Skillet releases first-ever Christmas track 'O Come, O Come Emmanuel'

Press Release

On Friday, 22-times-Platinum rock band Skillet released its first-ever Christmas recording, “O Come, O Come Emmanuel,” accompanied by a powerful and moving music video, which was also featured in social collab with “FOX & Friends.” 

The release caps off a massive year that included packed shows across Europe last summer and a sold-out Central and South American tour in Mexico City, Lima, Buenos Aires and Santiago, which preceded the Nov. 6 launch of “The Awakening Tour” with Jeremy Camp.

Fans can tune in on YouTube on Dec. 2 to join Skillet for “A Rock Feed Christmas Special” – an evening of music, conversation and surprises. The event will feature a special live Q&A with U.S. military veterans, presented in partnership with VET TIX, a nonprofit organization the band has long supported. This season, Skillet is spotlighting VET TIX alongside St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to encourage continued giving and awareness.

"Our fans have been demanding a Christmas song for years, and we are so thrilled to have finally recorded one," John and Korey Cooper said. "We arranged and produced it ourselves, so we were able to put our heart and soul into it. Making a classic piece sound like Skillet was the mission, and we can’t wait for fans to hear it!" 

After nearly three decades, 11 albums, and thousands of shows worldwide, Skillet plays louder, fights harder, and sounds more rebellious than ever. The band has received two Grammy Award nominations, picked up a Billboard Music Award, and landed three albums in the Top 5 of the Billboard 200. Selling over 22 million units worldwide, Skillet has notched multi-Platinum, Platinum or Gold RIAA certifications for a total of 12 singles and four full-length albums – not to mention, regularly attracting over 10 million monthly listeners on Spotify with five-times-Platinum “Monster.”

The global hard rock quartet – John Cooper (lead vocals, bass), Korey Cooper (guitar, keys), Jen Ledger (drums, vocals) and Seth Morrison (lead guitar) – delivers an insurgent, infectious and inimitable body of work with their 12th full-length offering and first-ever independent album, “Revolution,” led by the single “Unpopular" and focus tracks "All That Matters" and "Ash In The Wind."

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