"Merry Christmas, Please Don't Call," Bleachers (Dirty Hit/Virgin)

First-call producer Jack Antonoff (Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, Kendrick Lamar) is also a performer under the band name Bleachers, and for 2024 he finally dropped this holiday song that he's been teasing for a few seasons now. It's a fairly downbeat story, lyrically speaking, about a prodigal son or an ungrateful lover depending on your viewpoint (or who's singing it), but the modern rock backing, blending guitar and synths in a way that could be anyone from U2 to the Killers, will have listeners bouncing along despite the lyrics. Nice piece of work. Streaming and downloads widely available.