Best / Worst Christmas songs by Rockers?

[kytepunches]

Best - Ramones - "Merry Christmas , I don't wanna Fight "

Worst : Gayla Peevey - "Hippopotamus For Christmas"

[dmbrocker]

AC/LeeC - "Dirty Deeds Around the Christmas Tree"

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/bM10A86drpI

How about the actual AC/DC with a christmas song? I've always dug "Mistress For Christmas":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7doBMyEH_Ug

[CrankerBait]

Best:

The Kinks, "Father Christmas"
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, "Merry Christmas Baby"
Keith Richards, "Run Rudolph Run"
Lemmy and Billy Gibbons, "Run Rudolph Run"
Beach Boys, "Little Saint Nick"
Slade, "Merry Xmas Everybody"
Lightnin' Hopkins, "Santa"
AC/DC, "Mistress for Christmas"
James Brown, "Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto"
Ramones, "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)"
Black Crowes, "Back Door Santa"
George Thorogood, "Rock and Roll Christmas"
Pogues, "Fairytale of New York"
Darkness, "Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)"
Paul McCartney, "Wonderful Christmastime"

Worst: Most of the rest.

[Spongie]

Paul McCartney’s ‘Wonderful Christmastime’ might be the second worst song in recorded history… behind only GNR’s ‘You Could be Mine’.

[BulletProofPoet]

Billy Squier’s is a classic! And I’ll second Lillian Axe - Here is Christmas.

I’ll add

Extreme - Christmas Time Again
Bon Jovi - Please Come Home for Christmas
Rob Thomas - A New York Christmas

Country: Wade Bowen - Cold December

Butch Walker -
Santa’ Self (Fuck your Christmas party)
Merry Christmas
Xmas in April
Last Christmas ( everyone covers this but I like his best)

And written by Butch
Train - Shake Up Christmas

[Whatever Happened To…]

[tooth]

Band Aid's Do They Know it's Christmas is great, but The Pogues' Fairytale of New York is the best. Bon Jovi's cover of Fairytale is the worst.

[Bono Nettencourt]

Billy Squier - Christmas is the Time to Say I Love You

Classic

The best ever.

Agree. He wrote it on the spot in the MTV studio.

[daveg]

Billy Squier is the best rock X-mas song ever.

Lots of good ones already listed.
Extreme, TS etc.

Helix - A Heavy mental Christmas Album is pretty good as well.

[DonJuanDeMarco]

The Magic of Christmas Day (God Bless Us Everyone) by Dee Snider, sung by Celine Dion.

It's not even about the song. It's the story behind the song. Producer Ric Wake was a friend of Dee's and gave him a shot at writing a song for Celine. This is post-Widowmaker when Dee was down and out. The song made the record, it sold millions, and Dee bought a house for his family. He calls it the house that Celine built!

That's my recollection of it at least!

[GoodJudge]

The Magic of Christmas Day (God Bless Us Everyone) by Dee Snider, sung by Celine Dion.

It's not even about the song. It's the story behind the song. Producer Ric Wake was a friend of Dee's and gave him a shot at writing a song for Celine. This is post-Widowmaker when Dee was down and out. The song made the record, it sold millions, and Dee bought a house for his family. He calls it the house that Celine built!

That's my recollection of it at least!

Didn't Dee also make bank off the Spongebob movie?

[pieceofme]

Paul McCartney’s ‘Wonderful Christmastime’ might be the second worst song in recorded history… behind only GNR’s ‘You Could be Mine’.

Lol. You could be mine isn't even the worst Guns N' Roses song. Not by a long shot.

Slade Merry Xmas everybody was THE Christmas song in the UK when I was growing up. Dont know if it has changed in the last 15 years

[thechefs2003]

BEST..

originals:
Chuck Berry - Run Rudolph Run
The Beach Boys - Little Saint Nick
John Lennon - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
Elton John - Step Into Christmas

covers:
Bruce Springsteen - Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
U2 - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
Elvis Presley - Blue Christmas

That's a good list. I would also add "Please Come Home For Christmas" by either the Eagles or Bon Jovi. Both are great! And not exactly a Christmas song but "Angel of Harlem" by U2 is kinda like the Die Hard of Christmas songs.

[MotleyKaos]

I might be the only person who likes Paul McCartney wonderful Christmas time

I like it well enough, and my 12-year-old daughter informed me a few days ago that she likes that song.

My wife has a theory that it is about witches. For example:

The mood is right
The spirit's up
We're here tonight
And that's enough

And then I think it involves someone coming across their secret meeting to which they say:

"Simply having a wonderful Christmastime"

It's a bit of a stretch, but sure, why not?

[GoodJudge]

Paul McCartney’s ‘Wonderful Christmastime’ might be the second worst song in recorded history… behind only GNR’s ‘You Could be Mine’.

Lol. You could be mine isn't even the worst Guns N' Roses song. Not by a long shot.

Slade Merry Xmas everybody was THE Christmas song in the UK when I was growing up. Dont know if it has changed in the last 15 years

Still often played in the shops. Though Fairytale... seems to be the most regular song I hear.

[pieceofme]

Paul McCartney’s ‘Wonderful Christmastime’ might be the second worst song in recorded history… behind only GNR’s ‘You Could be Mine’.

Lol. You could be mine isn't even the worst Guns N' Roses song. Not by a long shot.

Slade Merry Xmas everybody was THE Christmas song in the UK when I was growing up. Dont know if it has changed in the last 15 years

Still often played in the shops. Though Fairytale... seems to be the most regular song I hear.

What about the Maria Carey song? Has that seeped into regular rotation?

[Nate S Axel]

Insane Clown Posse "Santa's A Fat Bitch"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeLIsYGDQgE

[BiggusDickus]

Winger - Silent Night

https://youtu.be/7so0jvmwDqw?si=Ar2VnJnDCTGWtYV8

[RicksPickWrangler]

Billy Squier - Christmas is the Time to Say I Love You

Classic

SR71 did a blazing cover of that

https://youtu.be/HZ3N8TVPq_k?si=2MHQ7TI6eKGpClK1

[Brainy Lane]

BEST..

originals:
Chuck Berry - Run Rudolph Run
The Beach Boys - Little Saint Nick
John Lennon - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
Elton John - Step Into Christmas

covers:
Bruce Springsteen - Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
U2 - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
Elvis Presley - Blue Christmas

That's a good list. I would also add "Please Come Home For Christmas" by either the Eagles or Bon Jovi. Both are great! And not exactly a Christmas song but "Angel of Harlem" by U2 is kinda like the Die Hard of Christmas songs.

Totally agree about “Angel of Harlem”
It does sound like a Christmas song but why?!?!

[GoodJudge]

Lol. You could be mine isn't even the worst Guns N' Roses song. Not by a long shot.

Slade Merry Xmas everybody was THE Christmas song in the UK when I was growing up. Dont know if it has changed in the last 15 years

Still often played in the shops. Though Fairytale... seems to be the most regular song I hear.

What about the Maria Carey song? Has that seeped into regular rotation?

It's around, but thankfully the office radio has been mostly off so far this December. Though Band Aid was being played in November. Yesterday in the shopping centre at lunchtime I only heard 2 songs, both of which I actually like: Christmas Rappinng, and the rarely heard I Was Born On Christmas Day by St Etienne, which I think is the only Xmas song I've ever bought.

[Olivia Sophia]

Carrie Underwood and John Lennon are/were rockers?

Rocker4Real…please let us know your thoughts.

Point taken. She's pop country, but the song is spectacular the way it's arranged. A progressive low bass beat and a vocal that's understated but appropriate.

MCCARTNEY.....fantastic Christmas song.

LENNON......depressing Christmas song

TUFF.....very well done

SPRINGSTEN.....barf level petformance
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[Olivia Sophia]

TUFF "Jingle Bell Rock" is definitely in the TOP tier for sure!

TUFF "Jingle Bell Rock" from 2007 on Koch Records.

Crank it up!

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhwG4_-_HEA

$tEvil

GLAM hair metal infinitely better than metal, because of the Background in ballads.

Pop rock sensibility.

[Olivia Sophia]

Amy Grant, Tennessee Christmas wasn't mentioned.

12 string guitar intro.

Evokes a winter country scape, and a nostalgic feel

[StateOfShock]

Danger Danger Naughty Naughty Christmas is the best one

This one is great. It was even used in the movie, The Santa Clause 2.

[kanister]

I like Xmas Guantanamera by The Yobs (The Boys) and Dead by Xmas by Hanoi Rocks.

The Pogues classic is great but don't know if they count as "rockers".

[Darrien]

Best
Waitresses - Merry Christmas
Bruce - Merry Christmas Baby
Elvis - Blue Christmas
Chuck Berry - Run Rudolph Run

Worst - Every cover of Last Christmas (prob a million of them) that isn't Wham.

Can we add a subcategory of Christmas song to wipe off the planet - if so, Mariah Carey's song, holy fuck, I can't stand it.

[RaceFan3]

Dokken did a surprisingly good version of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" with some Dream Warriors-esque riff snippets.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBSDtsQGOVM

[Bono Nettencourt]

Best
Waitresses - Christmas Wrappin'

FTFY. 2nd to Squier, I agree.

[Bob Sacamano]

This isn't rock, but this is probably the worst song of all time.

Linda Bennett - An Old Fashioned Christmas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DguvASLTmTI