“CHRISTMAS WITH THE DEVIL” – 18 DAYS TO CHRISTMAS 

“The elves are dressed in leather and the angels are in chains.”

That doesn’t seem like the first line of a holiday classic.

But, for fans of Spinal Tap, it wouldn’t be the holiday season without “Christmas with the Devil,” the special record the band made a year or so after the mockumentary that made it famous.

The song expertly combines both holiday sounds (sleigh bells) and the grating twang of heavy metal guitar. David St. Huggins, Nigel Tufnel, Derek Smalls and a soon-to-be deceased drummer give this song an earnestness that underscores its, um, message.

Here’s a live recording of it: