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jxdn covers "one of the best Christmas songs of all time": blink-182's Happy Holidays, You Bastard

After working with Travis Barker, jxdn has covered blink-182's Happy Holidays, You Bastard for the annual Spotify Singles Holiday Collection.

In the run-up to Christmas, Spotify have launched their annual Singles Holiday Collection series – with pop-punk TikToker jxdn covering blink-182's absolute festive classic Happy Holidays, You Bastard.

Of his faithful rendition, the musician – real name Jaden Hossler – enthuses: "Happy Holidays, You Bastard is one of the best Christmas songs of all time. It’s funny as hell and exactly the carefree attitude we should all have."

Read this: The 20 greatest blink-182 songs – ranked

Elsewhere in the Spotify Singles Holiday Collection, the likes of Spoon, Nao, Ashnikko, Caylee Hammack, Chandler Moore and MisterWives have all recorded their own covers.

Listen to jxdn's cover of Happy Holidays, You Bastard below:

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Catch jxdn live at the following dates next year:

February 2022

21 Barcelona, Spain – Sala Apolo
23 Milan, Italy – Fabrique
24 Zurich, Switzerland – Komplex 457
26 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkweg Max
27 Paris, France – Le Bataclan

March 2022

1 Brussels, Belgium – Le Madeleine
3 Manchester, UK – Manchester Academy
5 Dublin, Ireland – Academy
8 London, UK – O2 Kentish Town Forum
10 Cologne, Germany – Kantine
11 Berlin, Germany – Kesselhaus
12 Hamburg, Germany – Gruenspan
14 Copenhagen, Denmark – VEGA Main Hall
15 Stockholm, Sweden – Fryhuset-Klubben
16 Oslo, Norway – Vulkan Arena

April 2022

21 Dallas, TX – The Studio at The Factory
22 Austin, TX – Scoot Inn
23 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live Ballroom
25 Orlando, FL – Beacham Theater
26 Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
28 Atlanta, GA – Center Stage
29 Charlotte, NC – Amos Southend

May 2022

3 New York, NY – Webster Hall
7 Worcester, MA – Palladium
10 Detroit, MI – St. Andrew’s Hall
13 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave / Eagles Ballroom
14 Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore
16 Denver, CO – The Summit
17 Salt Lake City, UT – Rockwell at The Complex
20 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
21 Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo
23 San Francisco, CA – Regency Ballroom
24 Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre
27 Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren