Rush legend Alex Lifeson lately joined Barenaked Women onstage at this 12 months’s annual Andy Kim Christmas present to carry out some holiday-themed Black Sabbath classics.

With drummer Tyler Stewart donning the function of frontman, Lifeson blazed by means of Battle Pigs, with its lyrics substituted for these of Santa Claus is Coming to City.

Unusually, Battle Pigs is definitely considerably of a Christmas tune. In 2010, Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler informed Noisecreep that the monitor was was primarily based on Walpurgis Night time, which is “like Christmas for Satanists”.

After satisfying their Sabbath cravings, the Barenaked-Lifeson collaboration later descended into extra festive chaos. Lifeson even riffed his manner by means of the bounce of José Feliciano’s Feliz Navidad.

Lifeson additionally hopped onstage to carry out with Damaged Social Scene to cowl organiser Andy Kim’s Sister OK, in addition to the indie unit’s Anthems For A Seventeen Yr‐Outdated Woman.

The person of the night, Andy Kim himself, noticed issues out. With Lifeson on guitar, Kim rumbled by means of a canopy of The Archies’ Sugar Sugar and The Ronettes’ Child, I Love You. The grand finale had everybody out on stage, performing Kim’s Rock Me Gently.

Not each act had Lifeson’s assist, after all. Rock band Billy Expertise and new wave gang Males With out Hats additionally took to the stage all through the night time.

This 12 months, the Andy Kim Christmas Present was elevating funds for CAMH Presents of Mild. The charity helps present sufferers at Toronto’s Heart for Habit and Psychological Well being with Christmas items.