Since 2003, Baltimore's All Time Low have specialized in serving up the sort of smart-ass pop-punk that would make the guys from Blink-182 proud, so it's no surprise that their taste in Christmas tunes would be similarly offbeat, twisted and humorous — at least for the most part.
      We asked ATL frontman Alex Gaskarth to whip up a holiday playlist for ShockHound, and here's what he wound up stuffing in our stocking. Take it away, Alex...

1. Blink 182 — I Won't Be Home for Christmas
Obviously Blink is one of our favorite bands, so naturally they make the #1 slot, but this was also one of the first non-traditional christmas songs we all heard. You can only take so much "Frosty the Snowman" and "Jingle Bells."

2. New Found Glory — Ex-Miss
New Found Glory kept with their common theme of heartbreak and getting fucked over by girls and put it into a Christmas jingle. Most Xmas songs are cheerful and happy, but New Found twisted it around and wrote an anti-Christmas Christmas song.

3. Relient K — Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
In keeping with the rock theme, Relient K is one of the only bands to even attempt putting out an entire Christmas album, and they pulled it off! They take a mix of classic christmas songs and put the Relient K touch on them. [2008's Let It Snow...Let It Reindeer] is definitely worth picking up if you are an avid christmas music listener, or sick of hearing the same old christmas songs on the radio.

4. Elvis — Blue Christmas
It's Elvis...you can't beat the King! "Blue Christmas" is such a fun sing-a-long. "You'll have a Blue Christmas without...this song," haha.

5. Nat "King" Cole — The Christmas Song
You can't leave out the other King. Nat "King" Cole's voice just says Christmas. This is the song you put on after you've finished decorating the tree, the lights are lit, the fire in the fireplace is burning, you've got your girl or guy or dog, a cup of hot chocolate, and you just sit and take in the season. And then you get down to business...well of course unless you're with your dog — then you sext whatever girl or guy you've been talking to!

6. The Chipmunks — The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)
The original, not the remake when that high pitched movie came out a couple years ago. I remember having this on vinyl as a kid and I always wanted to play it because it was the only cover with cartoon characters I knew. The rest were people I didn't know yet. I never did get a hula hoop nor did I know anyone who owned one...

7. Brenda Lee — Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
I had to include this for Jack [Barakat, lead guitar]. They play this in Home Alone when Kevin pretends to have a party at his house. Jack makes us listen to the Home Alone soundtrack everyday non-stop on tour once mid-November hits.

8. Trans Siberian Orchestra — Wizards in Winter
They make the most badass christmas songs. All of their songs should make this list, but I could only pick one. This is the song that started the obnoxious craze of people turning their houses into full-on light shows with music. Ridiculous or ridiculously awesome? You decide!

9. The Maine — Ho Ho Hopefully
Ho Ho Hopefully the Maine put out more Xhristmas songs. Christmas songs are tough to do because they really only pertain to a certain time of year, but this is a good one. Good dudes, too.

10. Mariah Carey — All I Want For Christmas is You
Rian [Dawson, drummer] made me do this one. He is a sucker for the movie Love Actually, and this is one of the tracks from the movie. Say what you want about Mariah, but the girl's got some pipes!

11. The Beach Boys — Little St Nick
The Beach Boys are great. For anyone who likes to sing or appreciates good harmonies, pick up a Beach Boys album. This is a great christmas original, mixing the beach boys flavor with the Christmas season

12. MXPX — Christmas Night of the Living Dead
Another band that pulled off putting out a great Christmas album. "Christmas night of the living dead. My face is green and the snow is red"...enough said.

13. Jimmy Durante — Frosty the Snowman
Not the original person to do this song, but his version is the most recognizable due to the TV cartoon that came out way back when. No winter or Christmas is complete without old Frosty. Make sure when you build a Frosty you give him a good sized dick...an extra carrot works for this. No snowman wants to be sex-less this winter!