OK, I made my list.

And if you are so inclined you can go read what was my favorite music of 2006. I actually almost copped out of making a list this year…until I obsessively began reading everyone else’s and then it was a lost cause/three-day project going through my iTunes monthly playlists and really figuring out what I actually listened to versus what I bought. Fun, fun. Feel free to email me and recommend stuff I apparently didn’t listen to (or maybe I did and didn’t like it, and then I’ll tell you that); when it comes to music, I can (apparently) never get enough…
Despite its absence on the list, I must point out Sufjan’s christmas box set has been by far the most listened to music this month… But considering that much of it is rerelease and not fresh, it didn’t really seem to have a place in the overall scheme of the list.
If you’re like me, and what you want are christmas CAROLS as opposed to christmas SONGS (rudolph, frosty, etc.) then this set is for you. Love it.