After complaining about the lack of holiday songs in music games, Harmonix and MTV Games have revealed to MTV Multiplayer that next week's Rock Band update will fill that gaping hole.
The "Rockin' the Holidays 2008" track pack will include three songs -- "Hanukkah Blessings" by Barenaked Ladies, "Christmas Is The Time To Say I Love You," by Billy Squier, and The Prentenders' cover of "Blue Christmas." The pack will be available on December 23, just in time for Christmas; although MTV Multiplayer doesn't mention any pricing, something tells me it's not going to be free ... although this is the season for giving, guys.
Considering how everyone reacted to this week's country song releases, I can only imagine the backlash Harmonix/MTV Games is going to have to deal with over holiday songs.
[Update: The songs will cost 80 Microsoft Points each (or $1 on PSN) or 240 Microsoft Points (or $3) for the full pack.]
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11:49 AM on 12.18.2008
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRW2poUfJ34
You could do a duet with your special lady friend too.
The day they start releasing song parodies as DLC is the day that I hop on the bitch-wagon.
I'm also betting Guitar Hero puts out one of these as well, probably including an overcharted guitar solo. It's like I'm a modern-day Nostradamus.
Also, bleh at this DLC
DING FRIES R DUN
DING FRIES R DUN
DING FRIES R DUN
I GOTTA RUN
I GOTTA RUN
I GOTTA RUN
I GOTTA RUN
...dont even get me started.
But you know it would be a pretty good DLC track.
I can't remember the name of that song (the real one) but I know there is an awesome rock version of it with wicked guitar, and they should put THAT in
Pass on these. No thanks.
What about some of those Christmas tracks from the "Very Special Christmas" albums of the 90's? There's Smashing Pumpkins, Tom Petty, Run DMC, Salt n Pepa...
Or maybe some decent finds like Wonderful Christmastime by McCartney, Jingle Bell Rock, or Christmas Wrapping by the Waitresses?
This just seems like leftovers of cheap-to-license holiday tunes. Hopefully the week after we won't have shitty New Years tracks. I'd like to have something decent to rock in the New Year.
And it needs more Trans-Siberian Orchestra. :(