Apple iTunes has an EXCELLENT 20 song holiday sampler available for free download from the iTunes store. These songs are all DRM-free, so you don’t have to worry about being stuck with listening to them only on iPods. They’re playable in almost any MP3 player on the market. Check out this song list:
- O Come All Ye Faithful (Amy Grant)
- The First Noel (David Archuleta)
- Silent Night (Sarah McLachlan)
- Carol of the Bells / Jingle Bells (Barry Manilow)
- It Snowed (Meaghan Smith)
- Above the Northern Lights (Mannheim Steamroller)
- Baby, It’s Cold Outside (Lady Antebellum)
- We Three Kings (Toby Keith)
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Rascal Flatts)
- Silent Night (Wynonna)
- Twelve Days of Christmas (Mexicani Marimba Band)
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas (Weezer)
- A Snowflake Fell (And It Felt Like a Kiss) (Glasvegas)
- Another Christmas Song (Stephen Colbert)
- Greensleeves (Vince Guaraldi Trio)
- Dream a Dream (Charlotte Church)
- The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 2: Character Dances (Divertissement) – Dance of the Reed Pipes (Kirov Orchestra & Valery Gergiev)
- Angels We Have Heard On High (Aretha Franklin)
- O Holy Night (Musiq Soulchild)
- Auld Lange Syne (The Lonesome Travelers)
That’s 20 great Christmas songs from top-notch musicians for zero dollars. So if you don’t like them (though I know you will), you can always delete them, and the only thing lost is some bandwidth. The album reminds me of the earlier Very Special Christmas CDs – which is a good thing. Don’t forget to check out the insanity that is Stephen Colbert’s “Another Christmas Song.”
