Green Day Drop Dad-Punk Christmas Anthem ‘Xmas Time of the Year’

By Johnny Firecloud

Green Day are feeling the celebration spirit, as the new Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees have just released a new Christmas single called “Xmas Time of the Year”.

Listen to the track below, with the raw punk of a 43 year old Broadway dad belting out: “This time / I’ve got no resolutions / Giving thanks for nothing,” he sneers. A big middle finger to you, Santa! YEAH! Or something. “Happy Holidays from Green Day!” the band wrote of the song, and boy, have they capped off our day with this one: 

Johnny Firecloud
Johnny Firecloud

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A senior writer at CraveOnline since 2006, Johnny has reported on music culture around the world for over a decade while setting a higher standard of reviews, editorials, photography and interviews with the industry's biggest names. Johnny has conceptualized and produced a wide range of original Crave features such as the long-running Band of The Month series, the CraveOnstage performance feature, the Music History video series and the Passport travel colum, among others. His Crave coverage spectrum has included Lifestyle, Travel, Film & TV, Politics, Sports, Fashion and Food writing.

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