I Believe in Father Christmas
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"I Believe in Father Christmas" is a 1975 progressive rock Christmas song by Greg Lake that contrasts nostalgic holiday imagery with a critique of commercialism and lost innocence.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Emerson, Lake & Palmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartedIn | UK Singles Chart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUK | 2 ⓘ |
| composer | Greg Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstReleasedAs | non-album single ⓘ |
| genre |
Christmas music
ⓘ
progressive rock ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| hasNotableCoverVersionBy |
Elaine Paige
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sarah Brightman NERFINISHED ⓘ U2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Vertical Horizon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOpeningLine | They said there'll be snow at Christmas ⓘ |
| hasPart | Troika theme from Lieutenant Kijé Suite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
bells and chimes ⓘ orchestral arrangement ⓘ |
| isChristmasStandard | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterIncludedOn | Greg Lake compilation albums ⓘ |
| lyricist | Peter Sinfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricSubject | contrast between idealized Christmas and reality ⓘ |
| mood | bittersweet ⓘ |
| musicVideoFeatures |
Middle Eastern landscapes
ⓘ
war imagery ⓘ |
| oftenPlayedDuring | Christmas season ⓘ |
| originalReleaseFormat | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| performer | Greg Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Greg Lake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peter Sinfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Atlantic Records
ⓘ
Manticore Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1975 ⓘ |
| releasePeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| subjectOf | critical analysis of anti-commercial Christmas songs ⓘ |
| tempo | moderate ⓘ |
| theme |
commercialism of Christmas
ⓘ
disillusionment ⓘ lost innocence ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ |
| usesMelodyFrom | Lieutenant Kijé Suite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesMusicBy | Sergei Prokofiev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | solo male vocal ⓘ |
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