Day 13 – No Christmas is complete without some tunes from our heavy metal brethren. They always put a pretty amusing spin on the holidays, and they’re much closer to Rock and Roll than the likes of Brenda Lee and Bing Crosby. Our Ronnie James Dio, Lemmy Kilmister and two other selections today are taken from the new We Wish You A Metal Christmas and a Headbanging New Year. The version of “Silent Night” here with Chuck Billy (Testament) and Scott Ian (Anthrax) is definitely the true spirit of Christmas. “Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24)” is from Savatage, which later morphed into the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Check out our exclusive holiday interview with TSO singer Tommy Farese here.
MP3: “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” by Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi & others
MP3: “Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24)” by Savatage
MP3: “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” by Twisted Sister with Lita Ford
MP3: “Merry Xmas Everybody” by Slade
MP3: “Mistress For Christmas” by AC/DC
MP3: “Silent Night” by Chuck Billy, Scott Ian & others
MP3: “White Christmas” by Zakk Wylde
MP3: “Yellin’ At The Xmas Tree” by Billy Idol
MP3: “Run Rudolph Run” by Lemmy Kilmister, Billy Gibbons & Dave
Grohl
MP3: “Deck The Halls” by Ted Nugent
MP3: “Heavy Metal Christmas (12 Days Of Christmas)” by Twisted Sister
MP3: “We Wish You A Merry (Metal) Xmas” by Jeff Scott Soto, Bruce Kulik & others
YouTube: Ozzy Osbourne and Jessica Simpson, “Winter Wonderland”
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