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CBC Radio 3 Top 103 Tracks of 2008

Each year around Christmas time, the dedicated staff at CBC Radio 3 compile a list. It's a long list. But it has nothing to do with who's been naughty or who's been nice.
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Each year around Christmas time, the dedicated staff at CBC Radio 3 compile a list.

It's a long list.

But it has nothing to do with who's been naughty or who's been nice.

During a nine-hour Boxing Day podcast, they revealed the CBC Radio 3 Top 103 Tracks of 2008.

Have a look.

Hopefully you'll discover something new and maybe see and old favourite or two.

1 Tokyo Police Club [shown]- Tessellate
2 Chad Van Gaalen - Willow Tree
3 Cadence Weapon - In search of the youth crew
4 Black Mountain - Stormy High
5 Kathleen Edwards - The Cheapest Key
6 Crystal Castles - Black Panther
7 Wolf Parade - Call it a Ritual
8 Stars - 14 Forever
9 Holy F*ck - Milkshake
10 Sam Roberts - Them Kids
11 Shad - The Old Prince Still Lives At Home
12 The Constantines - Our Age
13 Hayden - Where and When
14 Islands - The Arm
15 Sloan - Believe in Me
16 Elliott Brood - Without Again
17 Born Ruffians - I need a life
18 Plants and Animals - Bye Bye Bye
19 Destroyer - The State
20 Corb Lund Band - Horse Soldier, Horse Soldier
21 Mother Mother - Body of Years
22 Ladyhawk - I don't always know what you're saying
23 Jason Collett - Out of Time
24 Christine Fellows - The Spinster's Almanac
25 The Stills - Eastern Europe
26 Hawksley Workman - Piano Blink
27 Hey Rosetta - Red Heart
28 Human Highway - The Sound
29 Cuff the Duke - If I live or if I die
30 Women - Black Rice
31 Woodhands - Dancer
32 Laura Barrett - Wood Between Worlds
33 Matt Mays and El Torpedo - Rock Ranger Record
34 The Dears - Money Babies
35 Danny Michel - Feather, fur and fin
36 Metric - Help, I'm Alive
37 Sebastian Grainger and the Mtns - American Names
38 Attack in Black - Sparrow
39 Wendy McNeil - Crossing hearts/Cutting Threads
40 D'Urbervilles - Dragnet
41 Luke Doucet - Blood's Too Rich
42 Sweatshop Union - Time Machine
43 Evaporators - Gassy Jack
44 Brendan Canning - Churches under the stairs
45 Will Currie and the Country French - Suprising Me
46 Jane Vain and the Dark Matter - C'mon Baby, Say Bang Bang
47 Snailhouse - Not superstitious
48 Sandro Perri - Family Tree
49 Winter Gloves - Factories
50 Fembots - Good Days
51 Land of Talk - Young Bridge
52 Martha Wainwright - Bleeding All Over You
53 Bend Sinister - The Same Things
54 Final Fantasy - The Butcher
55 Young Rival - Your Island
56 The Pack AD - Blackout
57 Ohbijou - Tender Bones
58 Wet Secrets - Hot Roller
59 Dragon Fly Empire - CGY
60 Forest City Lovers - Don't Go
61 Novillero - Life in Parenthises
62 Mathew Barber - I'm going to settle my accounts…
63 Duchess Says - AEAE
64 The Awkward Stage - Hey modern schoolgirl
65 Kara Keith - Kick this City
66 No Kids - For Halloween
67 King Khan and the Shrines - Torture
68 Major Maker - I'm in love
69 The Summerlad - City of Noise
70 Library Voices - Step off the map and float
71 Hexes and Ohs - Looking to Fight
72 Kate Maki - Blue Morning
73 Hilotrons - Emergency street
74 NQ Arbuckle - Postcard from Princess
75 Adam and the Amethysts - Stupid Ocean
76 Ghostkeeper - Mr. No Show
77 Agnostic Mountian Gospel Choir - Go Back Home
78 Woodpidgeon - Piano Pieces for Adult Beginners
79 Ruby Coast - More than television
80 Veda Hille - Luckylucky
81 The Telepathic Butterflies - Sign of the times
82 Jon McKeil - War on you
83 Pony Da Look - Flatlands
84 Justin Rutledge - Greenwich time
85 Creature - Pop culture
86 Ron Sexsmith - Ghost of a Chance
87 The Violet Archers - Sunshine at night
88 Revival Dear - Ol's in the water
89 Angela Desveaux - Sure Enough
90 Les Dales Hawerchuk - Le reel du p'tit minou
91 Blood Meridian - The burning river of guilt
92 Old Man Luedecke - Proof of Love
93 The Buttless Chaps - Coal Grey Sky
94 Boxer the Horse - Boneyard
95 Arkells - Oh, The Boss is Coming!
96 Brian Borcherdt - While I Was Asleep
97 Gonzales - Working Together
98 Jill Barber - Oh My My
99 Blind Tiger Tiger - Pastor Haggard…
100 Graham Wright - When I Get There
101 The High Dials - The Holy Ground
102 Fred Eaglesmith - Sweet Corn
103 The Bicycles - Oh No, It's Love

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Donna Hopper has been a photojournalist with SooToday since 2007, and her passion for music motivates her to focus on area arts, entertainment and community events.
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