Taylor Momsen and her band, the Pretty Reckless , slapped some power chords on a tender holiday tune with their rendition of “Where Are You, Christmas?” on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night (Dec. 12).

The original song is a piano-driven power ballad co-written by Mariah Carey for How the Grinch Stole Christmas , Ron Howard’s 2000 live-action adaptation of the Dr. Seuss classic starring Jim Carey and Momsen. In just her second film role, the young actress played Cindy Lou Who, who sang part of the tune in the film. (Faith Hill also recorded a version for the film’s soundtrack.)

Fittingly, the Pretty Reckless ’ performance of “Where Are You, Christmas?” on Kimmel began with some archival audio of a young Momsen crooning the opening lines of the song over soft piano. Not long af

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