Remixing the holidays: Twisted Sister, ‘Twisted Christmas’

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If you love guitar solos with your eggnog and mistletoe, then you’re probably familiar with Twisted Sister’s holiday album “Twisted Christmas.” Dee Snider and Jay Jay French ? lead singer and founding member of Twisted Sister ? tell us about how this album came to be. They also share with us some of their favorite Christmas songs (full lists below). It’s all for the final day of our week-long music series, “Remixing the Holidays.”
JAY JAY’S FAVORITE CHRISTMAS SONGS:

* I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (The Ronettes)
* The Christmas Song (Nat King Cole)
* Baby, It’s Cold Outside (Dean Martin)
* Run, Run Rudolph (Chuck Berry)
* Also, any songs from:
* Christmas With The Rat Pack
* The Phil Spector Christmas Album

DEE’S FAVORITE CHRISTMAS SONGS:

* The Magic of Christmas (Celine Dion)
* Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Judy Garland)
* O, Come All Ye Faithful
* White Christmas
* I’ll Be Home For Christmas
* Silver Bells
* I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
* Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
* Deck the Halls
* The Christmas Song
* The Twelve Days of Christmas

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