Johnny Rotten once dubbed Billy Idol "the Perry Como of punk", but surely he can't have suspected that 1977's pantomime villain would one day record a Christmas album. Even more bizarre than swapping White Wedding for White Christmas, Sir William has traded in his Rebel Yell for a faux Bing Crosby croon. During Frosty the Snowman and other festive staples awash with unfortunate druggy double entendres, he struggles to keep a straight face. Admittedly, this may be because the album was recorded in a Los Angeles heatwave.

There's an undeniably surreal appeal to Idol's Silent Night, the bonkers narratives ("Hello, this is Billy Idol") and a sherry-sodden Auld Lang Syne. However, a ludicrous God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen may have the most goodwilled Idol fan adopting a Rebel Yell to cry: "No mo, mo mo!"