Because nothing says โHappy Holidaysโ like cannon fire, screaming solos, and Brian Johnson shouting โFIRE!โ under a snow globe.
Move over Mariah. Sit down Slade. And somebody please put a sock in Bublรฉ. This year, AC/DC fans are cooking up a plan so thunderous it might just shatter Santaโs sleigh bells.
Welcome to the most rock โnโ roll Christmas campaign the UKโs seen since Rage Against The Machine told Simon Cowell to shove it with โKilling In The Name.โ Yep, itโs happening again โ and this time, weโre going Back in Black instead of dreaming of a white Christmas. ๐ค๐
๐ฏ The Mission: Christmas No.1 or Bust
The online AC/DC army has risen with one goal: to send a classic AC/DC anthem screaming to the top of the UK charts for Christmas 2025. Armed with hashtags like:
- #ACDCForXmasNo1
- #HighwayToChristmas
- #RockNReign2025
…fans are gunning to make history by out-streaming the usual syrupy holiday tunes and shoving some proper riffs into the Queenโs Speech recap. ๐บ
Whatโs the track theyโre backing?
๐ถ โFor Those About To Rock (We Salute You)โ โ an 80s cannon-blasting epic thatโs as subtle as a snowball full of TNT.
Why that one? Simple. Itโs loud, proud, and the chorus is basically a toast โ perfect for Christmas dinner:
โWe drink to your health, but raise the hornsโฆ we salute you!โ ๐ฅ๐
๐ค Why Now, Though?
Letโs be honest โ the Christmas charts have been a bit… soggy, havenโt they?
Every December itโs the same suspects: Mariah defrosted, Bublรฉ reheated, Ed Sheeran doing acoustic sadboy things in a Christmas jumper. Itโs enough to make a grown rocker weep into their Jack Daniels. ๐ฅ
But now, AC/DC are back in the cultural spotlight. Brian Johnsonโs been popping up on stage again. Angus Young refuses to age. And letโs face it, โFor Those About To Rockโ is the kind of festive vibe we actually want in this post-everything world: noisy, nostalgic, and bloody powerful. โก
Plus, fans are still bitter the band has never landed a UK No.1 single. Thatโs criminal, mun. Even Mr. Blobby managed it once. MR. BLOBBY. ๐ฉ
๐ How You Can Join The Rock โnโ Roll Rebellion
This isnโt just a passive stream-and-pray situation. The campaign is well organised โ proper job! Here’s how you can help fire AC/DC to the top:
๐ฒ Buy It
Yup, old school works best. Jump on iTunes or Amazon Music and buy the digital single during December 20โ26. Multiple times if you like. Your nan doesnโt need that 99p, does she?
๐ง Stream It Like Youโre Possessed
Whack it on repeat on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, you name it. Make it the soundtrack to your wrapping paper rage.
๐ป Request It
Call your local rock station. Message BBC Radio 1 and 6 Music. Slide into Greg Jamesโ DMs. Demand riffs.
๐คณ Post Like a Lunatic
TikToks with cannon fire, memes of Angus in a Santa hat, screaming โWE SALUTE YOUโ into the frozen night. It all helps. Tag everything with #ACDCForXmasNo1 and @theriffreportuk so we can cheer you on! ๐ฅณ
๐ Who Started It?
Itโs believed the spark came from a group of longtime UK AC/DC fans, including members of online fan pages, tribute band forums, and even a few TikTok trend-starters who were โsick of the same old sh* every Christmasโ*.
The campaign caught fire faster than you can say โHigh Voltageโ and now even some radio DJs are pledging support. Word on the street is a rock-themed Christmas jumper run is also being planned, featuring slogans like:
- โAll I want for Xmas is TNTโ
- โSanta was Thunderstruckโ
- โYou Shook Me All Night Sleighโ
(Okay, we made that last one up… but now we want it.)
๐ฅ What If It Works?
Picture this:
๐ Itโs Christmas Day.
๐บ You turn on the telly.
๐ The charts are announced.
๐ธ BOOM โ cannon fire, Angus duck-walking through snow, and โFOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCKโฆโ blaring from every speaker.
Nan drops her trifle.
The dog starts air guitaring.
Uncle Kev spills his Baileys in pure shock.
We salute you, indeed. ๐โก
And if it doesnโt quite make it to No.1? Who cares? The rock community showed up, got loud, and made December feel electric again. And thatโs what matters, innit?
๐งจ Final Riff Thoughts
At The Riff Report, weโre fully behind this madness. Not just because weโd sell our souls to see AC/DC finally get their Christmas crown, but because this is what music is supposed to do: unite people, cause chaos, and turn the mundane into mayhem. ๐
Weโve had enough of musical mince pies โ give us musical Molotovs.
So get downloading, get screaming, and if the neighbours complain?
Just shout back:
โITโS FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK, LOVE!โ ๐คฌ๐ธ
๐ฅ Letโs Make Christmas Loud Again
Diolch to the legends behind this campaign. Youโve lit a fire under Decemberโs arse โ and weโre here for it.
Letโs crank it, cannon it, and raise those horns.
This Christmas… we salute you. ๐ ๐ฅ
๐ Are you joining the AC/DC chart charge?
๐ธ Tag us in your campaign antics @theriffreportuk
๐ง Got ideas or a local rock shop blasting the tune 24/7? Tell us โ weโll feature the best ones in our next post!
