Graham Parker's Christmas Cracker, Graham Parker (Dakota Arts)

UPDATED ENTRY: This 1994 CD EP has been long out of print, but Parker recently uncovered several unsold boxes of this brief classic containing three original holiday tunes, "Christmas Is For Mugs," "New Year's Revolution" and "Soul Christmas," the latter featuring co-vocalist Nona Hendryx. If anybody should have the attitude to do a rockin' Christmas record, it's Graham, and these are solid. Demos of the three songs also are included on the CD. The full story behind the original recording and release of this EP is related at Graham's website, and while you're there check out the other rarities and reissues from the more recent years of his fine, fine, superfine career. My copy is the British edition, released on Demon. Anyway, when the current batch of these discs is sold, that's probably it -- back to eBay and auction prices. The disc cover links to an Amazon page that has new copies available. UPDATE: Graham branched out to another holiday on his 2004 Your Country CD with "Almost Thanksgiving Day."