''Holidays Rule'' is a collection of holiday music featuring various artists that range from indie rock to jazz and pop, including

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. The songs on the compilation are both traditional and modern. The album was released by

Hear Music Hear Music was a record label that was founded in 2007 in a partnership between Concord Music Group and Starbucks. Hear Music began as a catalog company in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1990 before being purchased by Starbucks in 1999. Concep ...

/ Concord Music Group on October 30, 2012 in North America.

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served as the album’s producer, and he also appears on the album with

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. It peaked at #42 on December 2012 Billboard album chart.

Track listing

Versions

On 26 November 2012, it was released in the UK by the name of Christmas Rule.
After the success of volume the version was after 5 years with the "Holidays Rule Volume 2". It comprises 16 songs.

References

External links

Official site
{{Authority control 2012 compilation albums 2012 Christmas albums Christmas compilation albums Indie rock compilation albums Hear Music compilation albums Concord Music Group compilation albums Alternative rock Christmas albums