More Holiday Music That Doesn't Suck

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Once again, the "holiday" season is upon us. All across America (and surely other countries) retail workers are stockpiling their weapons so that one day they can come into work, take aim, and make that unbearable, horrid, godawful Christmas-themed playlist stop forever. Well, before you take matters into your own hands like those poor souls, I'd urge you to take a listen to this year's Holiday Music That Doesn't Suck playlist.

Each song on here is absolutely, positively guaranteed not to suck [Editor's note: not a guarantee]. And if you want even more non-suckage, check out last year's Holiday Music That Doesn't Suck playlist.


UPDATE:  Check out all the Wired For Music holiday playlists!
UPDATE 2:  Click here to download this year's playlist.

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Lists!

It's list time! What with the end of the year looming, not to mention the end of the decade (well, not really - technically this decade ends next year, but whatever, it's the end of the Aughts), list season is upon us. I haven't made my own yet (working on it), but in the meantime, here are some tasty lists to tide you over:

• Paste Magazine lists the 50 best albums of the decade.
• NPR considers the decade's 50 most important recordings.
• NPR listeners pick their favorite music of 2009.
• NME names the top 100 albums of the decade.
• Stereogum rounds up all the other lists that are out there.
• Largehearted Boy rounds up what is apparently every list, ever (frequently updated!).

That's all for now! I hope this keeps you busy until I can get my own list up. Stay tuned...