"Christmas"
Song by The Who
From the album Tommy
Album released	23 May 1969
Recorded	September 19 1968 to March 7, 1969
Genre	Rock
Song Length	4:34
Record label	Polydor
Producer	Kit Lambert
Tommy Album Listing
Eyesight to the Blind (The Hawker)	Christmas	Cousin Kevin

Christmas is a song written by Pete Townshend and is the seventh song on The Who's rock opera Tommy. The song tells how on Christmas morning, Tommy's father (others claim it is both of Tommy's parents) is worried about Tommy's future, and soul. He claims "Tommy doesn't know what day it is/He doesn't know who Jesus was or what praying is," and he wonders "How can he be saved/From the eternal grave?" Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Not to be confused with The Guess Who. ... Tommy (1969) is one of The Whos two full-scale rock operas, and the first musical work explicitly billed as a rock opera. ... May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Musical genres are categories which contain music which share a certain style or which have certain elements in common. ... // Rock may refer to: Geology Rock (geology), a substance composed of minerals. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in producing, manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and sometimes video recordings (especially music videos), on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Polydor Records is a record label once headquartered in Germany. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Kit Lambert (May 11, 1935 – April 7, 1981) was a record producer and the manager for The Who. ... Tommy (1969) is one of The Whos two full-scale rock operas, and the first musical work explicitly billed as a rock opera. ... Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (born May 19, 1945 in Chiswick, London) is an influential British rock guitarist and songwriter who is best known for his work with The Who. ... Not to be confused with The Guess Who. ... Tommy (1969) is one of The Whos two full-scale rock operas, the second is Quadrophenia (1979 in music 1969). ...

That same Christmas, Tommy is given a game of Poxy Pinball, foreshadowing to the events that take place in Pinball Wizard. Pinball is a type of coin-operated arcade game where a player attempts to score points by manipulating one or more metal balls on a playfield inside a glass case. ... Pinball Wizard is a song written by Pete Townshend and performed by The Who for the 1969 rock opera Tommy. ...