"Sleigh Ride," Karmin (Coach)

Yes, that's Coach, as in the fashion house. They've made this song and video the linchpin of a 2012 holiday advertising push. But longtime readers of the site know that we don't hold monetization of one's musical assets against an act, or even blanch at straight-up advertising jingles if they're original and half-decent. This is a great piece of modern-day pop that steals as many musical readymades as it can on the way to polishing up a traditional classic. Check the band out here. Thanks to Howard Cogswell for pointing this out to us, the video anyway; there's no separate audio available as far as I can see. UPDATE: Doh! If you click More Info on the video, it says to download the song from Coach.com. Unfortunately, it isn't that simple. Here's the correct link.