Lockdown Licks no. 104
“I Believe in Father Christmas” by Greg Lake.
Lead solo played on a Telecaster with neck pick up selected. Nux amp on clean channel with a little reverb. Includes an improvised 3 string rake/drag and 3 note harmonic chord to end. (not on original.)
“I Believe in Father Christmas” is a song by English musician Greg Lake with lyrics by Peter Sinfield. Although it is often categorised as a Christmas song, this was not Lake’s intention. He said that he wrote the song in protest at the commercialisation of Christmas. Bah Humbug! Sinfield, however, said that the words are about a loss of innocence and childhood belief. Released in 1975, the song reached number 2 on the UK Singles Chart, number 17 in Ireland.