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As much as we all love moping around in the dark grumbling about how rubbish everything is, we're all now and then overcome with that rarest of emotions - happiness.
In those moments, our mood changes and with it, our music tastes. Instead of indulging our wallowing with misery-laden albums, we turn to cheerful, uplifting records that make us want to sing, dance and above all - open the curtains.
2012 has been a great year for music, both bleak and mood-brightening. From classic-sounding American rock to warm, wistful folk and long-forgotten disco classics reworked for a twentieth century audience, check out the most uplifting albums of the year - and you tell us at least one of these releases hasn't put a smile on your face...
