MusicRadar.com recently asked several rock stars to pick their favorite Christmas songs for an article posted on their website this morning (thanks RushFanForever). One of the artists they spoke to was Alex Lifeson, who picked the Little Drummer Boy:

"I always liked the Little Drummer Boy because of the tonality of the song. There was always something very plaintive about it. It wasn't one of those "up," joyous Christmas songs, which tend to get a little overdone. Actually, I did a version of it a while ago that came out nice.

"On the other hand, I do like upbeat Christmas songs, so I'd say my second pick would be Joy To The World - not anybody's version, in particular; I just like the song itself. It’s spirited and very "Ho, ho, ho!" [laughs]

Here's Alex Lifeson's performance of The Little Drummer Boy from the 1997 album Merry Axemas:

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