Rock bands have pretty much been covering Christmas songs since rock itself has been knocking about. From The Beatles covering Good King Wenceslas to Lemmy belting out Run Rudolph Run, you can pretty much fill your entire festive season with rock and heavy metal re-dubs of Christmas classics and barely scratch the surface.
Still, there are some covers of Christmas favourites out there that feel like they were conjured up in some woozy, eggnog-powered fever dream rather than songs that actually made it to tape. Whether it's metal heavyweights turning in hellish versions of traditional carols or emo icons embracing the Queen Of Christmas herself, here are ten Christmas cover songs by rock mainstays that were so unexpected we still can't quite believe they actually happened.
