Christmas Wrapping

"Christmas Wrapping"
Single by the Waitresses
from the album A Christmas Record
B-side	"Hangover 1/1/83"
Released	1981
Recorded	1981
Genre	Christmas new wave
Length	5:18 (album version) 4:30 (single version) 4:21 (radio edit)
Label	ZE
Songwriter(s)	Chris Butler
Producer(s)	Chris Butler
The Waitresses singles chronology
"I Know What Boys Like" (1980) "Christmas Wrapping" (1981) "I Know What Boys Like" (1982)

"Christmas Wrapping" is a Christmas song by the American new wave band the Waitresses. First released on ZE Records' 1981 compilation album A Christmas Record, it later appeared on the band's 1982 EP I Could Rule the World If I Could Only Get the Parts and numerous other holiday compilation albums.^[1] It was written and produced by Chris Butler, with vocals by Patty Donahue.^[2] The song received positive reviews; AllMusic described it as "one of the best holiday pop tunes ever recorded".