Protest songs in the United States Tom Paxton ("Lyndon Johnson Told the Nation" - about the escalation of the war in Vietnam, "Jimmy Newman" – the story of a dying soldier, and "My Son John" – about a soldier who returns from war unable to describe what he's been through), among others. The first protest song to reach number one in the United States was P.F. Sloan's "Eve Of Destruction", performed by Barry McGuire in 1965. The civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s often used Negro spirituals as a source of protest, changing the religious lyrics to suit the political mood of the time.
Christmas Eve (Kelly Clarkson song) Christmas Eve (Kelly Clarkson song) "Christmas Eve" is a song by American singer Kelly Clarkson. Written by Clarkson with Jason Halbert, who handled its production, it is a Christmas-themed song about the witnessing the festive joys of the Christmas season, primarily on the night before the holiday itself. Released as a companion track to Clarkson's children's book "River Rose and the Magical Christmas", it was later issued as a single by Atlantic Records on November 30, 2017. "Christmas Eve" is a Christmas-themed song written by Clarkson and Jason Halbert, with the latter producing it. Lyrically, it is a song of