Watch The Lathums play their Christmas song Krampus

25 December 2022, 18:00 | Updated: 17 December 2024, 15:31

The Lathums - Krampus | Radio X Session

See the Wigan lads perform a special live version of their festive tune, recorded onstage at the O2 Academy in Oxford in 2021. Merry Christmas!

2024 has been another big year for The Lathums.

The past twelve months have seen the band play a huge UK tour in May, alongside a huge hometown show at Robin Park Arena in Wigan on 19th July.

Not only that, but they've also had two Radio X Record Of The Weeks: No Direction and Stellar Cast, which they played for us in the Radio X studio in November.

They'll kick off an equally busy 2025 with the release of their third studio album, Matter Does Not Define, on Friday 7th March 2025, which will precede an extensive UK and Ireland tour.

The Lathums - Stellar Cast (acoustic) | Radio X

So let's cast our minds back to December 2021, when we caught up with the lads and persuaded them to play their new Christmas song for us onstage at the very wonderful O2 Academy in Oxford.

Titled Krampus, the track was written one swelteringly hot day that summer, but evokes nothing less than a sleigh ride through the wintry streets of Wigan.

The song also name-checks the mythical beast who scares any unwitting child that hasn't behaved themselves over the previous 12 months. Christmas with a dark side, if you like.

As frontman Alex Moore said, "After the year we’ve had we’ve got so much cause to celebrate, so this single is one last ‘thank you’ to everyone that’s supported us for the year.

So pour yourself a cup of mulled wine, pull on your Santa hat and get the party started with a very special live version of Krampus!

Many thanks to all at the O2 Academy Oxford!