Bad Religion – “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” [YouTube Song Stream]

The Skinny: Revered punk rock legend Bad Religion is releasing a Christmas album, Christmas Songs, on October 29th. Christmas Songs features 8 new studio recordings of traditional Christmas hymns and an alternate mix of their single “American Jesus” by Andy Wallace. Get in the holiday spirit and listen to Bad Religion’s rendition of “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” now. Bad Religion will contribute 20% of proceeds from Christmas Songs to SNAP, Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests.

“This might be the most subversive album we’ve done,” co-songwriter and guitarist Brett Gurewitz explains. “To me, what the album is indirectly stating is that this music, and thus the world, can be powerful and beautiful stripped of god and religion. These are just really good songs, and a historically non-religious band like Bad Religion can perform them with as much power and feeling as anyone.”

The band’s iconic vocalist and co-songwriter, Greg Graffin has a personal connection with these songs. Graffin got his start as a singer when he was young boy in a church choir. His instructors found him so remarkable that he received a scholarship to a choir school. And thus, the voice of Bad Religion was born.

Christmas Songs Track Listing

01. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
02. O Come All Ye Faithful
03. O Come, O Come Emmanuel
04. White Christmas
05. Little Drummer Boy
06. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
07. What Child Is This?
08. Angels We Have Heard On High
09. American Jesus (Andy Wallace Mix)