12/1/24

The 2024 Holiday Music That Doesn't Suck Playlist

Welcome, friends. Come in, pour yourself a glass of nog, and pull up a chair by the fire. It's that special time of year again. A time when I pull together the very best holiday music that truly doesn't suck, and present it to you, my loyal listeners, free of charge. All I ask in return is that you take a few minutes and read the liner notes that for some reason [Ed. note: the reason is eggnog] take me hours to write.

This year took a turn recently, and I haven't really recovered. I doubt any of us have. Still, it had a lot of wonderful things too: many visits with friends old and new; some great live music; more horror movies than you can shake a pointed stick at; a family trip to Costa Rica; an anniversary trip to Montreal with my lovely wife; and of course, that unforgivably boring Pop Tarts movie.

But enough about 2024. It's time for...

A picture of Santa in the falling snow against a red background. He's wearing sunglasses and making the rock horns with his hands and leaning back, clearly about to ROCK. Text: The 2024 Wired for Music Holiday Music That Doesn't Suck Playlist

Horrifying font, isn't it?

▶ Before we begin the festivities, if you're one those sickos who uses music streaming apps, here's this year's playlist on Spotify and Apple Music. ◀