Gift Wrapped, Vol. 3: A Holiday Smörgåsbord, various artists (Warners)

While tracking down this year's Volume 4, I had to crawl down a rabbit hole when I realized I was only aware of two volumes in this series. Turns out Volume 3 came out in 2015, though there doesn't seem to be any trace of it anywhere this year. AllMusic at least remembers when it was available, and it made a pretty decent playlist. Grateful Dead with a live "Run Rudolph Run," Donny Hathaway's "This Christmas," a Joey Ramone remake of "Merry Christmas (I Don't Wanna Fight Tonight)," Dwight Yoakam's "Santa Can't Stay," Booker T. & the MGs with "We Wish You a Merry Christmas," The Pretenders' "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," Chicago's version of "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year," Otis Redding's classic version of "Merry Christmas Baby," Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons' "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus," Pet Shop Boys' "It Doesn't Often Snow at Christmas," Everything But the Girl's "25th December," America's "Frosty the Snowman," Linda Ronstadt's "I'll Be Home For Christmas," Emmylou Harris' "The First Noel," Sinead O'Connor's "Silent Night," Jethro Tull's "Ring Out Solstice Bells," Solomon Burke's "Presents For Christmas," Clarence Carter's "Back Door Santa," Lindsey Buckingham's "Holiday Road," and Los Lobos' "Rudolph the Manic Reindeer." If you can't track down physical media, you can duplicate the playlist if you like it well enough.