December Songwriting Contest Results
The December songwriting winners have been announced. The top songwriters from December's round are from The United States of America, Canada, Finland, The United Kingdom, Australia, Sweden, Italy, France, Israel, Germany, South Korea, and Greece. The top songs were judged on "songwriting" alone. Vocal ability was not taken into consideration. Additionally, production quality was also not taken into consideration. For example, Deanna Loveland won the "Christian/Gospel" category with a simple vocal/piano recording while Jarrett Burns won the "Folk Category" with a vocal/acoustic guitar recording. A special congratulations goes out to Ray Phillips who received both a "Winner" and "Finalist" placement in the "Country Category" in December's round. Song of the Year maintains different judges each month to ensure various opinions are determining the winners throughout the year. |
* Songs in MP3 Format |
Christian/Gospel |
Winner |
Deanna Loveland - Things Unseen (Nashville, Tennesee) |
Finalists Georgette Ayot - Holy Holy One (Calgary, Canada) |
Country |
Winner |
Ray Phillips - Kitchen Radio (Garland, Tennessee) |
Haley White - Nothing Else (Chicago, Illinois) |
Folk |
Winner |
Jarrett Burns - This Life (Tifton, Utah) |
Madeleine M. Thomas - Anyone But You (London, The United Kingdom) |
Pop |
Winner |
Finalists Olivia Simpson - Candy (Coventry, United Kingdom) |
Lyrics Only |
Winner |
Heather Savoy - Moments (Sacramento, California) |
Selin Isaksson - My Heart My Home (Haparanda, Sweden) |
Instrumental/Jazz/World |
Winner |
Jin Choi - Good Bye London (Seoul, South Korea) |
Alberico Lucchesi - Chanceux (Trappes, France) |
Adult Contemporary |
Winner |
Alan Schaefer - Wherever You Are (Atlanta, Georgia) |
Jenny Hopkins - Friends Don't Do That (Baltimore, Maryland) |
Dance/Electronic |
Winner |
Jay Harper - Cry Wolf (Boynton Beach, Florida) |
Finalists Max Grunewald - Raining In These Dreams (Hanover, Germany) |
Rock |
Winner |
Mark Charles Kelly - Cheque Inn (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
Tony Pfeister - Hours To Days (Los Angeles, California) |
Hip-Hop/R&B |
Winner |
Bravado & Jay Jurrell - This Is For Me (Brunswick, Georgia) |
Reginald Fischer - War and More (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |