues to inspire peace and ...

John Lennon, the mastermind behind Happy Xmas (War Is Over), created a Christmas classic with a powerful anti-war message.

John Lennon had a knack for stand-alone Top 40 songs. As the following countdown shows, five of his 14 trips to Billboard’s main singles chart weren’t originally part of any original album. Included ...

How the Harlem Community Choir helped John Lennon and Yoko Ono turn “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” into a global message of peace ...

John Lennon was a bit of an enigma. He was a creative genius, and his songwriting partnership with Paul McCartney yielded some of the greatest songs of the 20th century. But as a man, he didn’t speak ...

Freddie Mercury, in particular, contributed greatly to the band’s extensive discography. Not only was he a celebrated and ...

The Beatles’ breakup brought about a years-long hiatus in the friendship of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. With their hit-making songwriting partnership legally dissolved — each had been writing on ...

In 1965, John Lennon bought a Swiss-Made KB Discomatic and created a personal, portable playlist, filling the antediluvian music box with 40 of his favorite 45s to keep him “company” on tour with the ...

If you read about John Lennon’s songwriting methods, you realize he got ideas from everywhere. For what became his least favorite Beatles song, John used a line from an Elvis hit as a ...