Christmas metal...

So it's getting close. I've got a few good Christmas metal songs (such as King Diamond, and the Holy Grail cover). And of course there's Twisted Sister's Christmas album. And TSO.

Any lesser known stuff floating around out there to track down?

You have Halford's Christmas album?

Dark Horseman wrote:

You have Halford's Christmas album?

Oh, I don't have that. I do remember it coming out a couple years ago, but I never got it. That'll be a good one.

I like these:

Brutal Christmas: The Season in Chaos 2002 Sounds of the Dead
Merry Axemas: A Guitar Christmas 1997 Sony Records
Merry Axemas 2: More Guitars for Christmas 1998 Epic Records
We Wish You a Hairy Christmas 2003 Koch Records
We Wish You a Metal Xmas and a Headbanging New Year 2008 Armoury Records

There is (was) this project:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Mas_Project


Also if you want really terrible extreme metal there is also 'A Brutal Christmas' compilation...

Orion Crystal Ice wrote:

There is (was) this project:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Mas_Project

This looks exactly like what I'm looking for. Thanks.

ZombieHavoc wrote:

Dark Horseman wrote:

You have Halford's Christmas album?

Oh, I don't have that. I do remember it coming out a couple years ago, but I never got it. That'll be a good one.

I'd 2nd that one. Winter Songs is very good. Along with Exact's Merry Axemas discs, I'd also recommend any of Gary Hoey's Chrismas albums (3 albums & one Best of) if you want some good rocking instrumentals.

It's goes again my core beliefs to talk or even recognize Christmas before Thanksgiving (retailers be damned), but I'm always on the lookout for interesting non-traditional takes on Christmas music as well. Just recently picked up a Smithereens Christmas album.

As it get closer to the holidays, I'll post some more favorites. Most of it falls more into the rock category with some metal thrown in there for good measure.

MetalGuy71 wrote:

It's goes again my core beliefs to talk or even recognize Christmas before Thanksgiving (retailers be damned), but I'm always on the lookout for interesting non-traditional takes on Christmas music as well. Just recently picked up a Smithereens Christmas album.

I definitely won't listen to any Christmas music until after Thanksgiving (though I am itching to listen to that She & Him Christmas disc I got last year--so good), but I like to start thinking about anything I might want to get before hand.

I actually used to never care or listen to Christmas music. I had a few songs here and there, just because they were on albums I had anyway, like Joan Jett's "Little Drummer Boy". Then, a couple years ago, my wife was listening to a Christmas radio station and they played a TSO song. I had never heard them before, and I got hooked. I bought a couple of their discs, and then just in general started enjoying more stuff by bands and genres I already liked that were doing Christmas-themed stuff.

Bobnoxious - Ho Ho Ho

I really like all of Theocracys christmas tunes.Check em out!

tohostudios wrote:

Bobnoxious - Ho Ho Ho

great choice!!

Thrasher73 wrote:

I really like all of Theocracys christmas tunes.Check em out!

Yeah, that's a good one! I play Rudolph vs Frosty every year!

ZombieHavoc wrote:

MetalGuy71 wrote:

It's goes again my core beliefs to talk or even recognize Christmas before Thanksgiving (retailers be damned), but I'm always on the lookout for interesting non-traditional takes on Christmas music as well. Just recently picked up a Smithereens Christmas album.

I definitely won't listen to any Christmas music until after Thanksgiving (though I am itching to listen to that She & Him Christmas disc I got last year--so good), but I like to start thinking about anything I might want to get before hand.

I actually used to never care or listen to Christmas music. I had a few songs here and there, just because they were on albums I had anyway, like Joan Jett's "Little Drummer Boy". Then, a couple years ago, my wife was listening to a Christmas radio station and they played a TSO song. I had never heard them before, and I got hooked. I bought a couple of their discs, and then just in general started enjoying more stuff by bands and genres I already liked that were doing Christmas-themed stuff.

I wasn't real big on it either in my teens and early 20's, when I was an angry young man. So much sap. But when I picked up that first Merry Axemas cd, I really loved it. From there on, I started tracking down all kinds of non-traditional takes on Christmas music. I've even re-discovered my love for the Chimpmonks Christmas album. Funny how growing up does that to you.

Those Merry Axemas are great. Can't bring myself to not cringe by the Chipmunks.

Dark Horseman wrote:

Those Merry Axemas are great. Can't bring myself to not cringe by the Chipmunks.

Don't be knocking my Chipmunks, dude!!

Knocking, stomping, backing up over them with the car and doing burnouts.

tohostudios wrote:

Thrasher73 wrote:

I really like all of Theocracys christmas tunes.Check em out!

Yeah, that's a good one! I play Rudolph vs Frosty every year!

i listen to all the Theocracy christmas songs each year. Great stuff!

The Darkness also has a nice Christmas tune:



and while its not metal - Weird Al rocks his Christmas song with the extra gory version:

Dark Horseman wrote:

Knocking, stomping, backing up over them with the car and doing burnouts.

You heartless monster.

The monkey is next.

Thrasher73 wrote:

I really like all of Theocracys christmas tunes.Check em out!

Second that and the songs are all up on youtube.

Also, I enjoyed Helix's Christmas album quite a bit. I also enjoy the Gary Hoey - Ho Ho Hoey 1-3 and Monster Ballads Christmas.

I will say that both of the Brian Setzer Orchestra Christmas albums and DVD are absolutely fantastic!

Despite the fact that Kekal is one of my all time favorites, this just just silly.

Ronnie James Dio has a Christmas song that the local classic rock station actually plays over the Holidays.

exact33 wrote:

We Wish You a Metal Xmas and a Headbanging New Year 2008 Armoury Records

This! Gotta love an album that allows you to hear Chuck Billy growl through Silent Night.

exact33 wrote:

I like these:

Brutal Christmas: The Season in Chaos 2002 Sounds of the Dead

I remember terrorizing some of my non metal friends with that one!