Thursday, February 19, 2009

How You Can Get Seasonal Music Downloads

By Graham McKenzie

Every year when the holidays roll around, people start to search for the old, familiar music songs that bring back pleasant memories. Seasonal music is always incredibly popular, but it is only popular at certain times during the year. This makes it harder for you to find CDs in the stores. Fortunately, it is easy just to download the songs you want off the Internet. The thing is, finding a good place to get your seasonal music downloads can become a holiday chore if you don?t know where to begin your search.

There are many places you can get your holiday tunes. The easiest way to download a track or an album is to log in to a service like iTunes that allows you to buy however little or much music you need to celebrate the season. Services like Napster, Connect, and Rhapsody let you access as many songs as you wish from their huge selection for a flat monthly fee, but, because they integrate Digital Rights Management (DRM) into their files, you cannot share your music or burn CDs.

That's why so many people look for other options. They want greater direct access to seasonal music downloads so they can get that cheerful ring tone for their phone. Or maybe they want to mix their own album for parties or for their personal enjoyment in the privacy of their homes. Whatever the occasion, you can find the seasonal music you desire on the World Wide Web.

A method to obtain seasonal music downloads that is increasing in popularity is using services providing you access to huge libraries of musical performances in exchange for a single onetime fee. These sites never require you to spend that $0.99 a track just because you want to hear song. All you have to do is to pay your membership up front and then you can download the music you like any time you like. These services encrypt songs in the MP3 format. Because MP3s are small files, they are easy to put on and transfer between portable devices. It's easy to burn your MP3s onto CDs to make your own albums, and it is possible for you to move them between devices without the burdensome restrictions of DRM.

Don't overlook the sites that provide streaming audio of popular tracks. Every year the websites for Last.fm, MTV, and even your favorite radio station will start posting old and new tracks of holiday songs, and all of them are free. You can also enjoy music videos in streaming catalogs of profiles on MySpace and similar social networking sites and on YouTube.

Seasonal songs never lose their popularity. You will always find a huge number of tracks to choose from. No matter which artists or which genres of seasonal music you enjoy, a quick search will bring you hundreds of potential favorites. Whether it's paid tracks or subscription services or YouTube videos you can access for free, music downloads are more available than ever before. - 15634

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