What would December be without a seasonal track from The Dollyrots? This year's offering is a very traditional cover! Check out our collated seasonal playlist, with all the Spotify-able tracks we've featured over the last few years Dollyrots: official | facebook | twitter | instagram | youtube | myspace | bandcamp | spotify | myshopify https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwrwjpj7HGo
Category: 24 Songs of Xmas
24 Songs of Xmas 2023: Wheatus – Christmas Dirtbag
Time to dig out the old header image and throw a seasonally-related song at you each day until the 24th! First up is a surprise addition, being a "cover" by the original artist. Wheatus do a great spin on their classic "Teenage Dirtbag"... Check out our collated seasonal playlist, with all the Spotify-able tracks we've … Continue reading 24 Songs of Xmas 2023: Wheatus – Christmas Dirtbag
Advent 2022: AxamentA – Blast Christmas
Yes, yes, we know - it's December 29th. But we missed a couple of days and this song has just appeared in our mailbox, so it all balances out. For Christmas, AxamentA (Belgium) decided to hit the studio and record an extremely unusual version of "Last Christmas" (Wham!) entitled "Blast Christmas". After a 14-year hiatus, … Continue reading Advent 2022: AxamentA – Blast Christmas
Advent 2022: Reign of Vengeance – Frosty the Snowman
Yeah, yeah - advent is over, pedants. But we missed a couple of days so here's a last one as a special gift to make up for it. Reign of Vengeance previously released both "Frosty the Snowman" and "Jingle Bells" in earlier years, but have re-recorded both and they're available now. We've popped "Frosty" onto … Continue reading Advent 2022: Reign of Vengeance – Frosty the Snowman
Advent 2022: Sleigher – South Of Lapland (Santa’s Gory Yuletide)
It's Sleigher the sequel! Members of Haken, Dream Theater and Protest the Hero have once again ventured South of Lapland for a festive mash-up of two Slayer classics. A year to the day since we featured their debut release ("Seasons Greetings in the Abyss"), we're back with the sequel. "“South Of Lapland (Santa’s Gory Yuletide)" … Continue reading Advent 2022: Sleigher – South Of Lapland (Santa’s Gory Yuletide)
Advent 2022: Tommy Johansson – Christmas Truce (Sabaton cover)
We featured the original version of this song in last year's rundown, and it's an interesting twist to hear it covered as a solo effort by a member of the actual band! Tommy Johansson plays guitar with Sabaton, but also sings and plays in a side project or two as well as doing other stuff. … Continue reading Advent 2022: Tommy Johansson – Christmas Truce (Sabaton cover)