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| "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" | ||||
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| Single by Skillet | ||||
| Released | November 14, 2025 | |||
| Genre | Christian rock, symphonic rock, Christian metal, Gospel music, Hymn | |||
| Length | 4:32 | |||
| Label | Hear It Loud | |||
| Songwriter | John Mason Neale | |||
| Producers | John Cooper, Korey Cooper | |||
| Skillet singles chronology | ||||
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"O Come, O Come Emmanuel" is a song by the Christian rock band Skillet, covering the Christmas traditional song of the same name. It was released on November 14, 2025. The song received mostly positive reviews, though several critics labelled the song "demonic". [1] The song debuted leading five Billboard charts, both in the United States and internationally, hitting No. 3 on the Digital Song Sales chart. [2]
John Cooper said that the song was conceived due to high fan demand, with both he and Korey Cooper composing it entirely themselves. [3] Prior to the release of the song and accompanying music video, it was first shown to a private audience of families of military veterans in collaboration with YouTube channel Rock Feed. [4]
The song received mostly positive reviews; critics labelled the track "demonic" due to the heaviness of the latter portion of the song. [1] Despite the criticism, the song debuted leading five Billboard charts, both in the United States and internationally, additionally hitting No. 3 on the Digital Song Sales chart. [2]
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| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
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| Canadian Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [2] | 12 |
| US Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [5] | 3 |
| US Holiday 100 ( Billboard ) [6] | 79 |
| US Hot Christian Songs ( Billboard ) [7] | 12 |
| US Hot Hard Rock Songs ( Billboard ) [8] | 6 |
| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [9] | 40 |