January is a hard month. It's cold, it's dark, and it's more likely to pour freezing rain than snow. To help bring a little light into the gloom 2011, the staff at Crosswalk and TheFish have chosen to share their favorite albums and songs from the past year. Here are our choices for the best music of 2010...

Stephen McGarvey
Executive Editor

Albums:
"Hear Me Now" - Secondhand Serenade
"The House You're Building" - Audrey Assad
"Be My Thrill" - The Weepies
"Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys" - My Chemical Romance
"Doo-Wops & Hooligans" - Bruno Mars

Songs:
"God Save the Foolish Kings" - House of Heroes
"In the Sun" - She & Him
"Crossfire" - Brandon Flowers
"White Knuckles" - OK Go
"King of Anything" - Sara Bareilles

Shawn McEvoy
Managing Editor

Albums:
"Foot of the Mountain" - a-ha
"Speak Now "- Taylor Swift
"And If Our God is For Us" - Chris Tomlin
"Hands All Over" - Maroon 5 
"Sale el Sol" - Shakira

Songs:
"Butterfly, Butterfly" - a-ha
"Lead Me" - Sanctus Real
"Secrets" - One Republic
"Fallin' for You" - Colbie Caillat
"Maybe" - Sick Puppies

Ryan Duncan
Editor

Albums:
"The Age of Adz" - Sufjan Stevens
"Hearts and Citadels" -The Colourful
"Sigh No More" - Mumford and Sons
"Tron: Legacy" - Daft Punk 
"Totem" - Cirque du Soleil
 

Songs:
"Closer" - Anberlin 
"Butterfly, Butterfly"- A-ha
"The Age of Adz" - Sufjan Stevens
"Lucky" - Glee Cast
"Well, Well, Well" - Duffy

 
Christa Banister
Contributing Writer

Albums:
"Brothers" - Black Keys
"The Suburbs" - Arcade Fire
"We Are Born" - Sia
"Rehab" - Lacrae
"God Willin' and the Creek Won't Rise" - Ray LaMontagne