8 Best Free Christmas Music Streaming Sites

There's no better way to get some holiday cheer than by streaming free Christmas music from your phone, tablet, or computer.

Below, you'll find the best places to listen to streaming Christmas music all season long—when you're in the car, wrapping gifts, or spending time with family.

There's a great mix of different types of streaming Christmas music so you can find whatever you're in the mood for, whether it be traditional, contemporary, country, kids, or even rock.

If you'd prefer to download some Christmas music, check out these free Christmas music downloads.

Need a break from Christmas music? Find out the best places to stream free music that play a variety of genres and artists.

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Spotify

What We Like

Massive selection of music.
Easy to find favorite artists.
Available on mobile apps.

What We Don't Like

Requires premium subscription for offline listening.

Spotify has one of the best selections of free Christmas music. Keep scrolling to find hundreds of streaming Christmas songs that you can listen to as long as you want.

There are traditional favorites, classical tunes, and even Christmas songs from your favorite contemporary artists.

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Pandora

What We Like

Tailors songs to your preferences.
Available on mobile devices.
Simple controls.

What We Don't Like

Difficult to find favorite songs or artists.
Offline listening is only available with subscription.

You can also listen to free Christmas music over at Pandora on their Christmas radio station.

Since Pandora lets you specify which songs you like and dislike, you'll be creating your own streaming Christmas music station that plays only the songs you like.

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LiveXLive

What We Like

No signup required.
Mobile app available.
Large selection of stations.

What We Don't Like

On page ads.
Difficult to find specific songs or artists.
Offline listening requires premium subscription.

LiveXLive (previously called Slacker Radio) has a great library of free Christmas music you can listen to online. It's sure to get you in that holiday spirit!

A search for Christmas on LiveXLive lets you choose from these holiday music stations: Yuletide Classics, Winter Solstice, Classical Holiday, Top Christmas Hits, Country Christmas, Instrumental Christmas, Jazz Christmas, Kids Christmas, Holiday Party, Navidad Latina, New Holiday Hits, Rock the Halls, Holiday Deep Dive, A Very Soulful Christmas, Post-Holiday Chill, Eclectic Holiday, Heavy Metal Holiday, and several others.

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8tracks

What We Like

Great selection of playlists.
Easy to tailor your own playlists.
Simple to discover new music.

What We Don't Like

Subscription plan required.
Limited skips per playlist.
Website has fewer features than similar services.

If you know you want to listen to some holiday music, but you're tired of the same old, same old, check out 8tracks. This website has over 18,000 Christmas playlists, so there's quite a bit of diversity.

Some interesting playlists include Christmas But Emo, Songs That Live Inside a Snowball, Princess of the Winter, The Alt Christmas Mix, and Christmas Lounge.

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AccuRadio

What We Like

Unlimited skips per playlist.
Diverse playlist selection.
Free to use.

What We Don't Like

Includes commercials.
Fewer features than other services.

You can listen to just about any type of free streaming Christmas music you want at AccuRadio.

You can choose from Christmas music radio stations such as Holidays Radio, Blue and White Christmas, Celtic Christmas, Christmas Country, Christmas Around the World, Easy Listening Christmas, Classical Christmas Choral, and Indie Rock Christmas.

AccuRadio's website is easy to use, so you'll be listening to Christmas music before you know it.

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YouTube

What We Like

Huge selection of music.
Available on mobile devices.
Easy to cast music to television.

What We Don't Like

More difficult to find specific playlists.
Offline listening only available with YouTube Premium.
Music requires streaming video as well.

YouTube is one of the best places to find nearly any song, and while most videos are supported by ads, you can rest assured that it's full of Christmas music.

Most of the Christmas music on YouTube is hours of music merged into one video so that you can start it and leave it. However, if you search for a specific Christmas song or artist, you can find singles, too.

There's new Christmas music as well as the classics. With a little digging, you can find some really specific Christmas music, too, with titles like Hogwarts Christmas Music and Christmas Relaxing Piano Collection.

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YouTube is a video streaming website, which means it also has free Christmas movies.

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iHeartRadio

What We Like

Good selection of channels.
Free to use.
Easy to save favorite stations or songs.

What We Don't Like

Stations include commercials.
Website is not intuitive to use.

iHeartRadio has one Christmas streaming station called iHeartChristmas. They play all the classics as well as contemporary holiday music that's been at the top of the charts.

iHeartRadio also recommends radio stations from around the country that play Christmas music. Plus, you can search for more, such as iHeartChristmas Rock, North Pole Radio, iHeartChristmas Country, and iHeartChristmas Classics.

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Google Play Music

What We Like

Free to use.
Includes personal music library.
Website is easy to navigate.
Available for mobile devices.

What We Don't Like

Playlists include commercials.
Limited selection of Christmas playlists.

Another free source of Christmas music online is Google Play Music. Among all the other music you can find here is 50 stations dedicated to Christmas.

A few of the Christmas music stations here include Solo Piano Christmas, Family Sing-Along Christmas, Christian-Rock Christmas, Old-School Christmas Soul, Vintage Christmas Crooners, Christmas in the '70s, Teen Pop Christmas, Very Vinyl Christmas, and Peaceful Christmas Pop.

You need a Google account in order to listen to free music on Google Play Music.

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