This article was published in 2011.

Former mainstay of the late John Peel's broadcasting calendar, and now formally hosted by Dandelion Radio, 2010's listener-voted 'Festive 50' features The Headless Rentman by The Truth About Frank at number 9, alongside the likes of These New Puritans, The Fall, Gil Scott-Heron, Crystal Castles and Caribou.

The Festive 50 will be broadcast daily until the end of January and can be streamed via www.dandelionradio.com