"The Christmas Party," The Walkmen with Nicole Sheahan (Record Collection/WB)

Originally just a download from the band's website, this late 2004 song remains available from iTunes when you buy the single of "Little House of Savages." (Click the album art to go there.) It's bracketed with spoken-word holiday sentiments and jingle bells, then it goes into a medium shuffle with a duet vocal reminiscent of the old Nuggets days -- or the latter-day garage movement, whichever you remember better. They like their wine in this song, too. On their Bows and Arrows album, they have two songs, "No Christmas While I'm Talking" and "New Year's Eve," neither of which appear to be holiday related as near as I can hear. UPDATE: 2008's You and Me album features "In the New Year," which is a bit more overt of a holiday song.