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To celebrate Memorial Day, Friday’s Rock List was dedicated to Holiday Songs. After tallying the votes, which featured both “Holiday” and actual holidays in the song titles, John Lennon’s timeless ode for peace during the Vietnam War “Happy Xmas (War is Over)” claimed the most readers’ votes, edging out festive-themed tracks by the Dead Kennedys, Bruce Springsteen, Weezer and Madonna. For the full Rock List of Holiday Songs, check out the Top 15:
1. John Lennon – “Happy Xmas (War is Over)”
2. Dead Kennedys – “Holiday In Cambodia”
3. U2 – “New Year’s Day”
4. Sex Pistols – “Holidays In the Sun”
5. Green Day – “Holiday”
6. Madonna – “Holiday”
7. Soundgarden – “4th of July”
8. The Who – “Christmas”
9. Ramones – “Merry Christmas “(I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight)”
10. John Cale – “Child’s Christmas In Wales”
11. Blur – “Bank Holiday”
12. Bruce Springsteen – “4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)”
13. Animal Collective – “Kids on Holiday”
14. Weezer – “Island in the Sun”
15. Brian Wilson – “On A Holiday”

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