Watch The Lathums play their Christmas song Krampus

20 December 2025, 17:00 | Updated: 22 December 2025, 08:02

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!

2025 has been another big year for The Lathums.

Their third album, Matter Does Not Define, was released on 28th February 2025, and it made Number 3 in the charts - it spawned the singles No Direction, Stellar Cast and Heartbreaker, all three of which were named Radio X Record Of The Week.

The lads also had a busy summer of gigs, with sets at Isle Of Wight and Neighbourhood Weekender festivals among many others, a tour of Australia, two big nights at Liverpool's Olympia in November and even a performance at the Singapore Grand Prix in October!

And the calendar is filling up in 2026, with appearances at Kings Of Leon's show at Glasgow Summer Sessions and Richard Ashcroft's date at Alexandra Palace in London, both of which take place in July.

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!