"Candy Cane," The Jigsaw Seen (self-issued)

This band previously had "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," a Rolling Stones-soundalike version of the carol, and for 2008 they've got this poppy confection, a sweet little single and apparently a holiday revision of an existing song. A previous song, "What About Christmas," escaped my notice until now, a grungier sounding holiday tune, but perfectly in tune with the band's garage ethic. All three tunes mentioned here are downloadable at iTunes, but you need to find their iMix. To do that, search "Jigsaw Seen" when you're in the store, look under "Top Rated iMixes" and click on "the jigsaw seen holiday favorites." UPDATE: Things are a little more elaborate over at Amazon. Click the album cover to download "Candy Cane," but the band also has "Gentlemen" as an EP featuring three versions of the song, plus two versions of another song, "Jesus of Hollywood." Then there's a separate EP featuring "What About Christmas" in acoustic and electric versions, plus live performances of "Sleigh Ride," "Jesus" and "First of May."