"The company has just released three spirited new discs in a series called Wreck The Halls, which transmogrify timeless metal and rock music into bell-jangling, synth-infused instrumental ditties that wouldn't sound out of place booming over a shopping mall PA system."
http://headbangersblog.mtv.com/2007/11/28/wreck-the-halls-offer-christmas-tributes-to-metallica-acdc/ "The three CDs in the series pay holiday homage to Green Day, AC/DC and Metallica by remixing the bands' hits with a few jingle bells."
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/aznightbuzz/213459.phphttp://www.livedaily.com/news/13246.html""The Green Days of Christmas: The Holiday Tribute to Green Day," "And Christmas for All!: The Holiday Tribute to Metallica," "Hell's Bells of Christmas," Santa Claws and the Naughty But Nice Orchestra (Christmas Rock Records) Subverting the standard rock-band-does-irreverent-rock-version-of-Christmas-standard formula, these three discs take rock favorites and make them SOUND like instrumental Christmas numbers. "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap," "Highway to Hell," "Master of Puppets," "Jesus of Suburbia" and others are delivered with sleigh bells and comforting instrumentation. The Metallica and Green Day discs are pretty listenable."
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2007/dec/02/bledsoe-new-yuletide-cds-range-top-notch-truly-twi/ "Santa Claws and the Naughty But Nice Orchestra, Hell's Bells of Christmas: The Holiday Tribute to AC/DC (Christmas Rock Records): I feel better already. That's what happens when you hear "You Shook Me All Night Long" and "Back in Black" given an "Away in a Manger" makeover.
If you ever thought that the one thing that AC/DC was missing was sleigh bells, then this is the album for you. There are also strings, flutes and chimes. It's not the mambo, but it'll do. There are companion volumes dedicated to Green Day and Metallica. Four candy canes."
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/orl-abbott2307nov23,0,1295915.column"Do you instantly think "Christmas" when you hear the peeling of jingle bells and xylophones? That's the theory of three new "Holiday Tribute" albums that feature songs by
Metallica, AC/DC and Green Day done in tamed-down, jingle-jangle-all-the-way instrumental form
(Christmas Rock Records, each B-.) That's right, this year you can tinsel up the tree with the likes of "Master of Puppets," "You Shook Me All Night Long" and "Jesus of Suburbia," as done up by Santa Claws and the Naughty but Nice Orchestra. FYI - Christmas Rock Records is the sister label of Rockabye Baby!, which turns rock hits into artist-themed lullaby collections."
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/features/20071127_Sounds_of_the_season.html "
10 "Hells Bells for Christmas - The Holiday Tribute to AC/DC" - Santa Claws and his Naughty But Nice Orchestra. Fresh into stores, this one takes AC/DC rockers and reworks them as holiday-style instrumentals. The disc includes "Dirty Deeds Done Dirty Cheap" and "Hells Bells."
Did you know: There are companion discs featuring Metallica and Green Day material given the same treatment."
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