10 Hard Rock Christmas Songs That Are Actually Good

10. All I Want For Christmas Is You - My Chemical Romance

All I Want For Christmas Is You is probably the last holiday single that has achieved legendary status. Not since Paul McCartney's Wonderful Christmastime has a song become synonymous with the holiday season, being the soundtrack to malls across the world and the bane of existence for any retail worker. However, a crunchier version of this smooth pop tune isn't really something many people knew they needed.

Fresh off of their run with the Black Parade, My Chemical Romance's turn at singing this Mariah Carey classic isn't half bad for what it is. Given that their past few works were always focused on high conceptual pieces, these emo overlords pulled out all the stops for this tune, as Ray Toro matches the instrumental of the original tune pretty much to the letter.

Then again, if you're going to be doing justice to Mariah Carey, you'd better have a decent vocal performance over it, and Gerard Way actually comes through in spades on this outing. While sounding nothing like Carey's original, this weird turn into his trademark gothic vocal style is actually the perfect move for a song like this, showing restraint when he has to and power when he can. Though Ms. Carey doesn't strike me as a person who's had a prominent emo phase, this song certainly does the '90s diva proud.