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O Rock All Ye Faithful!  Mascot Records today are thrilled to reveal their new seasonal ‘CHRISTMAS ROCKS, Vol.2’ E.P. which is now available on all digital platform here https://smarturl.it/Christmas-Rocks

The festive frivolities are deliciously spread out and come in the shape of LA powerhouse vocalist Beth Hart, Indiana duo The Cold Stares, your new favourite Southern rockers The Georgia Thunderbolts,  guitar-wizard Paul Gilbert, and Maryland rockers Any Given Sin.

The Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Beth Hart reinterprets “Angels from the Realms of Glory,” the traditional Christmas Carol written by Scottish poet James Montgomery. The song is featured in the new Netflix film, A Castle For Christmas, starring Brooke Shields and Cary Elwes. “I really loved doing this Christmas song. It’s one I’ve always loved,” Hart says. “It was really fulfilling and fun. I saw bits and pieces of the movie and one particular scene that the song is in, and it’s just beautiful.”

The Cold Stares take their own spin on a country icon on “Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy.” “We took the opportunity to play something on the Christmas album that no one would expect. I always loved Buck Owens and the song from when I was a kid and thought, what would our version sound like on some cassette in a truck stop in the ’90s?” says Chris Tapp.

Watch the lyric video for Beth Hart’s “Angels from the Realms of Glory” 
Taken from the Netflix film ‘A Castle For Christmas’

New Maryland rockers Any Given Sin are already muscling out the big guns on the Active Rock charts in the U.S. hitting #1 on SiriusXM Octane and they took on the challenge to write an original song, “Nothing For Christmas,” and embraced the opportunity with bells on it. “[vocalist] Vic came up with the idea and sent it to the team, and we all liked it, so we built on it from there. In 5 days, the song went from the infancy stage to mastered. Our hopes are that it will be a holiday favourite for years to come,” they say.

Fresh from the release of their debut album, Can We Get A Witness this fall, new Southern rock heroes The Georgia Thunderbolts bring the eggnog party with a cover of the classic “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree.” “We’re bringing classic nostalgia back for those who may have forgotten the song or never heard it. We feel that Christmas is a very special time for people. We wanted to put our spin on a Christmas classic to show that you can have the holiday spirit all year round. Rain or shine, it’s always Christmas time with The Georgia Thunderbolts!” they say.

Rhythm and speed merchant Paul Gilbert goes headfirst into instrumental joy on “We Wish You A Merry Christmas.”
 
One particular Christmas was particularly significant to an eleven-year-old, Gilbert. “I had been banging away on a Stella acoustic guitar for a couple of years,” he says. “I didn’t know how to tune the guitar, so I solved the problem by only playing the low E string,” he adds.
 
“Despite my limitations, I had developed some authority on that one string. But then my uncle came to visit and took a look in my local newspaper, in the “Musical Instruments For Sale” section. He quickly spotted a used Gibson. I had saved up some money from selling ceramic hippopotamus banks that I made in my dad’s pottery studio and from mowing the lawn. The guitar in the ad was still twice the price that I could afford,” he remembers.
 
“But CHRISTMAS was coming, so I asked my parents about getting the guitar. They said they could pay the other half but would tighten their budget, so I wouldn’t be getting any toys. I chose the guitar.”
 
Venture onwards, you’re now ready for a rock ‘n’ roll Christmas.

Track list

1. Any Given Sin – Nothing For Christmas
2. The Georgia Thunderbolts – Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree
3. Beth Hart – Angels From The Realms Of Glory (from the Netflix Film A Castle For Christmas)
4. The Cold Stares – Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy
5. Paul Gilbert – We Wish You A Merry Christmas