Turns Out You Can Sing “Deck The Halls” Along With Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs”
BERLIN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 23: Fans of the FC Union football club gather in the club's stadium to sing Christmas carols on December 23, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. The annual gathering has become a firm tradition now in its 16th year. All 28,500 tickets were sold. (Photo by Michele Tantussi/Getty Images)
Because what’s more rockin’ and festive than punching up a beloved holiday classic with a big shot of classic heavy metal?
Credit to Aaron Gage and his YouTube page, where earlier this week he posted a video of himself playing all the parts to the opening bars of Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs,” but singing the lyrics to “Deck The Halls.” Check it out below, and feel free to flip it on its head if a rousing chorus of “Deck The Halls” breaks out in your vicinity this holiday season: you can absolutely sing “Generals gathered in their masses, fa la la la la, la la la la.” It totally works.
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