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Jake Rudh's holiday playlist

by Jake Rudh

December 11, 2014

The Raveonettes Wishing You a Rave Christmas
Jake Rudh's holiday playlist includes a track from the Raveonettes
© 2008 Vice Records.

We're just a couple weeks out from the holidays now, and if you're like most, you've already hit capacity on hearing the same seasonal songs year after year (though I will give a pass to Wham's "Last Christmas").

On that note, here are ten nice alternatives to the norm. So pull up those red-and-green socks, put another log on the fire, and best of luck explaining to Grandma what a Cocteau Twin is.

With holiday tunes come year-end lists. He's made a list and checked it twice! Here are Jake Rudh's top 10 songs of 2014.