Laibach Share Their Interpretation Of "White Christmas" || 'Opus Dei Revisited' Out 12/13 On Mute

LAIBACH SHARE THEIR INTERPRETATION OF “WHITE CHRISTMAS”   OPUS DEI REVISITED OUT 12/13 ON MUTE   TOURING IN EUROPE & UK CONTINUES IN 2025

Photo credit: Tina Winkhaus   Today LAIBACH, have shared “White Christmas”, a two-track single release that follows their recent cover of “Strange Fruit”. For this special seasonal release, they have worked with fellow Slovenian artists, Silence, to examine the comforting bauble that adorns everyone’s festive season, and challenge people to scrutinize what lies beneath its warm veneer. Listen to Laibach’s “White Christmas” HERE. “White Christmas” was originally written by Irving Berlin, a Russian-born Jewish immigrant who didn’t celebrate Christmas, for the 1942 musical, Holiday Inn. The Bing Crosby version of the song, which reminisces about an old-fashioned Christmas, is not only the best-selling Christmas song of all time, it's also the best-selling single ever according to Guinness World Records. True to the season, the song has an inherent melancholia about it, and was dedicated to Irvin Berlin's three-week old son who died on Christmas Day.  Laibach, in collaboration with their compatriots Silence, invite us to consider what future Christmases, with the aggressive climate and political changes around the world, will look like. Let this track be a weapon in the war against misery and unhappiness.  Earlier this year the band released the remastered edition of Laibach’s classic album, Opus Dei and later this month, Record Store Day (November 29) will mark the first ever vinyl release of the band’s legendary John Peel Sessions. These sessions unveiled the first inklings of what Opus Dei would be, and the band’s 12-month salute to their 1987 album continues in December with the release of Opus Dei Revisited, which features two radical new interpretations of the album, one by Laibach, and the other by original producer Rico Conning. “White Christmas” is out on Mute across all digital platforms from today. Opus Dei Revisited is out via Mute on 2LP / 2CD and digitally on December 13, 2024. Pre-order the album HERE.   LAIBACH – OPUS DEI TOUR: 2025: 2/7/2025 - Ljubljana, Kino Šiška, SI 2/16/2025 - Krakow, Kwadrat, PL 2/18/2025- Ostrava, Barrak, CZ 2/19/2025 - Vienna, Arena, AT 2/20/2025 - Jena, F-Haus, DE 2/21/2025 - Sittard, Poppodium Volt, NL 2/22/2025 - London, Islington Assembly Hall, UK 2/23/2025 - Manchester, Ritz, UK 2/24/2025 - Southampton, The 1865, UK 2/25/2025 - Bristol, Trinity Centre, UK 2/27/2025 - Lausanne, Les Docks, CH 2/28/2025 – Bologna, Link, IT 3/1/2025 - Nova Gorica, SNG Nova Gorica, SI 3/4/2025 - Skopje, Macedonian Philharmonic, MK 3/5/2025 - Athens, Gazarte, GR 3/6/2025 - Sofia, Pirotska 5, BG 3/7/2025 - Bucharest, Quantic Club, RO  3/8/2025 - Beograd, Dom Omladine, RS 3/21/2025 -  Maribor, Narodni dom, SI  Tickets and further information: https://www.laibach.org/future-events/

“White Christmas” tracklisting: 1. White Christmas (03:44) 2. White Christmas (Silence Night) (03:41)   Purchase or stream “White Christmas” HERE. RECENT RELEASES   “Strange Fruit”: https://mute.ffm.to/laibach-sf Opus Dei (Remastered): https://mute.ffm.to/laibach-od24 The Engine of Survival: https://mute.ffm.to/laibach_teos Love is Still Alive EP: https://mute.ffm.to/lb-lisa The Future: https://mute.ffm.to/laibach-tf Love Is Still Alive I (Moon, Euphoria): https://youtu.be/lQSqCvpAVQQ   CONNECT WITH MUTE: FACEBOOK | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM | TIK TOK | WEB