song english musician george_harrison written new year eve released december album album lead single britain european countries second single dark horse north_america large scale production song incorporates aspects wall sound technique particularly christmas recordings addition harrison biographers view attempt emulate success glam rock anthems holiday season everybody wish christmas everyday song minor hit britain united_states hit world harrison took lyrics found nineteenth century home park legacy eccentric founder sir song ring old ring new refrain invited interpretation harrison past member beatles singer marriage dark horse album harrison vocals recording hampered throat condition partly having business projects recently launched record label recorded park studio track includes musical contributions release song met unfavourable response music critics considered musical lyrical simplicity positive factor contemporary pop hit time singles harrison promotional video features scenes track park dressed variety themed costumes song receives occasional airplay holiday season video appears dvd harrison disc box set released september background composition george_harrison purchased acre park estate thames january soon composed ballad sir let roll tribute property original owner eccentric victorian lawyer named harrison included song things pass triple album released november time begun incorporating new compositions crisp inscribed property years line verse beginning scan friend microscopic glass particularly harrison eventually song answer end similarly took harrison years turn inspirational lines verse carvings house drawing room song lyrics lines provided repeated verse ring old ring new took carving left fireplace ring false ring true right autobiography harrison credits english poet lord original source lines authors describe quickest song harrison wrote terms time spent composition words song middle yesterday today tomorrow tomorrow today yesterday came pair inscriptions crisp time park harrison found lines called garden building carved stone matching windows lyrics song title repeated times serve chorus sung imitation clock chorus lyrics combined message verse lend composition obvious new year theme harrison later described song optimistic suggested instead getting stuck everybody try ringing old ringing new people sing apply lives harrison singles early 1970s sweet lord life love peace earth similarly written quickly case tracks dark horse album author recognises example harrison abandoning careful approach music period remaining concurrent projects vocal duo splinter preceding change elements british media ridiculed harrison continued association movement music critics objected overtly spiritual content album living material world marriage summer harrison wanted boys spotlight grabbing philosopher according production initial recording harrison recorded rhythm track home studio late november sessions aside acoustic guitar musicians track piano bass drums appeared earlier year recording engineer sessions coincided period domestic park harrison involved affairs saw new year party park mansion absolute night according friend chris harrison having openly declared love wife days recalls harrison told party let divorce year harrison included rough mix tape sent boss january shortly travelling india visit escape unhappy domestic situation purpose tape find distributor albums harrison future acts splinter place love started harrison productions beatles apple record label added songs tape introductory comments outlined harrison went adopt wall sound production technique collaborator american producer subsequent work track harrison musical arrangement reflects influence album christmas gift contained produced songs crystals recently produced single happy war single john_lennon authors claim harrison set create seasonal classic attempt match british chart success happy particularly wish christmas everyday glam rock singles major hits winter cites inclusion finished version distorted electric guitars similar hit harrison use tubular bells female choir matched arrangement wish christmas everyday heavily influenced sound having incorporated aspects technique harrison aim according update wall sound reflected glam rock mood day harrison overdubbed response guitar riffs rhythm track slide guitars overdubs included tenor saxophone parts second acoustic guitar played harrison contributed organ percussion included tubular bells bells harrison workload ensured rushing finish october beginning north american tour november described harrison rough sounding singing shows effects long standing throat problem combination abuse condition worsened leading contracting simultaneously completed vocals album los_angeles rehearsed tour female backing singers track remain uncredited release united_kingdom released lead single december apple don non album track harrison recorded single specifically single united_states dark horse issued advance album coupled instrumental tour express released days christmas apple apple issued white label promotional discs radio stations containing edit song single available picture sleeve consisting song lyrics printed white background stamped symbols logo record face label included photo harrison new girlfriend song information single harrison face sides dark horse face labels similarly alternated picture harrison combined positioning opening track detail gave impression song represented harrison future wife farewell album inner sleeve credits harrison listed track ron let reference wood brief affair took acknowledged having provided spirit recording farewell past harrison signed called beatles agreement papers new_york december group legal identity smash hit harrison hoped moderately successful single peaked number britain number america billboard hot easter write single remarkably given issued late advantage holiday season programming harrison single enjoyed success internationally climbing number netherlands number belgium despite having author terms respectable chart run america apple distributor omitted song compilation best george harrison company issued harrison moved following release song unavailable newly remastered form apple years harrison released september critical reception contemporary reviews majority music critics unimpressed release came wake unfavourable reviews north american tour keeping song message harrison refused celebrate past concerts nostalgia beatles mainstream music press criticised poor state voice decision feature heavily program bbc called repetitive dull accused harrison nme derided stuff nonsense adding looking saving words enthusiasm pass begin think lyrics spirit slight harrison standing helped presence don care anymore casual delivery literal message song title favourable review wrote single come expect substance nursery rhyme important musicians decade true catchy sound bounce sort normally associated chicken records habit selling bound hit rolling_stone condemned harrison releasing album voice blown apparent disdain beatles legacy dismissed song stab amid scathing critique gave harrison tour album baltimore radio station cited example music altered radically writing magazine defended harrison away past saying matched critically acclaimed things pass surpassing times clarity production lovely songs praised title track harrison ron wood collaboration far east man simply good songs remarking surprisingly late release holiday season single billboard reviewer deemed track extremely performance added george genuine hit sound offer right early january time change resolutions catchy heavily production harrison uptempo guru vein edition beatles illustrated record dismissed song played reworking traditional bells concluding writing book beatles forever exquisite arrangements harrison earlier albums absent labelled string card clichés music match retrospective assessment legacy song review allmusic writes arguably simplistic lyrics tune harrison trademark optimism especially repeated chorus ring old ring new ring false ring true harrison biographer acknowledges traditional pop merits song explaining worthy red rose credentials smash actually grabbed public writing magazine january described simplistic sterling stab christmas anthem deserved far better low chart britain book harrison singer songwriter series comments song overt political message christmas single paul_mccartney wonderful writes somewhat appeal place views song intermittently amusing rocker state harrison voice recording benefited winter author harrison rough vocals dark horse enhanced song father time impression reviews apple years reissue paste magazine refers song christmas anthem infectious wonderful globally minded happy war conversely magazine singles song album packed beautiful small scale moments labels george reference children song stand adds glam evokes horrible 70s shows december promoting album hosted christmas themed radio new_york featured singles seasonal recordings selection artists japanese act limits covered song gentle guitar dreams harrison tribute album released harrison original receives airplay christmas new year period unlike happy lesser extent achieved status perennial holiday classic promo clip harrison compiled colour film time promotional clip singles film little seen time release broadcast january television french network premiere year video issued officially disc box set september described conveys harrison deemed comical aspect song describes clip sporadically amusing says content audiences dark horse tour concerts discover old wanted ring beatles harrison appears range beatles related costumes track attire scenes represents chronology periods band career starting hamburg era black followed wig grey suit iconic sgt pepper uniform scenes plays mix guitars including famous string beatles film hard day night christened recording guitar gently september sgt pepper portion shows harrison playing indian man plays harrison creates album cover appearing naked save acoustic guitar pair boots change costume instrument supports stated rejection tour 70s era george harrison seen walking grounds scenes wears present day attire represents new identity according harrison appearance character cover album harrison final choruses inside house filmed close surrounded cast characters end clip seen roof house replacing pirate standard yellow red flag gesture opposite learned harrison affair video directed harrison filmed personnel adapted harrison original credits reproduced dark horse booklet george_harrison vocals string acoustic guitar slide guitars organ percussion backing vocals horn arrangement piano bass drums drums electric guitar electric guitar acoustic guitar uncredited female choir chart positions
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