1981 The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping Known as one of the greatest one hit wonder Christmas songs, The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping was an assignment. History: ZE Records in the summer of 1981 asked each of its artists to record a Christmas song for a Christmas compilation album, A Christmas Record. Waitresses main songwriter Chris Butler wrote Christmas Wrapping in August that year, assembling it from assorted unused riffs. He finished the lyrics in a taxi cab on the way to the recording