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BRIANNA HARDEN
For anyone who has ever spent a December
working in retail, the words “holiday music”
can be like nails on a chalkboard. Listening to
Madonna’s “Santa Baby” every hour on the hour
just isn’t right. But thankfully, there are a lot of
seasonal songs out there that are fantastic—that
we would listen to even beyond the holidays.
We asked Josh Stanley, the founder of pop
culture website The Pop Core—which started
as a project to teach his daughter to appreci-
ate good music—to compile an album’s worth of
some of his favorites. Whether you’re looking for
a soundtrack to keep spirits high during a holi-
day party or to listen to during your pilgrimage
home this season, this is one playlist you’ll want
to keep handy.
1.
White Winter Hymnal
by Fleet Foxes
2.
Winter Winds
by Mumford & Sons
3.
The Heartache Can Wait
by Brandi Carlile
4.
It Really Is (A Wonderful Life)
by Indigo Girls
5.
I Believe In You
by Sinead O’Connor
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