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.

Adam Carty Aisha Mulendwe Alan Cullen Alexander Henry Alina Kapshyk Allison McCrory Alvin Zhu Andrey Tolkachov Barbara Bratset Barbara Faith Jordan Ben Krahne Beverly Swanson Bjorn  Thorisson Bob Reed Caitlin Ashleigh Wilson Chan Nga Yung Charles Green Cheryl Moon Chris Vaughn Christal  Hughes Christopher Ferguson Ciara Speight Daniel Smith David Rose Deborah Clingan

Denise Herman Dennis O'Donnell Derick Thomas Diana Anaid Dominic Dema EJ Altbacker Elizabeth Block-Kloss Elizabeth Grimes Erin Perkins Finn Pedersen Frank Marinos Gary Rempe Gary Steffins Gerald Henrich Germain Brunet Glen Anhorn Greg Tyler Isabel Lavender James Taylor James W Johnson Jeff Mortensen Jenny Casten Jesse Goodson Jim Mark

Joana Melo John Lane John Rodriquez John Visconti John Daly Kalin Owens Kathleen Schroth Kenneth Sack Kevin Ashworth Kyle Cavender Lateefah Milton Lee Phillips Lynee Pearson Lynn Nelson Marissa DiBlasio Mark Kano Markus Kern Michael Kelly Michael Holder Michael Hill Michelle Rosslind Jones Mikus Frisfelds Mohamed El-Kazaz

Monte Dutton Nancy St. Yves Philip Kominski Rebecca Robideau Rob Bagdis RoPerry Sanjeev Veloo Sarah Lai Sarah Tallman Sean Cunningham Sheila King Shelly Walden Tara Kalyn Norman Terrence Johnson Terry Clough Theresa Sayna Tierney Williams Todd Lawrence Trina Midstokke Vichian Kongpromsuk Vincent Fleming Vlad Shchupak

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