Happy Xmas (War Is Over) by Yo-Yo Ma, Jake Shimabukuro

First recording by Woody Guthrie (April 16, 1944)

First recording and first release by Johnny Ace - Johnny Otis Orchestra (January 27, 1954 / December 1954)

First recording and first release by The Greenbriar Boys (1961 / November 1961)

First release by John & Yoko and The Plastic Ono Band with The Harlem Community Choir (December 1, 1971)