Warm Up For KLAQ's Christmas Party With Some Of Dubba G's Faves

Pandemic or no pandemic, KLAQ will have a Christmas party this year, it will rock and you and yours are invited.

It's a weird Christmas this year thanks to COVID-19 but, KLAQ is trying to keep the spirit alive with things like the virtual house lighting tour we're putting together. The lights are beautiful to look at but we didn't forget your ears either. (Or the presents.)

Some great rock versions of Christmas standards have been done over the years and some original, Christmas-themed rock has been created as well. Saturday night, we'll bring you 3 commercial-free hours worth of these tunes starting at 6pm.

To get you warmed up for all the fun, here are a few of my personal favorites.

Just click the link(s) for the video and/or audio. Enjoy!

You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch - With vocals damn near as low as the original, The Small Town Titans bring a hard-rockin' edge to this classic.
Happy Christmas - The John Lennon track gets a makeover from Shinedown who add a little pep to it without ruining the mellow, reflective tone of the original.
If I Ain't Drunk, It Ain't Christmas - This "anti" Christmas track from Corey Taylor cracks me up every time I hear it. (Careful, the song is NSFW.)
Father Christmas - There's not much musical deviation in the Fozzy version of this (kinda depressing) Kinks tale of needy kids roughing up Santa. They bring it a great breath of fresh air though and a big burst of energy.
Jingle Hell's Bells - Another funny one from Bob Rivers.
The 12 Days Of Christmas - Guitarist extraordinaire Gary Hoey shreds his way through this all-time favorite.