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I Believe in Father Christmas

song composed by Greg Lake, lyrics by Peter Sinfield, interpolating "Troika" from "Lieutenant Kijé" by Sergei Prokofiev
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I Believe in Father Christmas

Summary

I Believe in Father Christmas is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (131 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • I Believe in Father Christmas's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • I Believe in Father Christmas's composer is recorded as Greg Lake[4].
  • I Believe in Father Christmas's composer is recorded as Sergei Prokofiev[5].
  • I Believe in Father Christmas's genre is folk rock[6].
  • I Believe in Father Christmas's genre is symphonic rock[7].
  • I Believe in Father Christmas's genre is Christmas music[8].
  • I Believe in Father Christmas's genre is classical music[9].
  • I Believe in Father Christmas's based on is recorded as Troїka[10].
  • I Believe in Father Christmas was performed by Greg Lake[11].
  • Among the performers on I Believe in Father Christmas was Emerson, Lake & Palmer[12].
  • I Believe in Father Christmas was performed by Toyah Willcox[13].
  • Among the performers on I Believe in Father Christmas was Elaine Paige[14].
  • I Believe in Father Christmas was performed by Honeymoon Suite[15].
  • I Believe in Father Christmas was performed by Emerson, Lake & Palmer[16].
  • I Believe in Father Christmas was performed by Human Drama[17].
  • Among the performers on I Believe in Father Christmas was Vertical Horizon[18].
  • Among the performers on I Believe in Father Christmas was Sarah Brightman[19].
  • Among the performers on I Believe in Father Christmas was Connie Talbot[20].
  • Among the performers on I Believe in Father Christmas was Joe McElderry[21].
  • I Believe in Father Christmas was performed by Susan Boyle[22].
  • Among the performers on I Believe in Father Christmas was Tony Hadley[23].
  • Among the performers on I Believe in Father Christmas was Robbie Williams[24].
  • I Believe in Father Christmas was performed by Annie Barbazza[25].
  • I Believe in Father Christmas is part of Works Volume 2[26].
  • I Believe in Father Christmas's language of work or name is recorded as English[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[28]

  • Genre(s): christmas music[29]

  • Community tags: christmas, christmas music[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4d7a2e68-887d-3f1f-9f3c-d17f3f50de14[31]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Greg Lake[11], Emerson, Lake & Palmer[12], Toyah Willcox[13], Elaine Paige[14], Honeymoon Suite[15], and Human Drama[17].

Publication

I Believe in Father Christmas was published on November 1975[32]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[27]. Genres include folk rock[6], symphonic rock[7], Christmas music[8], and classical music[9]. It is part of Works Volume 2[26].

Why It Matters

I Believe in Father Christmas ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (131 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Related Entities

Elaine Paige Greg Lake Robbie Williams Sarah Brightman Sergei Prokofiev Susan Boyle United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Greg Lake, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Toyah Willcox +12
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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