<P> At the time there was an increase in tension between the West and the Soviet Union, with American - controlled nuclear cruise missiles being stationed in the UK and a renewed fear of nuclear war . That is the context in which this anti-war song was written, and explains the reference to the fallout shelter . </P> <P> The song's melody is loosely based on a theme from Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 by Hugo Alfvén, and its major musical elements bear a resemblance to Mozart's Rondo in D Major, K382 . "Stop the Cavalry" reached #2 in Australia behind Slim Dusty's "Duncan". </P> <P> Jona Lewie's version was issued by Stiff Records (catalogue number BUY 104). In 1981, Stiff Records brought together the Gwalia Singers--a Welsh male voice choir--and the Cory Band to record a new arrangement of the song (catalogue number BUY 133). This version remains one of the most requested of all holiday songs in parts of the USA . and it has been suggested that it is "probably the most popular song ever by an artist who never had a charted recording" </P>

Who sang wish i was at home for christmas