"Christmas, Why You Gotta Do Me Like This," Eels (E Works)

Just out for 2023 as part of a career-spanning compilation, this previously unreleased ballad is in keeping with this artist's one-man-band rock-pop aesthetic. Makes one wonder why he left it in the can for so long, but no worries; it's out now. Physical media fans will have to purchase the entire compilation, but the rest of us can selectively download and stream it. This is Eels' third Christmas tune, with 2000's "Christmas Is Going To the Dogs" and 2002's "Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas" as predecessors to this year's offering. Three tunes is just begging for at least an EP future release, but you may be able to playlist all of them now.