50,000,000 Elves Fans Can't Be Wrong, various artists (Stereorrific)

Subtitled "Transatlantic Pop Christmas Vol. 1," this 2001 compilation combines East Coast and British artists on a post-modern holiday voyage. Alternative pop is the deal here, with a healthy dose of retro, rather like the El Records album. Top cuts include "Double-0 Santa" by Seks Bomba, a bit of 60s secret agent fake jazz; "(We Like) Eggnog" by The Rory McBrides, with a long organ-led intro; "Silent Night" by The Weisstronauts, mentioned elsewhere on this site; and Nixon gives us a cross between the 60s and electronica with "Anorak Christmas." The Pines do a yearning folkie turn on "Chalet," and Velodrome 2000 punk rock out with "Christmas Sucks." A fine faux-Nuggets turn comes from The Waistcoats with "(I Wish You Could Be More Like) Santa Claus." Weevil's clattery, noisy "Coventry Carol" isn't much fun, though. Lots of mix tape/CD fodder here, and not so hard to listen to all the way through. The Amazon link is to 3rd parties who have this at collector's prices, but Stereorrific is still in business and sells CD copies via Bandcamp at ordinary prices.