Xmas 3 -- The War on Christmas!, various artists (Kindercore)

This is Kindercore's third Christmas compilation of alt-punk-rockers taking on the holiday, released in 2007. Kicking things off is a hardcore "Carol of the Manbarks" by Rump Posse, the one that's normally about the bells. Folklore busks on the whimsical "Xmas Ape Goes To the Moon," The Observatory goes to the toy piano for "Xmastime (Is Xmastime)," and Fabulous Bird confirms with "Everybody Knows It's Christmas Time Again," more of a power pop ballad. Ruby Isle takes on "Jack's Obsession" from "The Nightmare Before Christmas," rendering it in a more rocked-out version, and The Buddy System celebrates "Xmas on TV" with some of your favorite specials getting name-checked. And you gotta sympathize with Je Suis France when they plead, "Baby Please Don't Get Stoned (It's Xmas)," especially the lyric, "You can give your gifts to charity / All I want is your clarity." Another great line is in Bunnygrunt's "Got the Blues For Christmas": "Happy birthday Jesus, guess I'll have another beer." There's quite a bit more, so you may want to wade through this yourself.