{"id":54130,"date":"2025-12-18T20:08:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T20:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/18\/vote-for-rocks-best-christmas-song-ucrs-holiday-bracket\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T20:08:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T20:08:36","slug":"vote-for-rocks-best-christmas-song-ucrs-holiday-bracket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/18\/vote-for-rocks-best-christmas-song-ucrs-holiday-bracket\/","title":{"rendered":"Vote for Rock&#8217;s Best Christmas Song: UCR&#8217;s Holiday Bracket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>16 of the most beloved holiday songs are vying for your votes in our Best Rock Christmas Songs bracket.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/tags\/kinks\/\">Kinks<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/tags\/pretenders\/\">Pretenders<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/tags\/bruce-springsteen\/\">Bruce Springsteen<\/a> and of course, both <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/tags\/paul-mccartney\/\">Paul McCartney<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/tags\/john-lennon\/\">John Lennon<\/a> are among the artists paired off into eight first-round battles below. Voting for round one ends Friday, Dec. 19 at 11:59PM EST, with round two kicking off the next morning. You can vote for your favorite Rock Christmas songs ever hour until then. Happy Holidays!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/christmas-classic-rock-songs\/\">The Stories Behind 15 Rock Christmas Classics<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Watch Paul McCartney Perform &#8216;Wonderful Christmastime&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Bing Crosby &amp; David Bowie Perform &#8216;Peace on Earth \/ Little Drummer Boy&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Hear Chuck Berry Perform &#8216;Run Rudolph Run&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Watch the Kinks Perform &#8216;Father Christmas&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Watch the Ramones Perform &#8216;Merry Christmas&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Hear the Beach Boys Perform &#8216;Little Saint Nick&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Hear Elvis Presley Perform &#8216;Blue Christmas&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Watch Elton John Perform &#8216;Step Into Christmas&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Hear Tom Petty Perform &#8216;Christmas All Over Again&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Watch Pretenders Perform &#8216;2000 Miles&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Watch Wham! Perform &#8216;Last Christmas&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Hear Eagles Perform &#8216;Please Come Home for Christmas&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Hear Joni Mitchell Perform &#8216;River&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Hear Dan Folgerberg Perform &#8216;Same Old Lang Syne&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Watch Bruce Springsteen Perform &#8216;Santa Claus is Comin&#8217; to Town&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Hear John Lennon Perform &#8216;Happy Xmas (War is Over)&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">Top Classic Rock Christmas Albums<\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">\n<p>There&#8217;s only so much goopy seasonal music you can listen to, right?\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/author\/nickderiso\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nick DeRiso<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/diffuser.fm\/rest\/carbon\/api\/scripts.js?mver=26&#038;gver=9&#038;bid=443&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.twitter.com%2Fwidgets.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fapis.google.com%2Fjs%2Fplatform.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.facebook.net%2Fen_US%2Fsdk.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.pinterest.com%2Fjs%2Fpinit.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\" async defer data-osano=\"ESSENTIAL\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/diffuser.fm\/ixp\/295\/p\/vote-for-rocks-best-christmas-song-ucrs-holiday-bracket\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>16 of the most beloved holiday songs are vying for your votes in our Best Rock Christmas Songs bracket. 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