"Nuttin' For Christmas," Plain White T's (Hollywood)

The popular Chicago band takes a fast-tempo approach that is equal parts pop and punk on this 2011 version of the 1950s novelty song. The Mannequin People's Clash-infused version from the Onion A/V Club is better, to my ears, but this one is almost as good and it's actually available to buy. It's part of a Disney holiday special, "Prep & Landing," about an elite group of elves. Grace Potter's previously mentioned tune is on this show as well. In the past, these guys were on the album Taste of Christmas with "Season of a Lifetime," they had an original, "Christmas Just Won't Be the Same," on a Target compilation a couple of years ago, and something I missed out on entirely, an out-of-print EP from 2004, I'm Dreaming of a Plain White Christmas, with four songs, "Merry Christmas To You," "That Christmas Feeling." "Do You Hear What I Hear," and "Santa, Can You Hear Me?"