A few years back, The Del-Lords reunited, re-released their back catalog with bonus tracks and started work on new material. To set the proper mood, one of the first things the band did was to post an unreleased Christmas track from 1986 as a free download. "Merry Christmas Baby" was written by Scott Kempner, the guitarist and vocalist who founded The Del-Lords after his run with New York punk band The Dictators. The Del-Lords recorded Kempner's "Merry Christmas Baby", ran off 200 copies on cassette, and sent them off to family and friends in lieu of Christmas presents. Kempner later recorded the track again--this time for his solo album, 1992's "Tenement Angels", but few took notice of the album or the song at the time (definitely worth checking out now that you know about it).
The band's new Work-In-Progress is called "Under Construction" and you'll find that on Bandcamp. The original 1986 "Merry Christmas Baby" is available as a free download on The Del-Lords web site (scroll all the way down). It's well worth the trip.