We’ve rounded up the 10 best rock Christmas songs that you wont hear on the radio this year. It includes Corey Taylor, The Vandals, From First to Last and many more (well 7 more to be precise)

Turn it up and enjoy, after all it’s not Christmas everyday, thank god!

Corey Taylor -- X-M@$

The proceeds from the sales of the Slipknots singers Christmas song go to the Teenage Cancer Trust http://www.teenagecancertrust.org/

Motionless in White -- Santas Pissed

The Kinks  -- Father Christmas

August Burns Red -- Carol of the Bells

Ramones -- Merry Christmas/I Don’t Wanna Fight Tonight

Merry Christmas, I don’t want to fight tonight with
Merry Christmas, I don’t want to fight tonight
Merry Christmas, I don’t want to fight tonight
Merry Christmas, I don’t want to fight tonight with you

Where is Santa? At his sleigh?
Tell me why is it always this way?
Where is Rudolph? Where is Blitzen, baby?
Merry Christmas, merry merry merry Christmas

All the children are tucked in their beds
Sugar-plum fairies dancing in their heads
Snowball fighting, it’s so exciting baby

I love you and you love me
And that’s the way it’s got to be
I loved you from the start
‘Cause Christmas ain’t the time for breaking each other’s heart

Where is Santa? At his sleigh?
Tell me why is it always this way?
Where is Rudolph? Where is Blitzen, baby?
Merry Christmas, merry merry merry Christmas

All the children are tucked in their beds
Sugar-plum fairies dancing in their heads
Snowball fighting, it’s so exciting baby

Yeah, yeah, yeah

I love you and you love me
And that’s the way it’s got to be
I loved you from the start
‘Cause Christmas ain’t the time for breaking each other’s heart

Merry Christmas, I don’t want to fight tonight with
Merry Christmas, I don’t want to fight tonight with
Merry Christmas, I don’t want to fight tonight with you

The Vandals -- Oi to the world

The Almost -- Little Drummer Boy

Relient K – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Let It Snow, Baby… Let It Reindeer is the second Christmas album by Christian rock band Relient K. The album is a re-release of the band’s first Christmas album, Deck the Halls, Bruise Your Hand, but with seven new songs and some other changes, such as track listing and a new ending to one song.  “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” played during the December episode of Ghost Whisperer. A re-issue of the album was released on iTunes late in 2008. It includes renditions of “Silver Bells,” “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen,” and “O Holy Night,” as well as a music video for their version of “Sleigh Ride.”

From First to Last -- X12 days of XXXMAS

Simple Plan -- My Christmas List (Jingle Ball Rock)

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To get me into the holiday mood this Christmas I thought I’d compile a alternative surf Christmas songs list. Surfs up!

It’s Gonna be a Surfer’s Christmas  -- Morning Glass

Surf Rock Christmas Song -- Ventures

Christmas Time in Bagdad

Captain Santa Clause -- Bobby Helms

Lord’s Prayer -- Beach Boys

Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree -- Brenda Lee

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer -- Gene Autry

We Three Kings of Orient Are -- Marvin Gaye & the BeachBoys

A holly Jolly Christmas -- Burl Ives

Our Christmas Wish to  You -- Malibooz

It’s Just Not Christmas Without You -- Malibooz

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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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