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18 December 2005

The two best rock and roll Christmas songs ever →[More:]

Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)

Ramones - Merry Christmas (I Don't Wanna Fight Tonight)

post by: jonmc at: 17:35 | 8 comments

But neither of them contain the line, "you're an old slut on junk."

posted by jrossi4r 18 December | 19:02

I love that song, jrossi4r, but it isn't really a Christmas song, and you gotta admit, Darlene Love is singing her ass off.

posted by jonmc 18 December | 19:09

Yeah. Neither is 2000 Miles by the Pretenders really, but they both seem to get played only this time of year because they say the word "Christmas."

And yes, Ms. Love wails. Much better than the tepid remake done by U2. (At least I think it was U2. Somebody butchered it.)

posted by jrossi4r 18 December | 19:18

u2's remake is OK ( I cut them a lot of slack because their hearts are in the right place, and occasionally they'll still amaze me musically), but Darlene's song and the Ramones song were intended as pure seasonal treats and they work well in that context.

posted by jonmc 18 December | 19:29

Sat. Night Live had Darlene Love singing Christmas for the Jews to a Robert Smigel animated thing last night.

posted by amberglow 18 December | 20:20

The third best rock christmas song ever: The Ventures - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

posted by Marxchivist 18 December | 21:18

Bah - If we're talking purely about xmas singles, then Slade have the Rockingest of the Rocking christmas singles.

posted by seanyboy 19 December | 03:26

I played that Ramones song when I did my Christmas set on Mecha Radio. I think it was mislabeled though.

posted by sciurus 19 December | 08:11

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