Punk Goes Christmas


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

;Deluxe Edition
#TitleArtistOriginal artistLength
4."12 Days of Pop-Punk Christmas"Sunrise Skater Kids3:27
9."Home Alone Theme"August Burns RedJohn Williams3:50
12."Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"Being as an OceanJudy Garland2:37
14."Sleigh Ride"This Wild LifeArthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops Orchestra2:56

''Sampler'' track listing

Punk Goes Christmas also included a sampler CD containing eight previously released songs by bands from the Fearless Record label.
#TitleArtistAlbumLength
1."Déjà Vu"BlessthefallHollow Bodies4:17
2."Lightning in a Bottle"The Summer SetLegendary4:07
3."Haters Gonna Hate"Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!Pardon My French3:21
4."Told Ya So"Get ScaredEveryone's Out To Get Me3:31
5."I Won't Lie"Go RadioClose the Distance3:38
6."Nikki"Forever the Sickest KidsJ.A.C.K.3:43
7."Mark My Words"For All Those SleepingOutspoken3:30
8."12 Through 15"Mayday ParadeMonsters in the Closet4:58

Charts and release history

Charts
ChartPeak position
US Billboard 20095
US Alternative Albums16
US Rock Albums22
US Independent Albums15
US Top Holiday Albums9

Release history
RegionDateFormat
World WideNovember 4, 2013CD, digital