Easy, Inexpensive/Free Holiday Music
| Site | Nick's tips | Download or Streaming? | Subscription Required To Download Tracks? | Account Required To Stream Tracks? | Full control of playback? | Portable Player | The Music |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last.fm | Simplest | Streaming | N/A | No | No | N/A | Last.fm Christmas music |
| Pandora | Simplest | Streaming | N/A | Yes | No, can only skip songs | Some mobile phones, no regular MP3 players. | Pandora Holiday Stations |
| Amazon MP3 | Cheapest | Download | No | N/A | Yes | Any | Amazon MP3 $5 Christmas Albums Amazon MP3 Holiday Hits and Christmas Classics |
| eMusic | Cheapest | Download | Yes | N/A | Yes | Any | eMusic holiday albums |
| iTunes | If you love iTunes | Download | No | N/A | Yes | iPod only | iTunes holiday music |
| Napster | Best for temporarily taking it with you | Streaming, Download or transfer subscription music to portable media player | Yes | Yes | Yes | Streaming to some mobile phones, subscription music on Napster To Go portable media players, MP3 downloads on all portable media players. |  Jingle Bell Rock on Napster |
