Fighting DWI with a Song

The Soul Deacons, a Santa Fe-based band, will soon get the most radio play in their six-year history— but it will only be 30 seconds at a time.

The band has recorded its version of an old R&B song, “Christmas in Jail,” and a 30-second piece of that recording is the centerpiece of the state Department of Transportation’s anti-DWI messages for the holiday season.

The Albuquerque Journal has a player with the song currently on its free, public main page.