"Cold White Christmas," Casiotone For the Painfully Alone (Tomlab)

From their 2003 album Etiquette, this is your basic lo-fi dirge for someone not getting the Christmas spirit, heavy on the cheap-sounding chimes and electronic pianos, rather like the inexpensive keyboards featured in the band's name. On the same album, they also do "New Year's Kiss," more of the same with a little more beat to it, about year-end infidelity. For those who like to underline the angst at the holidays. UPDATE: They also contributed "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" to a charity compilation, Peace On Earth.