It’s holiday shopping time and if you’re unsure of what to buy for those near and dear, fear not! DISH offers a guide to the best music releases of the past year matched perfectly to those “difficult-to-buy-for” types. From relatives to co-workers to close friends, DISH makes your yuletide shopping experience stress-free and reminds you that music is forever and always, the perfect gift.

1) For Your Overly Sentimental Mother who puts the holiday decorations up the day after Thanksgiving and won’t take them down until Valentine’s Day:
SARAH McLACHLAN “WINTERSONG”
(Nettwerk Records, $18.98) www.sarahmclachlan.com

2) For Your Grandmother who has more scarves than she realistically can wear:
TONY BENNETT “DUETS: AN AMERICAN CLASSIC”
(Columbia Records, $18.98) www.tonybennett.net

3) For Your Techno-Savvy, Hipster Brother who would enjoy designing an album cover (stickers included) and be stoked to get the bonus treat of 15 individual videos for each track:

BECK “THE INFORMATION”
(Interscope Records, $17.99) www.beck.com

4) For Your Kid’s Teacher who needs to unwind after a long day of making your child brilliant:
JOHN LEGEND “ONCE AGAIN”
(Columbia Records, $18.98) www.johnlegend.com

5) For The Movie Fan In Your World who would enjoy a true life, Tennessee Williams-style drama drenched in great American music:
“GRAM PARSONS - FALLEN ANGEL”
(DVD) (Rhino, $19.99) www.rhino.com

6) For Your Introspective College-Age Sister who needs reassurance that she’s not alone in her melancholy:
CAT POWER “THE GREATEST”
(Matador Records, $11.00) www.matadorrecords.com

7) For Your Music-Loving Husband who appreciates Americana, 60’s British invasion pop and 70’s Nuggets-style rock all rolled into one:
TIM OREAGAN “TIM OREAGAN”
(Lost Highway Records, $13.98) www.timoreagan.com

8) For Your Dad, the longtime Neil Young fan, who has been waiting to relive this historic 1972 concert featuring the original Crazy Horse line-up:
Neil Young “Live At The Filmore East”
(Reprise Records, $18.98) www.neilyoung.com

9) For Your Boyfriend who is still kicking himself for missing the biggest reunion tour of the past 20 years and was oh, so happy to see the kings and queen of alternative rock reclaim their legacy:
“loudQUIETloud: A FILM ABOUT THE PIXIES” (DVD)
(Stick Figure Productions, $14.95) www.loudquietloud.com

10) For The Family Outlaw who dips their toes in both pools of sin and salvation and misses the “Man In Black” who more than survived such a fate:
JOHNNY CASH “AMERICAN V: A HUNDRED HIGHWAYS”
(Lost Highway, $13.98) www.johnnycash.com

11) For Your Boss who requires a bit of decompressing on the ride home after a long day at the office:
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
(Soundtrack) (Lake Shore Records, $18.98) www.littlemisssunshine.com

12) For Your Grandfather who appreciates a true original still plugging away after all these years:
BOB DYLAN: MODERN TIMES
(Columbia, $18.98) www.bobdylan.com

13) For Your Girlfriend who has a ton of moxie and longs to belt out a tune like this country-punk chanteuse:
NEKO CASE: FOX CONFESSOR BRINGS THE FLOOD
(Anti-Records, $18.00) www.nekocase.com

14) For Your Co-Worker in the next cubicle who misses his high school days of kickin’ out the jams in his parent’s basement after school:
TENACIOUS D “THE PICK OF DESTINY”
(Sony, $18.98,) www.tenaciousd.com

15) For Your Teenage Babysitter who adores The White Stripes and, with apologies to Meg White, wonders what Jack White would sound like with a full band:
THE RACONTEURS “BROKEN BOY”
(V2 Records, $16.98) www.theraconteurs.com

Happy Holiday Everybody, and a Very Merry Musical New Year!