Welcome to the 2025 Heistmas Advent Calendar, a daily drop of pop culture Christmas icons, oddities, and joy. Check back every day from now through December 25 for each daily entry!
Sure, you can find your super-polished schmaltzy Christmas albums by the crateful, but…what if you're looking for a holiday album that sounds like after hours at a dive bar, where the band is just polishing off beers and playing for themselves? Where the regulars gather to shout the lyrics to songs from their childhoods and the sax player is on fire? Luckily, there's an album for you!