Ozzy Osbourne declares ''I hate Christmas''

New York (ANI): Rocker Ozzy Osbourne has declared he hates Christmas. "I hate Christmas," The New York Daily News quoted him, as saying. "When I used to drink, it was a good excuse to get drunk for two weeks. Now I just hate it," he added.

Meanwhile, it has been reported that Ozzy will launch a short book-signing tour to autograph copies of his first memoir, I Am Ozzy, on January 25th. The book, which was published in the U.K. in October after a nearly two-year delay, will come out in the U.S. on the same date.

The tour will kick off with stops in New York City and New Jersey, before also hitting Boston, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and other cities. I Am Ozzy chronicles the legendary metal icon's life from his working-class beginnings in Birmingham, England to his initial fame with Black Sabbath to his massive solo career and forays into television.