Holiday Rockers

I love this time of year. Snow, Christmas trees, decorative lights, presents, good food, and rockers singing Christmas tunes. These are some of my favorites.

Everybody Loves Christmas is an original Eddie Money song that appears on the live record Shakin' with the Money Man. The song reunites Eddie with Ronnie Spector, and the two of them deliver a performance like the one they did on Eddie's hit Take Me Home Tonight.

A Very Special Christmas is a CD series that benefits the Special Olympics. The first one featured lots of great Christmas songs sung by some of the best singers in the business. This CD includes some of my favorite songs for this time of year, including John Mellencamp doing a spectacular version of I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus, Bob Seger doing Little Drummer Boy, Stevie Nicks singing Silent Night, Brice Springsteen with Merry Christmas, Baby, Madonna singing Santa, Baby, and Bon Jovi singing I Wish Every Day Could Be Like Christmas. There are some others as well. Awesome CD.

A recent addition to my holiday list is Billy Idol' Happy Holidays. Yes, you heard me right. Billy sings just about every Christmas classic you would want to hear, including Silent Night, Frosty the Snowman, and Here Comes Santa Claus. Seventeen Christmas classics in all, Billy Idol style.

A Wild-Eyed Christmas Night is a holiday record by .38 Special. It features the band performing a nice balance of traditional holiday favorites as well as a few .38 Special originals.

And how about this one? Check out this track list and the lineup.

1. We Wish You A Merry Xmas - Jeff Scott Soto/Ray Luzier/Bob Kulick/Chris Wyse/Bruce Kulick
2. Run Rudolph Run - Dave Grohl/Lemmy Kilmister/Billy Gibbons
3. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Alice Cooper/Vinny Appice/Billy Sheehan/John 5
4. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Ronnie James Dio/Rudy Sarzo/Tony Iommi/Simon Wright
5. Silver Bells - Geoff Tate/James Lomenzo/Ray Luzier/Carlos Cavazo
6. Little Drummer Boy - George Lynch/Simon Phillips/Billy Sheehan/Dug Pinnick 
7. Santa Claus Is Back In Town - Juan Garcia/Marco Mendoza/Steve Morse/Tim "Ripper" Owens/Vinny Appice
8. Silent Night - Chuck Billy/Jon Donais/Scott Ian/John Tempesta/Chris Wyse 
9. Deck The Halls - Craig Goldy/Oni Logan/Tony Franklin/John Tempesta
10. Grandma Got Ran Over By A Reindeer - Greg Bissonette/Stephen Pearcy/Tracii Guns/Billy Sheehan/Bob Kulick
11. Rockin' Around The Xmas Tree - Joe Lynn Turner/Rudy Sarzo/Simon Wright/Bob Kulick/Bruce Kulick
12. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - Kenny Aronoff/Marco Mendoza/Steve Lukather/Tommy Shaw

Digital EP Track Listing
1. Frosty The Snowman - Steve "Lips" Kudlow/Bumblefoot/Chris Chaney/Kenny Aronoff
2. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer - Dez Fafara/Doug Aldrich/Blasko/John Tempesta
3. O Christmas Tree - Doro/Michael Schenker/Tony Franklin/Frankie Banali
4. Auld Lang Syne - Girlschool

Need I say more? Well worth the price of admission.

Of course, this is just the stuff I like to listen to. Tons of bands and solo artists have done holiday music. If you have any personal favorites from performers in any genre, leave a comment so we can all experience the holiday season with some great music.