You've heard it in the mall this season -- the 1981 song "Christmas Wrapping," by the Waitresses. Bandleader Chris Butler wrote the song as a goof, and it never went away: the Waitresses had a New Wave classic on their hands. But after their surprise hit, Butler's career took an unexpected turn, as Trey Kay discovered.
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Chris ButlerProduced by:
Trey Kay
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you don't know rock christmas music, you aren't looking hard enough.
heck, there's punk rock christmas cd's - "punk rock xmas", vandals' "oi to the world", relient k's "deck the hall bruise your hand", "jingle punx".
and for regular rocks, there's tons of those very special christmas cd's!
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