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Best. (Country) Carrie underwood, hark the herald.....I usually hate the shrieking blonde wunderkind, but the arrangement on this is spectacular

Worst John Lennon, so this is Christmas.
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Carrie Underwood and John Lennon are/were rockers?

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An official ruling.
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Lennon was a Rocker who also did non Rock. His Christmas song is good, but not my favorite. If we're including instrumentals, "Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24)" by Savatage/TSO deserves a mention. Most Christmas songs Rockers do are not good.
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2000 Miles by The Pretenders is pretty good.

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Rocker4Real wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2024 5:17 pm Lennon was a Rocker who also did non Rock. His Christmas song is good, but not my favorite. If we're including instrumentals, "Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24)" by Savatage/TSO deserves a mention. Most Christmas songs Rockers do are not good.
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Billy Squier - Christmas is the Time to Say I Love You

Classic
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Best would definitely be "Christmas With the Devil" by Spinal Tap.
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I recall hearing LA Guns cover "Run Run Rudolph" some years ago and found it to be surprisingly good. That Twisted Sister Christmas album still holds up, too. My wife loves it!

The Beach Boys' "Little Saint Nick" is a personal favorite of mine that I have to hear at least once every Christmas. Another cool Christmas song from them is "Child of Winter".

As for the worst, I heard it recently for the first time and am surprised I missed it in the 90s. WTF was Billy Corgan thinking with that Smashing Pumpkins "Christmastime" song. It sounds like some creepy guy watching kids at Christmas and signing about it. Was that the point? I kept waiting for something crazy to happen in the song...anything, but no, it was just a straight-up Christmas song. :?
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Honorable mention would be "Cashing in on Christmas" by Bad News. Great British comedy rock tune featuring the late Rik Mayall:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ht4wgFamig
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dmbrocker wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2024 6:15 pm Best would definitely be "Christmas With the Devil" by Spinal Tap.

There's a demon in my belly and a gremlin in my brain
There's someone up the chimney hole
And Satan is his name

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"Happy Holiday" by Enuff Z'Nuff has to be the most "sludge" Christmas song.
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Brainy Lane wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2024 6:04 pm Billy Squier - Christmas is the Time to Say I Love You

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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
My music library at last.fm:
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AC/LeeC - "Dirty Deeds Around the Christmas Tree"

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Best is King Diamond - No Presents for Christmas
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TUFF "Jingle Bell Rock" is definitely in the TOP tier for sure!

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I might be the only person who likes Paul McCartney wonderful Christmas time
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can’t stand Springsteen’s “Santa Claus is coming to town”
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DangerZone wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2024 9:40 pm can’t stand Springsteen’s “Santa Claus is coming to town”
Where do you stand on Paul Di'Anno's version?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aN0YcGXJrPA
For me it's a glorious sackfull of Xmas cheese. What a shame he's not here to sing it this year.
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GoodJudge wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2024 10:03 pm
DangerZone wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2024 9:40 pm can’t stand Springsteen’s “Santa Claus is coming to town”
Where do you stand on Paul Di'Anno's version?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aN0YcGXJrPA
For me it's a glorious sackfull of Xmas cheese. What a shame he's not here to sing it this year.
I’d never heard that.
Sounds good
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skinni wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2024 7:38 pm Best is King Diamond - No Presents for Christmas
Good call. Halford's Christmas Ride a close 2nd. Before he started doing that Winter Songs nonsense.
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Type O Negative Red Water (Christmas Mourning) is the only song you need to truly embrace the horror.
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The good:

The Kinks - "Father Christmas"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPPCPqDINEk

Elton John - "Step Into Christmas"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbRtGMm96F8

Gary Hoey - "Carol Of The Bells"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR8WJynobGs

KISS - "White Christmas" (12-19-87 - New Haven, CT)
Stanley/Simmons/Carr/Kulick
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8zYhB662E8

KISS - "White Christmas"
Stanley/Simmons/Kulick/Singer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm4q2fvrGw8

Three of them are good, but Gene is off key.


The bad:

Queen - "Thank God It's Christmas"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw2TD91Nytg


Can't stand Bruce Springsteen, John Lennon, and U2, so those are on my bad list.
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Danger Danger Naughty Naughty Christmas is the best one
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I've yet to check out Twisted Sister's Xmas album...apparently it was a success.

BEST:
King Diamond's "No Presents for Christmas"
Run DMC "Chrismas in Hollis"
Wham "Last Chrismas"

WORST:
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Best:

Lilian Axe - Here is Christmas - https://youtu.be/M-8NJ93eNHk?si=oq0pVSdpQaeHF3AB
MASS - Holden on to Christmas - https://youtu.be/aLBKPGreoRg?si=1bWEiRtUB65UbB4U
Danger Danger Naughty Naughty Christmas - https://youtu.be/dCIOWLyRmBE?si=w_GM3sGJGmY7RRFI
Ted Poley - A Letter to Santa (from a horny 14 year old boy) - https://youtu.be/_NBPi0l93PY?si=9HfzCPF5jHPG0yQO
The Kinks - Father Christmas
Bryan Adams - Run Run Rudolph
Bon Jovi - Back door Santa
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Run Run Rudolph - Chick Berry original and Keith Richard’s cover

Christmas All Over Again - Tom Petty
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Psychobolia.com wrote: ↑Thu Dec 12, 2024 4:48 am I've yet to check out Twisted Sister's Xmas album...apparently it was a success.

BEST:
King Diamond's "No Presents for Christmas"
Run DMC "Chrismas in Hollis"
Wham "Last Chrismas"

WORST:
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Wham last Christmas is my favourite Christmas song
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REPENT!!!!!! Also, this is a pretty veiled "Christmas" song, I feel like I just joined a cult! ACKK!!

Stryper: "Reason for the Season"

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