"Jingle Balls," Korn (Epic/Immortal)

Having not followed Korn very closely, I've only got this single, which originated in Germany or The Netherlands, to go on. Based on the lead track, "Falling Away From Me," from the album Issues, we're looking at your basic hard rock crunch circa 1999, not bad. There's also an a cappella mix of that track, in which the lyrics are more understandable, although the lengthy breaks in between verses are jarring. But the track which brings this single to this site, "Jingle Balls," is just silly, taking the familiar carol down to a sludgy tempo and hammering every beat while the singer growls the lyrics in the lowest, most incomprehensible voice. I'm inclined to write this off as a bit of Spinal Tap-level goofing around rather than a serious performance. This song ended up on The Essential Korn.