"Secret Santa," Salem Ilese (Universal Music Group)

Salem's mainly known behind the scenes for writing songs performed by Bella Poarch and Demi Lovato, so this mildly synth-pop, hook-heavy, current-to-2022 pop culture reference-laden number couldn't help but be well done. It's also kind of short, but that's OK too. This is an EP with two additional songs, "Thank You Note," a quasi-synth-Spector tune about getting credit for your good holiday works, and "Marry Christmas," a more contemporary-sounding number about, well, marrying Christmas. Nice work.