It’s dark and brutal and I guess a bit like Norway but better than Cliff f***** Richard!

1) GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN – Ronnie James Dio

The drama, the majesty, RJD makes this song his own and worthy of my alternative christmas no.1.

2) MISTRESS FOR CHRISTMAS – AC/DC

OKay AC/DC at Christmas doesn’t sound much different to AC/DC any other time of the year but it’s AC/DC for heaven’s sake! In at number 2 for the title alone!!

3) NO PRESENTS FOR CHRISTMAS -- King Diamond It’s the mid 80’s and this is the first satanic heavy metal Christmas song ever recorded. Classic holiday stylings are skewered with Diamond’s operatic vocal styling -- a classic.

4) RUN RUN RUDOLF – Lemmy Kilmister, Billy F. Gibbons & Dave Grohl.

The Motorhead frontman and friends takes this Chuck Berry classic and runs it through the decibel machine. Not quite Overkill but definately no sleep ’til Boxing Day.

5) THE KING IS DEAD – Helstar

Taken from the album’T'was the Night of a Hellish Xmas’, and I’m sure it was, if you were round my place.

6) DECK THE HALLS – Twisted Sister A Twisted Christmas

A Ramones esq pop drunken sing-a-long anthem from A Twisted Christmas! The other video below is for Have Your Self a Merry Little Christmas ‘cos I like the Ramones chants towards the end

7) CHRISTMAS FOR THE LOBOTOMIZER – One Man Army and the Undead Quartet

Hardcore and one for you Nan to listen to on that nice new shiny ipod she bought you for Christmas -- yeah right!

JINGLE BELL METAL – Psychostick

In your face! Worth top ten status for the lyrics alone - ‘jingle bells metal with a double bass pedal‘. Pure genius!

9) DEAD BY XMAS – Hanoi Rocks Admittedly not the best Hanoi Rocks song, or the best Christmas song but I’ve got a soft spot for ‘em…

10) BLACK XMAS – Venom

It’s Venom. Enuff said!

Merry New Year!

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