{"id":1853,"date":"2012-12-19T11:55:06","date_gmt":"2012-12-19T16:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/?p=1853"},"modified":"2012-12-20T12:07:57","modified_gmt":"2012-12-20T17:07:57","slug":"videos-a-very-metal-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/2012\/12\/19\/videos-a-very-metal-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas, Light and Dark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An assortment of Christmas songs I have recently listened to and enjoyed. Some light, some heavy, all festive.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pogues.com\/\">The Pogues<\/a> feat. Kirsty MacColl, <i>Fairytale of New York<\/i> &#8211; In honor of its 25th birthday this week, and because it is a holiday song I listen to year &#8217;round.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<object width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/j9jbdgZidu8?hl=en_US&amp;version=3\"\/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"\/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"\/><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/j9jbdgZidu8?hl=en_US&amp;version=3\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"\/><\/object><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/augustburnsred\">August Burns Red<\/a>, <i>Carol of the Bells<\/i>&#8211;  There&#8217;s very little I like better than heavy metal Christmas carols. Unless it&#8217;s hardcore Christmas carols where the band gives the drummer free reign. This is my #1 favorite rendition of this song. It&#8217;s heavy and orchestral and <i>amazing<\/i>.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<object width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/Pvaz5hkNnr0?hl=en_US&amp;version=3\"\/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"\/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"\/><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/Pvaz5hkNnr0?hl=en_US&amp;version=3\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"\/><\/object><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sixshooter.fi\/?ss=news\">Six Shooter<\/a>, <i>Carol of the Bells<\/i> &#8211; Be sure to watch this one <i>before<\/i> you hit the egg-nog. I&#8217;m not sure I would have filmed it quite the same way, but I&#8217;ll forgive a lot because there are heavily tattooed dudes in black Santa hats shredding, and Santa himself sitting in with the band.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<object width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/ksW36Ry2zb4?hl=en_US&amp;version=3\"\/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"\/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"\/><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/ksW36Ry2zb4?hl=en_US&amp;version=3\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"\/><\/object><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/thelostbrothersband.com\/\">The Lost Brothers<\/a> with Bill Ryder-Jones, <i>St. Christopher<\/i> &#8211; This one is both dark and light, sweet and melancholy at the same time. It&#8217;s available for sale on The Lost Brothers website, and proceeds will go to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pmvtrust.ie\/\">Peter McVerry Trust<\/a>, which supports the young homeless in Dublin.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/soundcloud.com\/thelostbrothers\/st-christopher<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rainboot.co.uk\/picardyiii\/\">Picardy III<\/a>, <i>O Holy Night<\/i>, from <a href=\"http:\/\/christmasgift.bandcamp.com\/album\/rainboot-christmas-volume-two\">Rainboot Christmas: Volume Two<\/a> &#8211; Also in the category of &#8220;both dark and light&#8221;, Picardy III&#8217;s version of one of my favorite carols is a highlight of Rainboot&#8217;s second annual Christmas compilation record. Proceeds from the sale of this song\/the record will go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.savethechildren.org\/site\/c.8rKLIXMGIpI4E\/b.6115947\/k.8D6E\/Official_Site.htm\">Save the Children<\/a>.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" style=\"position: relative; display: block; width: 300px; height: 100px;\" src=\"http:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/v=2\/track=305212249\/size=grande\/bgcol=FFFFFF\/linkcol=ff9f05\/\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\"><a href=\"http:\/\/christmasgift.bandcamp.com\/track\/picardy-iii-o-holy-night\">Picardy III &#8211; O Holy Night by Various artists<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecandlethieves.com\/\">The Candle Thieves<\/a>, <i>When Santa Clause Comes To Town<\/i> &#8211; And now, for some light. This is a bouncy little tune, excellent for trimming the tree or shoveling snow or drinking alcoholic hot chocolate and having a Kitchen Dance Party.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/soundcloud.com\/thecandlethieves\/when-santa-claus-comes-to-town<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An assortment of Christmas songs I have recently listened to and enjoyed. Some light, some heavy, all festive. The Pogues feat. 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