Ho-Ho-Ho, merry Christmas from the void! The band shared a previously unreleased recording of the song “I wish it was Christmas. The song was spotted on Saturday Night Live in December 2000, and has since become a family-owned ceremonial stereotype. Julian Casablancas already covered it in 2009, in fact that did not prevent him to record another 1 version in 2015 with Voidz. He must be pretty, pretty willing to have Christmas now. Sorry, buddy, we have 4 more days, in case we count Christmas eve, and I literally do.

The 2009 recording is pretty standard — it reveals with some bells ringing before the sniffed guitar goes in-but this fresh version is considered a demo, and it plays with a different sound. This performance is almost eerie; the pace slows down, and Casablanca sings as if he had coal in his stocking. Listen below.