Answer:
Santa shakes his belly like a bowl full of me
When I am caught I am thrown away. When I escape you itch all day.
I can be repeated but rarely in the same way. I can't be changed but can be rewritten. I can be passed down but should not be forgotten.
I am a band that does not perform sing or act.
The more you take of me the more you leave behind.
Almost everyone needs it, asks for it, gives it. But almost nobody takes it.