The Festive 50
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The Festive 50.
Compiling the best end of year music chart since 2013.
Voting opens 28th November.
https://www.mixcloud.com/TheFestive50/
Compiling the best end of year music chart since 2013.
Voting opens 28th November.
https://www.mixcloud.com/TheFestive50/
November 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
November 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
November 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
In addition, the decision's been taken to run it exclusively on BlueSky this year and I'll not be taking any votes on the Twitter/X account.
Reminder that we'll be opening the vote for the 2025 Festive 50 on Friday 28th for those of you lovely lovely people who like to get their votes in early.
Voting will be open for two weeks and the final day of voting will be Sunday 14th December, for those of you sadists who like to make me sweat.
Voting will be open for two weeks and the final day of voting will be Sunday 14th December, for those of you sadists who like to make me sweat.
November 22, 2025 at 12:36 PM
In addition, the decision's been taken to run it exclusively on BlueSky this year and I'll not be taking any votes on the Twitter/X account.
Reminder that we'll be opening the vote for the 2025 Festive 50 on Friday 28th for those of you lovely lovely people who like to get their votes in early.
Voting will be open for two weeks and the final day of voting will be Sunday 14th December, for those of you sadists who like to make me sweat.
Voting will be open for two weeks and the final day of voting will be Sunday 14th December, for those of you sadists who like to make me sweat.
November 22, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Reminder that we'll be opening the vote for the 2025 Festive 50 on Friday 28th for those of you lovely lovely people who like to get their votes in early.
Voting will be open for two weeks and the final day of voting will be Sunday 14th December, for those of you sadists who like to make me sweat.
Voting will be open for two weeks and the final day of voting will be Sunday 14th December, for those of you sadists who like to make me sweat.
November 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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November 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Reposted by The Festive 50
As it's 12 days until the voting for 2025 opens I thought I'd remind everyone of the past 12 winners of what some people are calling, "that thing that that guy does on twitter and bluesky but he doesn't do it on twitter any more"
The 2013 Festive 50 no. 1.
John Grant
GMF
youtu.be/ekFWPsXXcg0?...
The 2013 Festive 50 no. 1.
John Grant
GMF
youtu.be/ekFWPsXXcg0?...
John Grant - GMF
YouTube video by John Grant
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November 16, 2025 at 6:17 PM
As it's 12 days until the voting for 2025 opens I thought I'd remind everyone of the past 12 winners of what some people are calling, "that thing that that guy does on twitter and bluesky but he doesn't do it on twitter any more"
The 2013 Festive 50 no. 1.
John Grant
GMF
youtu.be/ekFWPsXXcg0?...
The 2013 Festive 50 no. 1.
John Grant
GMF
youtu.be/ekFWPsXXcg0?...
November 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Time to go back to bed.
Reminder that all of the Festive 50 shows going back to 2013 are available on MixCloud for another couple of weeks at least. Then it'll just revert back to the last few years.
See you in November.
Reminder that all of the Festive 50 shows going back to 2013 are available on MixCloud for another couple of weeks at least. Then it'll just revert back to the last few years.
See you in November.
January 2, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Time to go back to bed.
Reminder that all of the Festive 50 shows going back to 2013 are available on MixCloud for another couple of weeks at least. Then it'll just revert back to the last few years.
See you in November.
Reminder that all of the Festive 50 shows going back to 2013 are available on MixCloud for another couple of weeks at least. Then it'll just revert back to the last few years.
See you in November.
2024 Festive 50
Spotify version.
Spotify version.
If anyone wants them in a playlist. In reverse order of course. open.spotify.com/playlist/3hP...
Twitter/Bluesky Festive 50 2024
Playlist · William McAlpine · 50 items
open.spotify.com
December 23, 2024 at 3:41 PM
2024 Festive 50
Spotify version.
Spotify version.
Last night we revealed the 2024 top 20.
You can listen to it here…
You can listen to it here…
December 23, 2024 at 11:43 AM
Last night we revealed the 2024 top 20.
You can listen to it here…
You can listen to it here…
Oh, Merry Christmas everyone. Festive 50 is over.
December 22, 2024 at 11:14 PM
Oh, Merry Christmas everyone. Festive 50 is over.
Overall, the most popular acts were...
1 Fontaines DC
2 The Cure
3 Charli XCX
4 MJ Lenderman
5= Chappell Roan
5= Nick Cave
7 Bill Ryder-Jones
8 Kim Deal
9 Waxahatchee
10 English Teacher
11 Nadine Shah
12 Billie Eilish
13 St Vincent
14 Kendrick Lamar
15 The Smile
1 Fontaines DC
2 The Cure
3 Charli XCX
4 MJ Lenderman
5= Chappell Roan
5= Nick Cave
7 Bill Ryder-Jones
8 Kim Deal
9 Waxahatchee
10 English Teacher
11 Nadine Shah
12 Billie Eilish
13 St Vincent
14 Kendrick Lamar
15 The Smile
December 22, 2024 at 10:58 PM
Overall, the most popular acts were...
1 Fontaines DC
2 The Cure
3 Charli XCX
4 MJ Lenderman
5= Chappell Roan
5= Nick Cave
7 Bill Ryder-Jones
8 Kim Deal
9 Waxahatchee
10 English Teacher
11 Nadine Shah
12 Billie Eilish
13 St Vincent
14 Kendrick Lamar
15 The Smile
1 Fontaines DC
2 The Cure
3 Charli XCX
4 MJ Lenderman
5= Chappell Roan
5= Nick Cave
7 Bill Ryder-Jones
8 Kim Deal
9 Waxahatchee
10 English Teacher
11 Nadine Shah
12 Billie Eilish
13 St Vincent
14 Kendrick Lamar
15 The Smile
Finally I need to clear up the teaser stuff with who got the most votes and who didn't get in and all that.
The acts with the most nominated tracks (EIGHT) were ....
Bill Ryder-Jones
Charli XCX
The acts with the most nominated tracks (EIGHT) were ....
Bill Ryder-Jones
Charli XCX
December 22, 2024 at 10:56 PM
Finally I need to clear up the teaser stuff with who got the most votes and who didn't get in and all that.
The acts with the most nominated tracks (EIGHT) were ....
Bill Ryder-Jones
Charli XCX
The acts with the most nominated tracks (EIGHT) were ....
Bill Ryder-Jones
Charli XCX
Couple of things to finish with.
Firstly, whilst everyone fights about what is and is not worthy can I just say that this run of solo females is quite the thing.
Firstly, whilst everyone fights about what is and is not worthy can I just say that this run of solo females is quite the thing.
December 22, 2024 at 10:54 PM
Couple of things to finish with.
Firstly, whilst everyone fights about what is and is not worthy can I just say that this run of solo females is quite the thing.
Firstly, whilst everyone fights about what is and is not worthy can I just say that this run of solo females is quite the thing.
So that's yer lot.
Let the arguing commence.
Let the arguing commence.
December 22, 2024 at 10:42 PM
So that's yer lot.
Let the arguing commence.
Let the arguing commence.
December 22, 2024 at 10:38 PM
December 22, 2024 at 10:34 PM
December 22, 2024 at 10:29 PM