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Wish I was at home for Christmas

Stop The Cavalry is a song written and performed by the musician, Jona Lewie. The song peaked at number three in the UK Singles Chart in December , at one point only being kept from number one by two re-issued songs by John Lennon, who had been murdered on 8 December. The song was never intended as a hit, but the line 'Wish I was at home for Christmas' as well as the brass band arrangements made it an appropriately styled song to play around Christmas time. The song is set at the front during a British war, though references to cavalry, Churchill and nuclear … read more
Stop The Cavalry is a song written and performed by the musician, Jona Lewie. The song peaked at number three in the UK Singles Chart in December read more
Stop The Cavalry is a song written and performed by the musician, Jona Lewie. The song peaked at number three in the UK Singles Chart in December , at one point only being kept from … read more

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Jona Lewie (born John Lewis, 14 March 1947, Southampton, England) is an English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Jona Lewie joined his first group, The Johnston City Jazz Band, while still at school in 1963, and by 1968 had become a blues & boogie singer and piano player. After being a member of the amateur group Dramatis Personae while still at school, Jona started in the music business as a session pianist, before joining the cult pub rock band, Brett Marvin & the Thunderbolts, in the late 1960s. The group was a popular live act for several years, but their on… read more
Jona Lewie (born John Lewis, 14 March 1947, Southampton, England) is an English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Jona Lewie joined his first group, The Johnston City Jazz Band,… read more
Jona Lewie (born John Lewis, 14 March 1947, Southampton, England) is an English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Jona Lewie joined his first group, The Johnston City Jazz Band, while still at school in 1963, and by 1968 ha… read more

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