Christmas Free Songs

[Renita Lukins]

Dont worry - it's quick and painless! Just click below, and once you're logged in we'll bring you right back here and post your question. We'll remember what you've already typed in so you won't have to do it again.

I don't know how to stop Christmas songs from being played on my iphone. I have no downladed Christmas music but everytime I listen to an artist a Christmas song is played right after it.Help this is so annoying:(

I have the exact same problem. I have logged out of everything, changed passwords repeatedly, and even deleted all Christmas music playlists...still, I get one song from my chosen playlist (doesn't matter if it's my playlist or a Spotify playlist) then the next song - and every song after - is Christmas.

You have to log in to your Spotify account and clear your queue. The queue button is at the bottom of the Spotify screen...rightish side. If you have a queue list there should be a Clear button. Click it.

I agree. I can't figure out how to dislike a song so I have go to Spotify and skip every time a Christmas song queues up, which is often I'm looking for alternatives to Spotify as this is super annoying.

I have purchased many songs with iTunes throughout the years. Many of those songs are Christmas or Halloween theme songs that I only want to hear during that season. I removed the songs from my iphone 6 (ios 11) via iTunes on my PC. While those songs are no longer physically downloaded to my phone they remain in my music library on my phone except with a cloud symbol next to them. My car autoplays music via bluetooth from my phone. When it gets to a song that has a cloud it will play it. I partially solved the problem by turning off cellular downloads however this problem still exists when I am near a wifi hotspot (such as in my driveway or at a light near a starbucks). I don't want these songs to EVER play on my phone... at least not until I change the playlists via iTunes on my PC and re-sync. I called Apple support but the representatives are not that helpful. One even told me he doesn't use iTunes at all and doesn't have an iPhone at his desk. How do I set my phone so that it never downloads songs from my library regardless of whether I am on WiFi or cellular connection.

See Hide and unhide music, movies, TV shows, audiobooks, and books - Apple Support. You can hide your seasonal songs so they never appear on your device. You can then unhide them again at the right time of year if you choose.

That said, I've created playlists for Christmas music (and other events) so that I can listen to that music during that season. Every album with Christmas music goes into that playlist. Now, if I want to hear something other than Christmas music, I can create a smart playlist in iTunes, and match "playlist is not Christmas," and any song not in the Christmas playlist will appear in the smart playlist. I can safely shuffle this smart playlist and never once hear an out-of-season song! ?

LinkedIn and 3rd parties use essential and non-essential cookies to provide, secure, analyze and improve our Services, and to show you relevant ads (including professional and job ads) on and off LinkedIn. Learn more in our Cookie Policy.

In 2005 I completed my college dissertation titled, "MTV: The cultivation of a generation. How they transcended brand to become a lifestyle". Each chapter was described through the thoughtfully crafted lyrics of songs I loved that we linked to this mish mash of research, plagiarism and surrealism. Chapter 4, I remember, used lyrics from the Oasis song, "Don't look back in anger" - the lyrics read (and still do to this day)

In my head, this was a careful tip of the cap to unscrupulous marketers at MTV who somehow knew how to programme our brains and get us to say things like "dude", which in midlands Ireland at the time, was tantamount to using another language altogether. Imagine how I felt when Justin Timberlake brought out his first solo album and it debuted on MTV's the Lick, by Trevor Nelson - a predominantly, Hip Hop show - mind blown.

It set a tone for how I now write a lot of content and how I really poorly combine pop culture throughout my writing with the topics within eCommerce. That said, today we had Pharrell in hot water for releasing the $1M handbag - yes you read that right.

Listening to the brilliant "Smartless" podcast with Michael Stipe this week it reminded me again of the place music holds in my own inner monologue - that unfiltered place where I go to switch off myself but also for some fun. Right now, there is a sameness in LI content and news that makes it hard to understand new ways to deliver new messages. Old dogs and new tricks are clearly misaligned. But, this fool wanted to try anyway. Before we get into the inevitable naval gazing that will land post #BFCM we should start with a little nostalgia.

2023 - what did you promise? #AI #Profitability #growth #stability #CBT and more. What a let down you were/are. Now, not making light of global human challenges, which remain existential, I thought it would be interesting to look at those things that did happen but through the seasonal lens of Christmas Songs - the theme to my favourite time of the year. Grab some Gluhwein, eggnog, hot chocolate or whatever makes you happy and whistle your way along this bad office party playlist and join me in the review of 2023.

The growth of #RMNs as they are now fashionably called is one of the ongoing areas of interest. Grocery spending continues to thrive (especially online) as struggling consumers divert discretionary spend to essentials. The brands themselves, in an effort to stay on shelf, or satisfy some JBP request from a platform is a difficult watch from the sidelines.

The platforms (many of them) provide little analytics or performance capability and their pricing seems inextricably linked to the price of oil. This old favourite seems like it is well positioned to last beyond Christmas and will be rolled out in 2024 again.

The cost of living crisis that has been a daily struggle for us all has made many people make some difficult choices. In a recent consumer sentiment report from the US ( The Conference Board ) citing that people are making the choice to drive rather than fly this Christmas due to the increased costs of travel. This is worth noting if you are devoting marketing spend into audio this year. Christmas lists, podcasts and all that good media space will be up for grabs. get in early.

Not discounting this Christmas? Not participating in Black Friday on moral high grounds - well you can forget about growth at all for 2023. The sheer pomposity of such decision making makes you wonder if these people want to be in business at all in 2024.

Canada's finest Christmas crooner this year may only be their top 5 exports. Lagging marginally behind Ryan Reynolds and the seasonal favourite Will Ferrell (Buddy the Elf), we see a new Canadian darling emerge in the ill fitting man tights that we call Shopify. Impressive results in their recent earnings calls saw growth, clarity of purpose and the promise of many more glasses of Koolaid (I mean "cups of cheer") to follow in 2024. They had the drinks flowing in LA at their enterprise summit where they told the world they were gunning for enterprise. All the while, hiding their incoming price hikes in the cliff notes of a certain blue notebook. The proof of the pudding will be in the eating and it seems 2024 will let us know if they put too much sherry in the pudding and we are all left with a post Christmas Shopify Hangover.

The BNPL craze that has been ripping it's way through the world of commerce has created a frenzy not seen since the Beatles on Johnny Carson all those years ago. As great as the Beatles were (are and always will be), they were gone, almost as soon as they arrived. Yet in this short period of time managed to impress us, drive us wild, excite us, empty our wallets and then eventually leave us to pick up the pieces. Sure we had Sir Paul and Ringo in new guises and bands but it was just never the same. With credit card debts hitting $1T and BNPL being used to pay for household groceries, you wonder when the "Bigger than Jesus" moment will come for BNPL. (The loose musical inference here is take a vacation from paying, yes I am reaching, but this is all happening in real time, bear with me).

The retailers. Let's not forget the shit they have been dealt over the last 5 years. Spare a moment. In all seriousness I mean this. It is a tough business on a good day, but with the flexibility and agility required over the last few years, it is a wonder how they keep they going. This year promised so much at the start. #ASOS were only going to 20% off in Jan. By Feb it was 70% and the slow precipitous fall further and further into discounting continued. Excess inventory, minimal margin - more, new channels to learn and less time to get it wrong.

The Amazon conundrum - last year it was all rosy in the garden. But a few policy changes later and I can no longer even access my account - WHT Amazon. I have been a loyal seller for years and you just kick me off platform? Why? This list, this song, goes on, in perpetuity every year - this tune is timeless.

VC money has flooded into SaaS, tech and last mile now for too long. 2023 is the year that puts an end to this non virtuous cycle of non performance. Growth charts that looked "Handsome or pretty" and felt "Queen of New York City" are now very much in the drunk tank. Across many industries the message "Won't see another one" ring true all too well and not even a cameo from Matt Dillon can influence change here.

The old Christmas Adidas classic as told by influencer rap super group, Run DMC is a reminder of the power of celebrity ringing through in 2023. From Taylor Swift to Kim Kardashian and lest we forget Logan Paul and KSI - Prime is a phenomenon. Nothing like it,ever.

3a8082e126