"Single At Christmas," The Crossbank Strays (Silverword)

This four-piece British outfit decided to put together this holiday single for 2004, a nice mid-tempo number about the Bridget Joneses among us, whether male or female. They cite Roy Wood's classic "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day" as an influence, and that's not too far off. The second tune, "Please Ring," is not a Christmas number but is about the longing for that one phone call. Was only available in Old Blighty at the time I got it, and that appears to remain true. Also, the band's website is long gone and an alternate site provided by Google failed to load when I went there. Too bad, it's a good pop-rock Christmas song.