Just in Time For Christmas, various artists (IRS)

This album languished in promo-only obscurity for a number of years, according to a club DJ I once knew, before finally being released in 1990. It features artists from the IRS recording and management roster performing a mix of original and traditional tunes, from Squeeze's "Christmas Day" to Wall of Voodoo's "Shouldn't Have Given Him a Gun For Christmas," the latter an instant holiday classic. Also on hand are the late lamented dB's with their own "Home For the Holidays," Police-man Stewart Copeland in his Klark Kent alter ego with "Yo Ho Ho," Timbuk 3 with "All I Want For Christmas (Is World Peace)" and Dread Zeppelin with "All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth." Other performers include Rebel Pebbles with "Cool Yule," the Reckless Sleepers' cover of "Every Day Will Be Like a Holiday," Deborah Holland's "It Only Comes Once a Year," Steve Hunter's "We Three Kings," Kennedy Rose's "More Than One Night a Year" and Torch Song's "Hark." A great slice of the mid-late 80s alt scene and a near-classic holiday collection. Out of print, natch, but 3rd parties appear to have this well stocked at reasonable prices via Amazon.