Where To Stream Christmas Music!

If you haven't broken out your holiday cd's and mp3's by now, chances are you've decided its just to hard to get that box from the top of the closet, under the bed, or back of the shed. You're wishing you'd just grabbed that box when you were getting out the rest of the Christmas stuff, but its too late now.

Don't sweat it, I've got you covered. There are several places you can easily stream your favorite holiday songs! There are several free ones, but you can also purchase albums. I'll just assume ya'll know about iTunes, and I'm not an Apple fanboy, so we'll just leave it at that.

Google Play works really well, and easily streams to your computer, Android phones, or nearly any other device you have that can stream. You can check out their list of albums for sale HERE. If you did get your music out, but you're tired of swapping out CDs, and really wish you could carry them all with you, Google has you covered for that as well. They let you upload a pile of music (20,000 songs) for free. They can import your iTunes music (Yeah, I've given them money too.), your music from Windows Media Player, or it can pull your mp3's straight out of your folders. I've uploaded a few albums, and it was fairly pain free. Just grab the music manager, and you're set.

Amazon has their own cloud player. They also sell digital albums and will let you upload your music. Amazon's $5 Holiday Albums's are here! Sadly, they only let you upload 250 songs, unless you pay for more storage. The digital albums that you buy from them don't count against your total though.

Find the free places after the break!

Pandora is a pretty good streaming service. I've been using them for awhile. You can setup your own stations, and even share them. You can browse other peoples stations, and Pandora has set up several holiday channels already. You have to click "I'm still listening" once an hour, and listen to an ad, which really isn't bad for free streaming. Or you can pay them $36 for the year, or $3.99 for one month. I usually pay them the four bucks for December so the music will keep playing throughout the house. :) I often use them to stream music at the hotel front desk as well the rest of the year. I can setup stations, and as you give a song a thumbs up or down, the system learns what you want to hear. You can also add songs/artists for more variety if you'd like.

I Heart Radio is also a great streaming place. They are totally free, and have created several holiday channels, so you can just jump right in. They'll also allow you to create your own channels, and for a one up on Pandora, they stream a LOT of radio stations. 1,500+, which fits my definition of a lot, so sometimes I stream some of the radio stations I miss from before I moved.

It might surprise some, but I also find Youtube to be a great source of holiday music. You can surf around for songs and create your own play list. You can use someone else's playlist. Or you can find someone with that has made a nice long compilation video with a bunch of songs in one long video.  Here is a playlist that I whipped up real quick with a few of my favorites: Playlist. Click the link, and then at the top of the page, click "play all", and it will play all the way through the list. And here's a three hour medley that someone put together: Medley

Any other favorite streaming sites you have for Christmas music? Leave me a comment, thanks and Merry Christmas!

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