"Boots," The Killers (Island Def Jam)

With Brandon Flowers running around pushing his solo album, there was some fear that this would be the year The Killers broke their streak of releasing Christmas records. Didn't happen, or else you wouldn't be reading this post, now would you? Unlike the past couple of years, when the band recruited guest artists, for 2010 it's just them performing a nicely made ballad that revisits the themes from "It's a Wonderful Life." The associated video helps underline the themes. Like all the Killers' previously released holiday songs, this one benefits Product (RED), the AIDS-fighting charity. And in this year of commercial tie-ins (yeah, like there haven't been other such years in our history), Starbucks is hosting the video. Go watch it and a nickel goes to (RED). (That's probably why I can't embed it here.)