I'm not a big fan, or even a slight one, of the (allegedly) festive period, but some tracks do leave their mark - be it by their own merit, or due to my liking the performer
Steve Earle wrote a modern carol, I guess?
For pure pop/wonderful production, check out the 'Phil Spector Christmas Album' (Ronettes, Crystals, Darlene Lover, etc)
The Brian Setzer Orchestra performs Christmas concerts most years (I have a DVD/CD from a few years ago)
The blonde backing singer is Mrs Setzer
And, his previous producer, Dave Edmunds