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Does the John Lennon Happy Christmas song actually reflect the Russian Orthodox tradition rather than Western Christian?
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∙ 15y ago
Yes it does. note the lyrics- another year over, a new one JUST BEGUN. This puts Christmas AFTER New Year"s Day- and it is -January 7Th in the Russian Orthodox (and other Orthos) tradition. I liked the female vocal version of this song- seems to suggest not Saint Nick, but well, his Four Daughters in exile in the wilds of Siberia!
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