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"Holiday music is one of the great traditions of the season. From the secular to the sacred, the month following Thanksgiving is punctuated by familiar songs designed to bring people together. \nIt seems nearly impossible to enter a retail store without hearing holiday music this time of year, while entire radio stations change their programming to accommodate the increased interest in holiday music. And yet, it's difficult to find classic holiday music for the current generation. There are outliers \u2014 for example, Mariah Carey's \"All I Want For Christmas Is You\" is almost universally known, and Sufjan Stevens has updated Christmas for the indie demographic. But for most people, when they think of holiday music the classics come to mind first.\n\"Holidays Rule\" is a new compilation that brings together a diverse group of contemporary artists for a fun and tastefully done holiday album. It features Paul McCartney performing \"The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire),\" Fun. doing \"Sleigh Ride,\" the Shins doing their own take on McCartney's \"Wonderful Christmastime,\" and more. You can also get your New Year's Eve party started with a wonderful rendition of \"What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?\" by the Head and the Heart and ring in 2013 with Andrew Bird's \"Auld Lang Syne.\" \nToday Mashable is bringing you the Punch Brothers' rendition of the traditional \"O Come, O Come Emmanuel\" from \"Holidays Rule.\" \n\nIn addition, we have three copies of the \"Holidays Rule\" CD to give away, as well as one Best Buy gift card valued at $100 to get you ahead on your holiday shopping. Read on to learn how you can win.\nHow to Enter the Contest\n\nPerform a cover of a holiday song (or write your own) and upload it to YouTube or Soundcloud\nComment below with a link to your recording OR\nTweet a link to your recording to @MashableHQ with the hashtag #HolidaysRule\nSubmit your recording by Monday, Dec. 3 by 12:00 p.m. EST\n\nWe will review the submissions, and our favorite will win a copy of the CD and the $100 Best Buy gift card. Two other winners will win a copy of the CD. We can't wait to hear your holiday song performances!\nCREDIT: Photo by Rick Diamond/Staff/Getty Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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