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Everybody these days is writing those posts about the top albums/tracks of the year. By “everybody,” I mean all those music blogs I read that probably no one who reads this cares about.

Nonetheless, here’s my much more succinct version. From the times when Nicole and I were practically banished to our shared room at King Henry, to the subways of Manhattan, to my Provo —> Salt Lake City commute, here is my 2009 soundtrack, boiled down to the top 30-60 seconds of my most-listened-to songs.

13. White Winter Hymnal. Fleet Foxes. 0:39 - 0:53

12. Comptine d’Un Autre Ete. Yann Tiersen. 0:48 - 1:07

11. Street Talkin’. Slick Rick & Outkast. 0:18 - 0:45 [can’t find edited version online whoops]

10. The Reeling. Passion Pit. 0:00 - 0:30

09. Osaka Loop Line. Discovery. 0:00 - 0:30

08. Blessa. Toro Y Moi. 0:00 - 0:45

07. Daily Routine. Animal Collective. 0:25 - 1:05

06. Auditorium. Mos Def Ft. Slick Rick. 0:15 - 0:56

05. All We Ask [Live Acoustic Version]. Grizzly Bear. 3:33 - 4:25

04. Banshee Beat. Animal Collective. 2:10 -2:59

03. Rome [Neighbors Remix Ft. Devendra Banhart]. Phoenix. 1:08 - 1:43

02. Flume. Bon Iver. 2:14 - 3:01

01. Ready, Able. Grizzly Bear. 1:46 - 7:17.

There you have it. Listen to those portions via some noise-cancelling head phones; you’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll dance, you’ll dream. That’s my blog Christmas present to you.

Other Christmas song of the day: I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm [Stuhr Remix]. Kay Starr.