| A Twisted Christmas | ||||
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| Studio album by Twisted Sister | ||||
| Released | October 17, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, christmas metal | |||
| Length | 41:50 | |||
| Label | Razor & Tie | |||
| Producer | Mark Mendoza | |||
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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.
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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.[1]
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.[2]
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[3] and the couple's new baby's head is replaced by the face of various band members singing.
Twisted Sister also filmed a studio performance of "Heavy Metal Christmas" for GameTap. This video featured Dee without his makeup.[4]
"Oh Come All Ye Faithful" uses the tune of "We're Not Gonna Take It" (the melody of which was inspired by the carol) and ends with a rendition of "Hava Nagila". The song was performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on December 13, 2006. Parts of the guitar riff to "White Christmas" seem to be based on "I Wanna Rock", another Twisted Sister Song. Parts of the guitar riff on "Silver Bells" is based on "Problem Child" by AC/DC. Some of the guitar riffs on "Let it Snow" are based on Children of The Grave by Black Sabbath. Also, the guitar riffs on the Song "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" are based on "You Got Another Thing Coming" by Judas Priest.
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