OK, I’ve heard all the Christmas standards by now–Merry Xmas Everybody, I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day, I Believe in Father Christmas and what have you. Now I’m in a rockin’ mood and looking for something a bit heavier…
So can anyone recommend me any good Christmas punk songs or punk covers?
I was going to mention the Celibate Rifles song Merry Christmas Blues, but then I found this list. Have fun!
May I suggest my fave Christmas album, New Wave Xmas ? I think it may have just what you’re looking for.
“F*ck Christmas” by Fear. Little short, though.
Oi! to the World by The Vandals.
From a compilation made by my sister:
Root Boy Slim and the Sex Change Band–Xmas at Kmart
The Damned–There Ain’t no Sanity Clause
Los Lobos–Rudolph the Manic Reindeer
Spinal Tap–Christmas with the Devil
I’m also fond of Merry F**king Christmas and Christmas Time in Hell from Mr. Hanky’s Christmas Classics.
I’ve always liked Fairytale of New York, a fractured fairytale, as covered by No Use For a Name. Of course, the original by the Pogues is better, but has a less punkish flavor.
A Fairytale of New York is the best Christmas song ever.
Oi to the World and Fuck Crhistmas have already been mentioned.
How about:
White Christmas by Still Little Fingers
12 Days of Christmas by The Yobs
Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer by Poe (slow and lounge-y, not punk)
I like “Father Christmas” by the Kinks.
8 replies and no mention of the Ramones yet? Put down the glue and break out Merry Christmas, I don’t Want To Fight Tonight. It can be found on the album Brain Drain. Gabba Gabba Hey!!!
Blink182 has a song called “I Won’t Be Home for Christmas”. They’re crappy pop punk, though.
The Dickies did a fine version of “Holy Night”.
GG Allin’s “12 Days of Christmas” 7" and the Butthole Surfers “Good King Wencenslaus” pic disc 7" are good for a few laughs. Good luck finding them though. I ain’t parting with mine. Another good Fear xmas tune is “Another Christmas Beer” from one of the newer Lps…either American Beer or Have Aother Beer With Fear. The most punk in spirit Christmas song though is Father Christmas by the Kinks.
Jon
My favorite is "Lonely Christmas "by Sloppy Seconds. A great punk song.
The two “Happy Birthday Baby Jesus” volumes on Sympathy were the best Christmas comps ever. They’re long outta print, though. Good luck.
Scratch that… they’re both back in print on a double CD:
http://www.sympathyrecords.com/catalogue/pages1/SFTRI396.html
Which punk Christmas song was it that had the line, “Look Santa, it’s your old friend Doc Marten. And the doctor is IN.”?
An early Dead Milkmen release has a song called “Christmas Party”, although I doubt it’s in circulation.
Hey I like the Blink182 song!
Also, Hating you for Christmas, by Everclear
Go to anothermandown.com and download the “Dreydl Song.”