Bebe Bleue

Studio 360

You’ve heard it in the mall this season — the 1981 song “Christmas Wrapping,” by the Waitresses. Bandleader Chris Butler wrote the song as a goof, and it never went away: the Waitresses had a New Wave classic on their hands. But after their surprise hit, Butler’s career took an unexpected turn, as Trey Kay discovered.

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