A Heavy Mental Christmas is a CD released by heavy metal band Helix in 2008. It is Helix' 11th full-length studio album and 20th album released overall. It is a Christmas album featuring both standards and original music. It was released in Walmart stores in Canada in October 2008 through Universal Music and GBS Records.
Track listing
- "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" (Johnny Marks)
- "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (Johnny Marks)
- "Santa Claus Is Back in Town" (Jerry Leiber), (Mike Stoller)
- A Wonderful Christmas Time (Paul McCartney)
- "Jingle Bell Rock" (Joe Beal, Jim Boothe)
- "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (John Lennon), (Yoko Ono)
- "Sock It to Me Santa" (Bob Segar)
- "Jingle Bells" (James Lord Pierpont)
- "Silent Night" (Franz Xaver Gruber), (Joseph Mohr)
- "Christmas Time Is Here Again" *
- Original song written by Steve Georgakopoulos, Gord Prior, and Brian Vollmer
Credits
Produced and arranged by Gord Prior<br> Co-produced by Brian Vollmer, Steve Georgakopoulos and Aaron Murray<br> Recorded and mixed by Aaron Murray
Recorded and mixed between August 7 and 27, 2008 at The A Room in London, Ontario.<br> Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York.
Helix members
- Brian Vollmer â lead vocals
- Rick VanDyk â lead guitar
- Jim Lawson â lead guitar
- Brent "Ned" Niemi â drums
- Paul Fonseca â bass guitar
This was the current Helix lineup listed and pictured on the CD packaging, but not the musicians who were credited with recording the CD.
Musicians
- Brian Vollmer â lead vocals
- Steve Georgakopoulos â all rhythm guitars, lead guitar
- Gord Prior â back up vocals, arrangements, tambourines and jingle bells
- Brent "Ned" Neimi â drums and backup vocals
- Paul Fonseca â bass and backup vocals
- Rick VanDyk â lead guitar and backup vocals
- Aaron Murray â keyboards on "Sock It To Me Santa"
- Doug Weir â backup vocals
References