A Twisted Christmas

Infobox Album |
Name = A Twisted Christmas
Type = studio
Artist = Twisted Sister


Released = October 17 2006
Recorded = 2006
Genre = Heavy metal, Christmas songs
Length = 41:50
Label = Razor & Tie
Producer = Mark Mendoza
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:ahq67uu050jf link]
Last album = "Still Hungry"
(2004)
This album = "A Twisted Christmas"
(2006)
Next album =

A Twisted Christmas is a Christmas album from US heavy metal group Twisted Sister, released on October 17 2006. The album features classic Christmas songs performed in Heavy metal versions.

Track listing

# "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" - 4:48
# "Oh Come All Ye Faithful" - 4:40
# "White Christmas" - 3:56
# "I'll Be Home for Christmas" - 4:08
# "Silver Bells" - 5:05
# "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" - 3:39
# "Let It Snow" - 3:09
# "Deck the Halls" - 2:52
# "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" - 3:40
# "Heavy Metal Christmas" ("The Twelve Days of Christmas") - 5:14
# Bonus Track: "We Wish You a Twisted Christmas" (parody/remake of "We Wish You a Merry Christmas") - 0:36

Credits

Twisted Sister

*Dee Snider - lead vocals
*Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda - lead & rhythm guitars
*Jay Jay French - rhythm & lead guitars
*Mark "The Animal" Mendoza - bass
*A. J. Pero - drums

Additional musicians

*Lita Ford - backing vocals on "I'll Be Home for Christmas"

Music Videos

Two music videos were made for "Oh Come All Ye Faithful." The first one follows the same style of the band's landmark videos "We're Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna Rock," as a married couple celebrate Christmas when the wife discovers that her husband's gift to her is a CD copy of "A Twisted Christmas". She then starts to rant about the present until Dee and the band appear behind her. [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=De47fjH6RKY YouTube - Twisted Sister - Oh Come All Ye Faithful ] ]

The second video version (using the radio edit) is a short animated feature with the band taking over Santa's workshop and using his sleigh to drop off Twisted Sister merchandise and cans of hairspray to children. [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giuTdKFvr_s YouTube - Twisted Sister Animated Video ] ]

The music video for "Silver Bells" is the sequel to the first "Oh Come All Ye Faithful" video, as the couple are paid a visit by numerous guests while the band performs live on TV. [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHAsw_aswlM YouTube - Twisted Sister - Silver Bells - Episode 2 ] ]

Twisted Sister also filmed a studio performance of "Heavy Metal Christmas" for GameTap. This video featured Dee without his trademark wig and makeup. [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grwP8QvI1jY YouTube - Twisted Sister - Heavy Metal Christmas ] ]

Trivia

*"Oh Come All Ye Faithful" uses the tunes of "We're Not Gonna Take It" (the melody of which was inspired by the carol) and "Hava Nagila". The song was performed on the "Tonight Show" on December 13th, 2006.
* Parts of the guitar riff to White Christmas seem to be based on "I Wanna Rock", another Twisted Sister Song

References