Bad Religion is set to release a Christmas album, Christmas Songs, on November 1. Who
better to help you celebrate that most wonderful time of the year than holiday favourites
Bad Religion?

Bad Religion have threatened to record an album of seasonal classics for years, and now
they’ve gone and done it, tackling eight chestnuts in their classic punk rock style. From
“White Christmas” with its nod to pioneers The Ramones, to the glorious choirboy intro to
“Hark! The Herald Angels Sing,” Christmas Songs is the record you need to get your holiday
household’s toes tapping. Nothing says Christmas like Bad Religion.

Review
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. Gregory Heaney – AllMusic