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Happy Holidays
Rock · 2006 · 17 tracks

Happy Holidays

Billy Idol

A surprising pivot from the punk icon, trading snarls for sincere crooning. Warm, acoustic-leaning renditions of holiday classics for a cozy, leather-clad winter.

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It's Billy Idol singing carols like a leather-clad Bing Crosby, and it's actually really good.

A surprisingly sincere and warm holiday embrace from a rock icon.

Happy Holidays · vs · Billy Idol
Playful+4.0σ

Playful saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 17 Tracks
01
Frosty the Snowman
2:28
02
Silver Bells
2:42
03
Happy Holiday
2:04
04
Merry Christmas Baby
4:08
05
White Christmas
2:33
06
Here Comes Santa Claus
2:02
07
God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen
2:57
08
Santa Claus Is Back in Town
3:21
09
Let It Snow
2:28
10
Winter Wonderland
2:20
11
Run Rudolph Run
3:02
12
Blue Christmas
2:27
13
Jingle Bell Rock
2:03
14
Christmas Love
4:00
15
Oh Christmas Tree
4:32
16
Silent Night
2:18
17
Auld Lang Syne
1:21
Moments Worth Waiting For
The surprisingly earnest and gentle baritone delivery on Silent Night that strips away all rock star artifice.
The transition into a light rockabilly swing during Run Rudolph Run that recalls his early roots.
The way he leans into the classic crooner vibrato on White Christmas, channeling a punk-inflected Bing Crosby.
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