The band named themselves after a lawn ornament they found in the city of Wayne, NJ. They’re called Fountains of Wayne.
They’re from New York and been around since 1996. Fountains of Wayne achieved quite a bit of notoriety having many of their songs featured on TV shows. Fountains of Wayne
- wrote the them to Crank Yankers
- had songs featured in The Gilmore Girls (Bright Future in Sales)
- Veronica Mars (Troubled Times)
- the first Scary Movie (Too Cool For School)
- Scrubs (All Kinds of Time)
- How I Met Your Mother (Sink To The Bottom)
- and many more (like… lots more)
I’ll feature two of their tunes tonight, I Want An Alien For Christmas (snappy little number) and The Man In The Santa Suit (also a snappy little number).
I Want An Alien For Christmas
The Man In The Santa Suit
Tom's Christmas Music Blog 