Song of the Year songwriting contest December's Top Songwriters Runner Ups   Runner Ups are based on the point system alone. The judges each month are given forms to rank the songs they receive on elements like structure, melodies, music, lyrics, etc......    This is what the Winners and Finalists are selected by. The Runner Ups are based on high scores from the judges. The Runner Ups are the highest ranked songs that did not make it into the top five picks.
Alida Hansen Alison King Allen Adams Andrew Mannino Andrew Mills Andrew Wiltshire Arthur Raynes Bobby Robinson Brian Donnelly Bryan Tess Charles Leggio Clive Atkins Cristian Townsend Daddy M-Cross Achinivu	Dan Peters Darryl McGill David Brida David Saunders David B. Lieberman Daylan  Dee Dee Clay  Dionne Lennon Eli Eliason Elizabeth Milcarek Erin McCamley Ester Bogdanov George Strauss Graham C. Tomlin Gregory L. Frisch	H.Gouverneur Jasen Smith Jay Sinclair Jeff Lubin Jeremy Zeyl Jessica Lombardozzi Joe Piasecki John Messier John Osborne John Gaudet Jose Gabriel Duenas Joyce Strickland Judson Cushing Chapin Keith Grafman Ken Ingram	Lani Sieh Loy Bell Lynette Phillips Marcel Salmans Mark Blum Mark Kiecker Martha Morrison Matt Malley Nikki Robinson Noah Chasin  Paddy Mulhall Pamela Lynn  Paul Tomlin Peter Melendez Rachel Sharp	Randy Joe Heavin Ray Kayanek Rebb Firman Richelle Putnam Rupert Adams Russell Guagenti Sam Gregory  Stephen DeMatto Terry Wheeler Trevor Samborski Victor Frederick W J Smith Wayne Caparas Will Thomas