Before getting Cash to record his cover, Rubin contacted Trent Reznor to ask how he would feel about this, and Nine Inch Nails' mainman ... I never got to meet Johnny but I'm happy I contributed ...

a truly disconcerting mashup pairing the Christmas song “Jingle Bells” with the painful self-reflecting lyrics of the Nine Inch Nails song “Hurt”, as sung by Johnny Cash.

Nine Inch Nails announced their 2025 "Peel It Back Tour" as their first live outing since 2022, and the pioneering industrial rockers will be stopping by Tampa's Amalie Arena on Wednesday, Sept. 10.