I believe in Father Christmas - Greg Lake - Ian Anderson

Youtube ^ | 17 Dec, 2011 | Greg Lake

[MtnClimber]

2,832,470 views Dec 17, 2011

Greg Lake (of King Crimson and Emerson, Lake and Palmer) performs his 1975 classic "I Believe in Father Christmas" 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.

[The_Harlequin]

A favorite of mine. This version gives me hope for the future.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZK_bBYJwRA

[lightman]

Honestly, I still don’t know if the meaning of this song is good or bad.

"They told me a fairy story / 'til I believed in the Israelite"

Very ambiguous. Is belief in "the Israelite" the result of being conditioned by fairy stories; or do the fairy stories vanish upon believing in Him?

I always hear those lines as the latter.

[clearcarbon]

"Honestly, I still don’t know if the meaning of this song is good or bad."

It's the kind of holiday jingle that should push more than a few democrats over the edge in 2024.

Hallelujah, Noel be it heaven or hell,
The Christmas we get we deserve