A Blackheart Christmas features Girl in a Coma, The Dollyrots, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, and some very special guests. Not only does this album offer great holiday classics like Girl in a Coma's 'Blue Christmas' and The Dollyrots' 'Santa Baby', but The Cute Lepers and The Vacancies also contribute original songs that will soon be holiday classics in their own right.

Included in this compilation is the original recording of 'Little Drummer Boy' by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. This version was only included on the original pressings of the album 'I Love Rock N' Roll' in 1981.