10 Terrible Rock Covers of Christmas Songs, Ranked
Ultimate Classic Rock ranked the 10 WORST rock covers of Christmas songs. Here they are:
1. "Fairytale of New York", Jon Bon Jovi
2. "Happy Christmas (War Is Over)", Maroon 5
3. "Jingle Bells", Korn
4. "O Holy Night", Tiny Tim
5. "Frosty the Snowman," Steve Kudlow, Bumblefoot, Chris Chaney, and Kenny Aronoff
6. "White Christmas", Iggy Pop
7. "Back Door Santa", Bon Jovi
8. "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus", Twisted Sister
9. "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing", Weezer
10. "Must Be Santa", Bob Dylan
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Former Van Halen Bassists Reunite After 20 Years
It’s never too late to restart a friendship. At least that’s what two bassists of Van Halen, who’s seen its fair share of feuding over the years, have to say. Michael Anthony, OG bassist and backup singer of Van Halen until 2006, recently showed he and his replacement, Wolfgang Van Halen, are doing just fine. The Mammoth WVH frontman shared a photo of the two on social media with the caption, “Ran into an old friend.” In the comments, the younger rocker confirmed it has been “20 years” since the two had seen each other.
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The Offspring also announced a 30th-anniversary concert for their album, "Smash."
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Kid Rock supports Bud Light again. He figures they learned their lesson.
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Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" is #1 for a second straight week.
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This Is Why You Either Love or Hate Paul McCartney's "Wonderful Christmastime"
Paul McCartney's"Wonderful Christmastime" could be the most polarizing holiday song of all time. Seems like people either love it or hate it.
And the people who love it, love it for the same reasons the haters hate it. Confused? A musicologist named Nate Sloan laid out those reasons. Here they are:
1. Structure . . . or lack thereof: The song's verse-chorus-verse structure is "simple to a fault." At the same time, the song's harmonic patterns are "diabolically complex."
Sloan says, quote, "Those chords are deep and jazzy, drawing on the rich harmonic vocabulary of 1940s and '50s pop music, when most of the current holiday canon was composed."
2. The Synths: Paul recorded the song with a synthesizer that was pretty new at the time. Its sound is "staccato, harsh, and tinny."
Synthesizers aren't terribly common in Christmas songs, but when they're used, they tend to be "lush and sustained," adding an orchestral feel to the track.
3. The Lyrics: They're simple and repetitive. They don't say much other than, quote, "We're here tonight, and that's enough."
And the phrase "Simply having a wonderful Christmastime" is repeated 17 times before the song is over, which makes it catchy . . . and potentially MADDENING.
Whether you love the song or hate it, Paul probably doesn't care. He earns an estimated $400,000 to $600,000 from it EVERY YEAR.
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The Senate introduced a new bill called the Fans First Act to reform the ticketing industry.
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