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Christmas and punk rock recordsÌýgo togetherÌýlike Easter and heavyÌýmetal but someÌýpractitioners try and keepÌýthe spirit alive - notably the Boys, who had a seasonal parallel career as the Yobs.ÌýFor threeÌýChristmases in a row they donned the red hats and produced someÌýsingles, none of which ever ended up onÌýNow That's What I Call The Best Christmas Album Ever !ÌýThe exclamation mark isn't mine. I don't know who owns it. I do like the Sonics'Ìýeffort, which involvedÌýlearning the chords toÌý'Too Much Monkey Business' and getting all snotty aboutÌýDecember 25th. It fitsÌýin with the principle that you should keep this time of year as simple as possible. Let Chuck Berry take the strain. ÌýÌýÌý

Ramones - Swallow My Pride
Yobs - Another Christmas
Action Pact - Consumer Madness
Korova Milk Bar - Do It Again
Fall - No Xmas For John Quays
Horror Comic - I Don’t Mind
Half Man Half Biscuit - All I Want For Christmas is A Dukla Prague Away Kit
Vibrators - Whips And Furs
Blake Xolton - Merry Christmas
That Petrol Emotion - Can’t Stop
The Choir - It’s Cold Outside
Hybrid Kids - Happy Christmas (War Is Over)
101’ers - Keys To Your Heart
Suicide - Rocket USA
Sonics - Don’t Believe In Christmas