Punk Goes Christmas is the fourteenth compilation album of the Punk Goes... series. It was released on 5 November 2013, through Fearless Records.
Background and release This album, compared to the other albums in the Punk Goes... series received little press. The album was announced in a trailer posted online by Fearless Records in October 2013, along with the album's artwork and full track listing. A thirty second network television commercial was produced and directed by Bobby Czzowitz to promote the album’s release. The album was released and available to stream online on November 4 the same year. It is also one of the only Punk Goes... albums to contain original songs, however it does still contain cover songs.
Critical reception
Mark Deming from AllMusic praised the album's range of sounds, ranging from pop punk to metalcore. Edward Strickson of Alter the Press! gave the album a 4/5 score, praising its surprisingly festive characteristics and went on to say that "Fool's Holiday" by All Time Low may be one of the best songs they have made.
Deluxe edition In November 2015, Fearless Records released a deluxe edition of Punk Goes Christmas with four additional tracks added to the original Punk Goes Christmas album. The songs on the album that were added were three additional covers and one new original song titled "12 Days of a Pop-Punk Christmas" performed by YouTube comedian Jarrod Alonge, credited to his fictitious YouTube band Sunrise Skater Kids. The first song from the deluxe edition is August Burns Red's cover of the Home Alone Theme, originally composed by John Williams.
Track listing # Title Artist Original artist(s) Length 1. "Nothing for Christmas" New Found Glory 3:36 2. "Fool's Holiday" All Time Low 3:43 3. "I Had a Heart" Real Friends 2:39 4. "Father Christmas" Man Overboard The Kinks 3:29 5. "This Christmas" The Summer Set Donny Hathaway 3:03 6. "There Will Be No Christmas" Crown the Empire 3:08 7. "Christmas Lights" Yellowcard Coldplay 4:02 8. "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays" Issues NSYNC 3:48 9. "All I Can Give You" Jason Lancaster 4:02 10. "I Don't Wanna Spend Another Christmas Without You" The Ready Set 3:19 11. "This Christmas (I'll Burn It To The Ground)" Set It Off 3:27 12. "Do You Hear What I Hear?" William Beckett The Harry Simeone Chorale 3:11
Deluxe Edition # Title Artist Original artist(s) Length 4. "12 Days of Pop-Punk Christmas" Sunrise Skater Kids 3:27 9. "Home Alone Theme" August Burns Red John Williams 3:50 12. "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" Being as an Ocean Judy Garland 2:37 14. "Sleigh Ride" This Wild Life Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops Orchestra 2:56
Sampler track listing Punk Goes Christmas also included a sampler CD containing eight previously released songs by bands from the Fearless Record label.
# Title Artist Album Length 1. "Déjà Vu" Blessthefall Hollow Bodies 4:17 2. "Lightning in a Bottle" The Summer Set Legendary 4:07 3. "Haters Gonna Hate" Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! Pardon My French 3:21 4. "Told Ya So" Get Scared Everyone's Out To Get Me 3:31 5. "I Won't Lie" Go Radio Close the Distance 3:38 6. "Nikki" Forever the Sickest Kids J.A.C.K. 3:43 7. "Mark My Words" For All Those Sleeping Outspoken 3:30 8. "12 Through 15" Mayday Parade Monsters in the Closet 4:58
Charts and release history Charts Chart Peak position US Billboard 200 95 US Alternative Albums 16 US Rock Albums 22 US Independent Albums 15 US Top Holiday Albums 9
Release history Region Date Format World Wide November 4, 2013 CD, digital
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