Rock Christmas song suggestions

[troy mcclure]

Please come home for Christmas, Eagles version.

 

[Richland123]

Not rock, but funny.

 

[BlueShox]

I really enjoyed doing this one last year.

 

[BioDriver]

Killing in the Name Of

 

[TheReceder]

I am Santa Claus


Leave him cookies and beer, he'll be to your house first next year

 

[akrachanko]

Played Jingle Bells, the Brian Setzer Orchestra version, last year for a holidays festival type thing. We had a full 5 piece horn section, and that was the most awesome 2:30 of my Christmas season.

 

[Boundary Effect]

No one has mentioned Los Straitjackets:
Or Esquivel:

 

[FilterFunk]

Always wanted to hear an Irish/Rock band like maybe DropKick Murphy’s Cover this one.

That would be cool!

 

[packhowitzer]

That bass part really cooks, and is not as tricky as it initially sounds. I'm currently pursuading my band to do it, but it's an uphill struggle right now. Maybe next christmas...

That said, it's hardly a rock tune so perhaps not a great suggestion for this thread.

Considering that much of Christmas music is of the Little Drummer Boy, Deck the Halls, White Christmas variety, I'd say that most of the pop offerings in this thread are much more rocking - even if it's the Waitresses.

Now is it a Rock song? maybe not.
But does the song rock? Absolutely.

I guess it's a matter of semantics.

 

[Oberst]

Cannot believe this has not shown up:

 

[LordRyan]

My band is almost finished recording a version of this which will very likely get some airplay on Sirius XM.

 

[Mike N]

 

[TrevorR]

My two faves...

Half Lizzy, half Pistols, what’s not to love?


Thea Gilmore... the single best song about Christmas ever!


PS love Chris Squier’s Run With The Fox too!

 

[drummer5359]

We do "Santa Claus is coming to town", "Run, run Rudolph" and "Merry Christmas baby" every year. Our singer always wants to try something different. Last year we did "Last Christmas" by "Wham". Not a rocker, but we rocked it up anyway and it filled the dance floor at every December gig.

 

[Oberst]

My band is almost finished recording a version of this which will very likely get some airplay on Sirius XM.

I remember a band in NJ doing a great version of that in bars in the early ‘80’s!

 

[FilterFunk]

There's always this old favorite:

 

[saabfender]

Two more rock Christmas songs. Sounds weird to say.

Happy Christmas (War Is Over) - The Alarm



Sleigh Ride - Los Straightjackets

 

[Michedelic]

 

[Michedelic]

Wow, five pages and no mention of this classic?

 

[saabfender]

Hate that song with a fiery burning passion. Hate hate hate hate hate it.