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We Wish You A Metal XMas...And A Headbanging New Year! [Explicit]
 
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We Wish You A Metal XMas...And A Headbanging New Year! [Explicit]

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4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

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  • Original Release Date: October 14, 2008
  • Format - Music: MP3
  • Compatible with MP3 Players (including with iPod®), iTunes, Windows Media Player
 
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Play   1. We Wish You A Merry Xmas Bruce Kulick 4:39 $0.99  Buy MP3 
Play   2. Run Rudolph Run [Explicit] Lemmy Kilmister 4:00 $0.99  Buy MP3 
Play   3. Santa Claus is Coming to Town Alice Cooper 4:19 $0.99  Buy MP3 
Play   4. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Ronnie James Dio 4:07 $0.99  Buy MP3 
Play   5. Silver Bells Geoff Tate 5:05 $0.99  Buy MP3 
Play   6. Little Drummer Boy Dug Pinnick 4:37 $0.99  Buy MP3 
Play   7. Santa Claus Is Back In Town Tim "Ripper" Owens 4:01 $0.99  Buy MP3 
Play   8. Silent Night Chuck Billy 4:11 $0.99  Buy MP3 
Play   9. Deck The Halls Oni Logan 4:10 $0.99  Buy MP3 
Play 10. Grandma Got Runover By A Reindeer Stephen Pearcy 4:41 $0.99  Buy MP3 
Play 11. Rocking Round The Christmas Tree Joe Lynn Turner 3:21 $0.99  Buy MP3 
Play 12. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) Tommy Shaw 4:27 $0.99  Buy MP3 
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43 of 46 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A sophisticated Hard Rock Christmas Album November 24, 2008
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I have purchased quite a few Rock Christmas compilations, but none have been as well arranged, produced and recorded as this one. Those that say this is stupid must be turned off by the "Christ" part of the equation on this CD because it is stock full of great Hard Rock guitar solos and searing vocals. NOTHING on this CD is stupid musically. As a matter of fact, I don't know of any other compilation that I have heard that contains as much talent as this CD does (and it shows).

First off, however, I would like to point out that the track listing supply by Amazon's description was not accurate as the following is the track list for the copy they sent me:

1. We Wish You A Merry Xmas
Jeff Scott Soto / Bruce Kulick / Bob Kulick/ Chris Wyse / Ray Luzier

2. Run Rudolph Run
Lemmy / Billy F Gibbons / Dave Grohl

3. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Alice Cooper / John 5 / Billy Sheehan / Vinny Appice

4. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Ronnie James Dio / Tony Iommi / Rudy Sarzo / Simon Wright

5. Silver Bells
Geoff Tate / Carlos Cavazo / James Lomenzo / Ray Luzier

6. Little Drummer Boy
Dug Pinnick / George Lynch / Billy Sheehan / Simon Phillips

7. Santa Claus Is Back In Town
Tim 'Ripper' Owens / Steve Morse / Juan Garcia / Marco Mendoza / Vinny Appice

8. Silent Night
Chuck Billy / Scott Ian / Jon Donais / Chris Wyse / John Tempesta

9. Deck the Halls
Oni Logan / Craig Goldy / Tony Franklin / John Tempesta

10. Grandma Got Ran Over By A reindeer
Stephen Pearcy / Tracii Guns / Bob Kulick / Billy Sheehan / GregBissonette

11. Rockin' Around the Xmas Tree
Joe Lynn Turner / Bruce Kulick / Bob Kulick / Rudy Sarzo / Simon Wright

12. Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
Tommy Shaw / Steve Lukather / Marco Mendoza / Kenny Aronoff

Song Reviews:

We Wish You a Merry Xmas - The guitars are awesome. Great solos. And the Drums are very prominent, giving the song a heavy feel.

Run Rudolph Run - Billy Gibbons tears up the guitars on this song and Limmy puts his Motorhead stamp on it his raw gravely vocals.

Santa Claus is Coming to Town - The song starts out with a creepy S-A-N-T-A C-L-A-W-S chant by Alice Cooper and then rocks it's way in the traditional lyrics with a sound only Alice Cooper could give it.

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - to me, this song stands out slightly over the rest of the album. Dio's vocals are in top form and the guitars are extremely heavy on this version. It sounds like it belongs on a Black Sabbath record.

Silver Bells - Although the guitars on this song are over the top, the vocals feel a little out of place on this one. Geoff Tate has the vocals to fill a stadium, but I'm not sure I like him singing a jingle like this.

Little Drummer Boy - Starts with a heavy drum beat and then Dug Pinnick adds his voice perfectly for this song. This is by far my favorite version of this song ever. George Lynch adds some great guitar licks to the song and you can hear Billy Sheehan laying down a nice rhythm on bass.

Santa Claus is Back in Town - Tim Owens sings like he normally does and it works well on this song. But the best part of the song is the guitars by Steve Morse.

Silent Night - This is the only song on the CD that I do not like. It's not because of the guitars because they are great. It's because of the vocals. I HATE the growling vocal trend that so many Death Metal bands use today. That is how the vocals are done on this song and it makes me feel as though he is straining on the toilet throughout the entire song. That's just my taste, I am sure some will like it. I will have to say that there is one of the best guitar solos on the record in the middle of this song.

Deck the Halls - Solid vocals round out a song full of (one again) great guitar work.

Grandma Got Ran Over By a Reindeer - I thought that there was no way this song could be made into a true rocker. I was wrong. The main guitar riff on this song is awesome.

Rockin' Around the Xmas Tree - Yet again, the guitars on this song kick you in the face. This song has a real blues feel .

Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - This is the only truly slow song on the CD. Tommy Shaw does a great job on vocals and ends the CD with a calm tune that brings you down slowly from the rush of the pure adrenaline of the previous 11 songs.

Anyone that says this CD is stupid has clearly not listened to it. It may not be for you if you don't celebrate Christmas, but don't skip out on this simply because you think it's not a Hard Rock record. I was very impressed. I also bought "We Wish You A Hairy Christmas" and although it has its moments, it does not even compare to this one. If you celebrate Christmas and like Hard Rock, you will LOVE this CD.
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Not your father's Christmas songs! November 13, 2008
Format:Audio CD
I like this cd.The songs actually rock and the people on this cd are all great at what they do.I have been a metal fan forever and I can see where this not for everyone but the songs are well done.You get Christmas songs cranked up and metallized.I do not know what else you would expect out of this cd.I really enjoy this disc and with an open mind you probably will too.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars we wish you a very METAL christmas January 20, 2009
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
with a title like we wish you a very metal Christmas and a head banging new year, and the fact that you have half of Black Sabbath/heaven and hell doing a cover of rest ye merry gentleman, I want it! It is the best track on the album and of course the most HEAVY! there are some real gems and truely great vocalist as well as some of the most amazing guitar SOLO's THANK YOU the Gods of heavy metal are SMILING...and so are we!
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5.0 out of 5 stars I'm An 80's Chick
Yep, had the big hair and everything! I love traditional Christmas songs, but I also love when things get mixed up a bit. Read more
Published 1 month ago by L. Montgomery
5.0 out of 5 stars Metal Christmas
This was a great mp3 download, it has some great versions of the classic Christmas songs. To name a few singers on here, we have Alice Cooper, Lemmy, Geoff Tate, and Dio.
Published 5 months ago by Dark Wolf
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolute Favorite Christmas Album!
This Christmas album ROCKS! There is not a bad song on it. The talent represented here is absolutely stunning. I have yet to find a compilation of artists even close to this. Read more
Published 5 months ago by P. Nelson
2.0 out of 5 stars (2.5 stars) Just because you can doesn't mean you should
A boatload of hard rock and heavy metal titans got together to cover twelve Christmas classics in December 2008. Read more
Published 6 months ago by A. Stutheit
4.0 out of 5 stars Like it a lot.
The cd is really good. I am glad I bought it. A lot of good artists on this cd. I have met a few of them in person.
Published 16 months ago by Lisa M. Amaral
5.0 out of 5 stars Heavy Metal Xmas
Every heavy metal music lover will love the spin on the Christmas songs on this cd! I highly recommend it!
Published 16 months ago by Carmela Belanger
1.0 out of 5 stars Would have Bought This Cd If Wendy Dio Had Not Been Involved In It
i generally do not like to comment on something unless I have bought it and either read it or fully listened to it. Sadly, I'm sure this CD is excellent. Read more
Published on April 9, 2011 by Claire K. Carro
5.0 out of 5 stars Lame Christmas Music Turned Awesome
This CD is epically fun. There are various forms of metal and hard rock in this CD (even a hard edge punk style in Grandma Got Ran Over By a Raindeer) and it contains a whose who... Read more
Published on November 6, 2010 by Erik
5.0 out of 5 stars Best christmas remakes ever!!!
I was really getting tired of listening 2 the same old crap of Christmas songs only being playing on piano and redone by different artist with same tempo. Read more
Published on December 20, 2009 by Jacob Vallejos
5.0 out of 5 stars Definatly Different
My husband had heard parts of this CD on the Radio and wanted it for Christmas. So needless to say I bought it. This is defiantly not what I thought it would be. Read more
Published on January 19, 2009 by Amanda K. White
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Thanks for posting this. I was trying to find somewhere that listed what bands all of the people were in, as I don't know a lot of names but I know a lot of bands! Love this CD!
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