"Christmas In the Slammer," The Swallows (self-issued)

This single from 2000 is by a hard-rock band from Boston, two guys and two girls, who kick off with a quote from "Carol of the Bells," a bit of Sex Pistols riffing and then into the verse, which hits lots of holiday cliches and toys with a few ("Let's put on some Perry Como or Boyz II Men"), but never quite explains who ends up having to celebrate Christmas "in the slammer." Still, it's a serious toe-tapper with lots of attitude. They seem to have completely vanished, and several other bands show up on Google with the name, but the disc is still available through CD Baby.