Punk Rawk Christmas Explained

Punk Rawk Christmas
Type:	studio
Artist:	MxPx
Cover:	MxPx - Punk Rawk Christmas cover.jpg
Border:	yes
Released:	December 1, 2009
Genre:	Christian punk skate punk holiday music pop punk
Label:	Rock City Recording Company
Prev Title:	On the Cover II
Prev Year:	2009
Next Title:	Plans Within Plans
Next Year:	2012

Punk Rawk Christmas is a Christmas compilation studio album by American rock band MxPx released on December 1, 2009.^{[1] [2] [3]} The album contains 10 tracks originally recorded and released each year from 1998 to 2008 and sent to MxPx's fan club members as CD singles and later as digital downloads. The album contains some previously released holiday music as well as four previously unreleased tracks that were collected following fan requests to release the material in a collection.^{[4] [5]}

Release and Promotion

In 2009, following ten years of limited edition Christmas-themed singles and digital downloads, MxPx collected all their previous holiday material into the compilation Punk Rawk Christmas through the band's own record label Rock City Recording Company. This version of the record was released on CD and sold through Amazon as well as the band's official website.^[6] It was also made available on digital download platforms and later digital streaming platforms. Simultaneously, a limited edition 7-inch record was released under the same title, featuring two songs from the CD and two demo versions exclusive to the seven-inch.^[7]

Shortly after the album's release Mike Herrera spoke with Alternative Press and explained the song "Christmas Night of the Living Dead" was re-titled, against his knowledge, to "Christmas Night of Zombies" when it originally appeared on the 2003 A Santa Cause compilation.^[8]

In December 2018, MxPx released a new Christmas song titled "December" and concurrently removed the full length version of the Punk Rawk Christmas album from digital platforms, replacing it with an EP of the same title. This EP features December and only five other tracks found on full length version of Punk Rawk Christmas.^[9]

A music video for the song Gimme Christmas was directed by Mark Nash and Chris Craryand. It was released on YouTube on December 5, 2007 when Gimme Christmas was original released as a single.^[10]

Track listing

Notes

• The digital only "Red" version omits the tracks "Coal" and "Questions."

Personnel

Adapted from Punk Rawk Christmas liner notes.

All tracks are produced and engineered by MxPx, except where noted.

MxPx

• Mike Herrera – bass guitar, lead vocals
• Tom Wisniewski – guitar, backing vocals
• Yuri Ruley – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

• Jack Paker - guitar solo on "Auld Lang Syne"
• Pierre Bouvier  - lead vocals on "December"
• Emily Whitehurst  - lead vocals on "December"
• Holli Herrera – additional vocals on "Punk Rawk Christmas"
• Cally Robinson – additional vocals on "Punk Rawk Christmas"
• Winter Niemeyer – additional vocals on "Punk Rawk Christmas"
• Alicia Bennet – additional vocals on "Punk Rawk Christmas"
• John Moreland – additional vocals on "Punk Rawk Christmas"
• Wayne Wedge – additional vocals on "Punk Rawk Christmas"
• Mike Williams – additional vocals on "Punk Rawk Christmas"
• Steve Walden – additional vocals on "Punk Rawk Christmas"
• Jeff Turner – additional vocals on "So This is Christmas"
• Jake Turner – additional vocals on "So This is Christmas"
• Oliver Peck – additional vocals on "Auld Lang Syne"
• Mike Moen – additional vocals on "Auld Lang Syne"
• Ryan Mattes – additional vocals on "Auld Lang Syne"

Artwork

• Joe Hamming & Michelle Herrera – cover design
• Joe Hamming, Gabe Connor & Jered Scott  – layout
• Jered Scott  – photography

Production

• Stephen Egerton – mastering on all tracks and mixing on "Punk Rawk Christmas"
• Steve Kravac – production & engineering on "Christmas Day" and "Christmas Only Comes Once a Year"
• Mike Herrera – production & engineering on "Punk Rawk Christmas," "Coal," and "Questions" and mixing on "It's Christmas and I'm Sick," "2005," "Gimee Christmas," "Another Christmas," "Coal," "Auld Lang Syne," and "Questions"
• Jack Joseph Puid – mixing on "Another Song About Christmas"
• Jack Joseph Puid – mixing on "You're the One I Miss"
• Annette Cisnero - engineering & mixing on "Christmas Party"
• Russ-T - engineering & mixing on "Christmas Night of the Living Dead"

Notes and References

1. Web site: MXPX gives us some Punk Rawk Christmas just in time for the holidays. The Cleveland Leader. Francis Petruziello. November 25, 2009. December 11, 2009. Cleveland Media Group. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100205055209/http://clevelandleader.com/node/12081. February 5, 2010.
2. MXPX TO RELEASE 14 SONG HOLIDAY ALBUM PUNK RAWK CHRISTMAS DIGITALLY ON DECEMBER 1. Jesus Freak Hideout. Kelleemack Public Relations. November 24, 2009. June 17, 2021. Jesus freak Hideout.
3. Web site: Christmas Singles - MxPx Archive. MxPx Archive. Chris Bartch. 2019. June 17, 2021. Chris Bartch.
4. Punk Rawk Christmas . Punk Rawk Christmas . Mike . Herrera . Tom Wisniewski and Yuri Ruley . 2009 . back cover . Rock City Recording Company . RC006 . Bremerton, Washington, USA.
5. Web site: MxPx, "Punk Rawk Christmas (Green)" Review. Jesus Freak Hideout. Michael Weaver . December 3, 2010. June 16, 2021. Jesus freak Hideout.
6. Web site: MxPx to release "Punk Rawk Christmas". PunkNews.org. Aubin Paul. 2009 . June 17, 2021. Punknews.org.
7. Web site: "Punk Rawk Christmas" is HERE. MxPx.com. MxPx. November 30, 2009. June 17, 2021. MxPx. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20091219215702/http://www.mxpx.com/news_6812. December 19, 2009.
8. Web site: Track-By-Track: MxPx's Punk Rawk Christmas. Alternative Press. Staff. December 14, 2009. June 17, 2021. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc.
9. Web site: MxPx drop holiday song with Simple Plan's Pierre Bouvier, more. Alternative Press. Rachel Campbell. November 29, 2018 . June 17, 2021. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc.
10. Web site: MxPx - Gimme Christmas (2007). IMVDb. IMVDb. 2021. June 17, 2021. IMVDb.