William Shatner Teams Up with Rock Stars for Christmas Album
If your Christmas celebrations in years past have been lacking a certain "something," you're in luck! William Shatner, the actor made famous for his role as Captain Kirk in Star Trek, is finally making the Christmas album we all didn't even know we needed!
Slated for a October 26th release, Shatner Claus – The Christmas Album is packed full of 14 yule-time tracks guaranteed to spice up your ugly sweater office party. You don't just get the Shat though, this velour-tongued star-playa is bringing along some of the biggest names in rock! Check out this track list reported by Consequence of Sound:
01. Jingle Bells (feat. Henry Rollins)
02. Blue Christmas (feat. Brad Paisley)
03. Little Drummer Boy (feat. Joe Louis Walker)
04. Winter Wonderland (feat. Todd Rundgren & Artimus Pyle of Lynyrd Skynyrd)
05. Twas The Night Before Christmas (feat. Mel Collins of King Crimson)
06. Run Rudolph Run feat. (Elliot Easton of The Cars)
07. O Come, O Come Emmanuel feat. (Rick Wakeman of Yes)
08. Silver Bells (feat. Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull)
09. One for You, One For Me
10. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (feat. Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top)
11. Silent Night (feat. Iggy Pop)
12. White Christmas (feat. Judy Collins)
13. Feliz Navidad (feat. Dani Bender)
14. Jingle Bells (feat. Henry Rollins) (Punk Rock Version)
If you aren't excited to hear T.J. Hooker sing Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer with Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top - I'm pretty sure we can't be friends. If you're on the fence - check out this little sample of the former Rescue 911 host, and former Black Flag lead singer Henry Rollins tackle Jingle Bells.