{"id":18098,"date":"2019-12-25T04:03:32","date_gmt":"2019-12-25T04:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roadietuner.com\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=18098"},"modified":"2020-07-06T15:09:02","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T15:09:02","slug":"roadies-favorite-metal-christmas-albums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roadiemusic.com\/blog\/roadies-favorite-metal-christmas-albums\/","title":{"rendered":"Roadie\u2019s Favorite Metal Christmas Albums"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nothing says Christmas like a screeching guitar solo. Christmas Hits CDs are flying off shelves at this time of year. But, spare a thought for your heavy metal <!--more-->brethren. For those that wield a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gibson.com\/Products\/Electric-Guitars\/Flying-V.aspx\">Gibson Flying V<\/a> and like life loud, Christmas compilation albums are usually something of a drag.<\/p>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t have to be this way though! Today, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.roadietuner.com\">Roadie<\/a> is showcasing some of the top Christmas albums from the masters of hard and heavy music.<\/p>\n<p>So crank that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Guitar-and-Bass\/Marshall-2203-JCM800-Vintage-Series-Head\/MIS?origin=product-ads&amp;gclid=CjwKCAiA0ajgBRA4EiwA9gFOR-m_labAZPGdA0e-bUfsCNRtEus-vFeylbOvYTMDZhtU8itJuizR4BoC-DAQAvD_BwE\">Marshall JCM800<\/a> half stack all the way up to 11! T&#8217;is the season to be shredding!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Halford \u2013 Halford III: Wintersongs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-5g0gugbut9y\" style=\"max-width:480px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:135\/76\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.296296%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map &apos;none&apos;;local-fonts;magnetometer &apos;none&apos;;microphone &apos;none&apos;;midi &apos;none&apos;;otp-credentials &apos;none&apos;;payment &apos;none&apos;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &apos;none&apos;;publickey-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;screen-wake-lock &apos;none&apos;;serial &apos;none&apos;;summarizer &apos;none&apos;;sync-xhr;usb &apos;none&apos;;web-share;window-management &apos;none&apos;;xr-spatial-tracking &apos;none&apos;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore lazyload\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-5g0gugbut9y\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/5G0guGBUt9Y?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"270.22222222222\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/5G0guGBUt9Y?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"480\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/roadies-favorite-metal-christmas-albums\\\/#arve-youtube-5g0gugbut9y\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/5G0guGBUt9Y?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\",\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/Capture-2.jpg\",\"uploadDate\":\"2009-12-14T00:00:00+00:00\"}<\/script>\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p>Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford is known for his screeching falsetto and penchant for studs and leather. Yuletide cheer isn\u2019t exactly his MO. But, in 2009, Halford released his very own Christmas album: Halford III: Wintersongs.<\/p>\n<p>And, much to the pleasant surprise of headbangers everywhere, it was a full on Christmas cracker. Here\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/five-metal-christmas-albums-that-ll-rock-your-jingle-bells-off\">Louder Sound<\/a>\u2019s take on the record:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always said I wanted to produce a Christmas CD,\u201d said\u00a0Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford somewhat unconvincingly as his solo band unveiled their own Yuletide selection box in 2009. The resulting album, however, was a triumph, with Halford injecting just the right amount of theatrical drama into twinkly classics such as\u00a0<em>We Three Kings<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Oh Holy Night<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Oh Come All Ye Faithful <\/em>without the whole project dissolving into kitschy schmaltz.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Christopher Lee: A Heavy Metal Christmas\/A Heavy Metal Christmas Too<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-gvzove8t39w\" style=\"max-width:480px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:405\/304\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:75.061728%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map &apos;none&apos;;local-fonts;magnetometer &apos;none&apos;;microphone &apos;none&apos;;midi &apos;none&apos;;otp-credentials &apos;none&apos;;payment &apos;none&apos;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &apos;none&apos;;publickey-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;screen-wake-lock &apos;none&apos;;serial &apos;none&apos;;summarizer &apos;none&apos;;sync-xhr;usb &apos;none&apos;;web-share;window-management &apos;none&apos;;xr-spatial-tracking &apos;none&apos;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore lazyload\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-gvzove8t39w\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/gVzOve8T39w?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360.2962962963\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/gVzOve8T39w?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"480\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/roadies-favorite-metal-christmas-albums\\\/#arve-youtube-gvzove8t39w\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/gVzOve8T39w?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\",\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/Capture-3.jpg\",\"uploadDate\":\"2012-12-14T00:00:00+00:00\"}<\/script>\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p>Vampire. Wizard. Sith Lord: Christopher Lee was a master of dark theatrics. So it\u2019s perhaps unsurprising that the legendary thespian also gravitated towards heavy metal. As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/musicblog\/2014\/dec\/10\/merry-metal-christmas-christopher-lees-2014-festive-musical-offering\">the Guardian<\/a> notes, Lee released not one, but two Christmas records with a heavy metal theme:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIn 2012, Lee released A Heavy Metal Christmas, made up of interpretations of The Little Drummer Boy and Silent Night, while last year\u2019s follow-up, A Heavy Metal Christmas Too, featured the single Jingle Hell (\u201cDarkness is a bone\/ Death embrace the night!\u201d), which reached No 18 in the Billboard charts. This made Lee the oldest musician ever to chart, pipping the previous record holder, octogenarian Tony Bennett, to the top by four years.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Lee\u2019s deep baritone certainly brought an ominous quality to these recordings. And, you\u2019ve got to salute the late in life head banger, who recorded these albums in his 90&#8217;s. Doesn\u2019t get much more metal than that, folks!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Various &#8211; We Wish You a Metal Christmas and a Headbanging New Year<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-bukhmxx88wo\" style=\"max-width:480px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.250000%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map &apos;none&apos;;local-fonts;magnetometer &apos;none&apos;;microphone &apos;none&apos;;midi &apos;none&apos;;otp-credentials &apos;none&apos;;payment &apos;none&apos;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &apos;none&apos;;publickey-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;screen-wake-lock &apos;none&apos;;serial &apos;none&apos;;summarizer &apos;none&apos;;sync-xhr;usb &apos;none&apos;;web-share;window-management &apos;none&apos;;xr-spatial-tracking &apos;none&apos;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore lazyload\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-bukhmxx88wo\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/bukhmxx88wo?iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"270\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/bukhmxx88wo?iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"480\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/roadies-favorite-metal-christmas-albums\\\/#arve-youtube-bukhmxx88wo\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/bukhmxx88wo?iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\",\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/Capture-4.jpg\",\"uploadDate\":\"2013-12-23T00:00:00+00:00\"}<\/script>\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p>This one reads like a who\u2019s who of heavy metal, and, given the caliber of musicians on offer, it\u2019s perhaps unsurprising that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gibson.com\/News-Lifestyle\/Features\/en-us\/10-Rock-and-Metal-Christmas-Albums.aspx\">Gibson<\/a> ranked it number 1 in their \u201c10 Rock and Metal Christmas Albums That Aren\u2019t Horrible\u201d list (a dubious honor, but there ya go). As they noted:<\/p>\n<p>On\u00a0<em>We Wish You A Metal Xmas &amp; A Headbanging New Year<\/em>, a collection of rock and metal greats put their talents together to pay tribute to the merriest time of year. Album highlights are plenty, including Mot\u00f6rhead\u2019s Lemmy Kilmister, Foo Fighters\u2019 Dave Grohl and ZZ Top\u2019s Billy Gibbons rocking out together on \u201cRun Run Rudolph\u201d and Testament\u2018s Chuck Billy and Anthrax\u2019s Scott Ian putting their spin on \u201cSilent Night.\u201d Further appearances include Alice Cooper, Ratt frontman Stephen Pearcy and Black Sabbath\u2018s Tony Iommi. It\u2019s safe to call this the definitive heavy music Christmas album!<\/p>\n<p>Roadie\u2019s highlight is certainly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roadietuner.com\/blog\/five-famous-left-handed-guitarists\/\">Tony Iommi<\/a> and Ronnie James Dio\u2019s take on \u201cGod Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.\u201d\u00a0 When we started listening to that song, we didn\u2019t think it was something we wanted. By the time it was over, we realized it was something we needed!<\/p>\n<p>Another one of our favorites has to be <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trans-Siberian_Orchestra\">Trans-Siberian Orchestra<\/a>&#8216;s <em>The Lost Christmas Eve.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-segcr92lwos\" style=\"max-width:480px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:405\/304\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:75.061728%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map &apos;none&apos;;local-fonts;magnetometer &apos;none&apos;;microphone &apos;none&apos;;midi &apos;none&apos;;otp-credentials &apos;none&apos;;payment &apos;none&apos;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &apos;none&apos;;publickey-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;screen-wake-lock &apos;none&apos;;serial &apos;none&apos;;summarizer &apos;none&apos;;sync-xhr;usb &apos;none&apos;;web-share;window-management &apos;none&apos;;xr-spatial-tracking &apos;none&apos;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore lazyload\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-segcr92lwos\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/sEgCr92LWos?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360.2962962963\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/sEgCr92LWos?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"480\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/roadies-favorite-metal-christmas-albums\\\/#arve-youtube-segcr92lwos\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/sEgCr92LWos?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\",\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/Capture-5.jpg\",\"uploadDate\":\"2010-01-30T00:00:00+00:00\"}<\/script>\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p>What are your favorite metal Christmas albums? 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