Sure, that Elvis Presley Christmas album is still cool. It's a classic, after all.

But even the King would've pelted Graceland staffers with fried peanut butter and banana sandwiches if they played it every holiday season.

So shelve the Burl Ives and Manheim Steamroller this year and queue up these 10 modern-day — that means post-millennial — holiday-season CDs that are sure to put some new-school cool in your yule.

Reach Derek Paiva at dpaiva@honoluluadvertiser.com.