Upon seeing a Bad Religion album titled Christmas Songs, the instinctive reaction would be to assume the band was releasing an album meant to skewer the holiday and the evil corporations that profit from its commercialization.
Instead, the album is exactly what it appears to be, with the legendary punk band delivering high energy yet faithful renditions of Christmas classics like "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," "Little Drummer Boy," and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen." Rather than subverting culture, the band goes one step further, subverting the expectations of listeners by performing the songs without irony.
Most surprising, however, is how well these songs work with Bad Religion's driving and melodic style and Greg Graffin's distinctive voice, showing that these songs' ability to endure for so long might have more to do with their solid songwriting than with the machinations of any church or corporate entity.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hark! The Herald Angels SingTraditional | Bad Religion | Play | 01:59 | 4 MB | 14 MB |
| 2 | O Come All Ye FaithfulTraditional | Bad Religion | Play | 02:04 | 4 MB | 15 MB |
| 3 | O Come, O Come EmmanuelTraditional | Bad Religion | Play | 02:07 | 4 MB | 16 MB |
| 4 | White ChristmasIrving Berlin | Bad Religion | Play | 01:49 | 4 MB | 13 MB |
| 5 | Little Drummer BoyKatherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone | Bad Religion | Play | 02:04 | 4 MB | 15 MB |
| 6 | God Rest Ye Merry GentlemenTraditional | Bad Religion | Play | 01:39 | 3 MB | 12 MB |
| 7 | Angels We Have Heard on HighTraditional | Bad Religion | Play | 02:07 | 4 MB | 15 MB |
| 8 | American Jesus [Andy Wallace Mix]Greg Graffin, Brett Gurewitz | Bad Religion | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 9 | What Child Is This | Bad Religion | Play | 01:53 | 4 MB | 13 MB |
| 19 mins | 43 MB | |||||
| 19 mins | 141 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad Religion | Primary Artist |
| 2 | Joe Barresi | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 3 | Jay Bentley | Bass |
| 4 | Irving Berlin | Composer |
| 5 | Katherine K. Davis | Composer |
| 6 | Mike Fasano | Drum Technician |
| 7 | Greg Graffin | Arranger, Composer, Producer, Vocals |
| 8 | Brett Gurewitz | Arranger, Composer, Guitar, Producer |
| 9 | Fred Hidalgo | Art Direction, Design, Photography |
| 10 | Bob Judwig | Mastering |
| 11 | Jun Murakawa | Assistant Engineer |
| 12 | Henry Onorati | Composer |
| 13 | Harry Simeone | Composer |
| 14 | Traditional | Composer |
| 15 | Brooks Wackerman | Drums |
| 16 | Garland Waller | Photography |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |