Metal and Christmas? Who's eating cheesecake then?

Which metal band does your favorite Christmas... I mean, December holiday song?

I am going to go with Savatage, even though TSO pretty much got the credit, but still. Also I really enjoy King Diamond's "Christmas" and "No presents for Christmas" are definitely on my top lists.

So what's yours? Oh and you over there in the corner, which song do you like... -points-

Dio/Iommi's version of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen".

Hanoi Rock's 'Dead By Christmas' once held a special place in my blackened heart. Now I'm more of an Alvin & The Chipmonks 'Christmas Time Is Here' kinda guy. Having kids softened me up. Just a little.

Venom - "Black Xmas"

Stryper's "Reason for the Season/Winter Wonderland" single

Deliverance's "Silent Night"

Anything by TSO, but two favorite songs in particular - "Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24" (even though it'll always be a Savatage song to me!) and "The Three Kings (What Really Happened)"

And on the non-metal side, anything off of this album is pure gold:

It doesnt get much better than Deliverance's version of Silent Night.

Twisted Sister's "12 Days of Christmas"

MetalGuy71 wrote:

Now I'm more of an Alvin & The Chipmonks 'Christmas Time Is Here' kinda guy.

I totally agree lol... how can you not, I mean their harmonies are untouched by anyone else :^)

Temple of Blood wrote:

Dio/Iommi's version of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen".

This...

And TSO/Savatage - "Christmas Eve: Sarajevo 12/24" (which I will see live for the 3rd time tonight!)

Love the TSO stuff. Halford's Christmas album is good too.

Halford's Winter songs

I can't nail it down to just one song, but as far as CDs and/or groups of songs go, it's either Theocracy's Christmas songs or a Christmas CD I have which is called A Very Metal Christmas. Great stuff.

See this link for samples:

A Very Metal Christmas



Of course, there are some I haven't heard yet, like Halford's Winter Songs or Twisted Sister's Christmas disc, but right now the afore-mentioned are my current favs.

I am waiting for the next great kick ass Kwanzaa metal album to come out!

Wait, there's a first one? I missed it.

The term "Merry Christmass" actually means " Happy Christ Death". So when you hear Santa say Ho ho ho Merry Christmass it's actually mocking Jesus's death....

troublemagnet wrote:

The term "Merry Christmass" actually means " Happy Christ Death". So when you hear Santa say Ho ho ho Merry Christmass it's actually mocking Jesus's death....

Sweet. So now along with offending Jews, I can irritate Christians too. I'll eat a big steak while I'm at it, just to watch PETA get their panties in a knot.

It's the most wonderful time of the year...

Anything is better than the boring traditional stuff Wal-Mart shoves down my throat at work. The TSO albums and the Twisted Sister Christmas albums of course. I also liked Monster Ballads X-Mas, and I need to listen to Halford's album again (only listened to it once last year). I haven't listened to my Metal Xmas CD but I'm sure there will be a lot of favorites there. Apart from the alubums, some of my favorite metal Christmas songs:

Deliverance-Silent Night
Dokken-Santa Claus Is Comming To Town
Stryper-Winter Wonder Land

I also listen to .38 Special's Christmas album and The December People album (prog rock versions of Christmas songs.

BTW Toublemagnet, Christ + mass=Christmas. Mass is a holy celebration, so Christmas is not a celebration of Christ dying. Although, his death IS something to celebrate because it meant our sins died with him (he also came back so it wasn't final).