Things I Heard Today

I just heard two modern Christmas songs in a store, John Lennon's "Happy Christmas (War Is Over)" and Paul McCartney's "A Wonderful Christmas Time." What a great illustration of the differences between the two.

John's is a very simple but memorable melody with a basic anti-war message that almost overwhelms the song. Paul's is a bouncy, catchy number that focuses more on the personal feelings Christmas evokes.

I like both, but if only there were some way to combine the talents of these two.