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Christmas Music Radio

Free Christmas radio stations streaming live: classic carols, holiday pop, Christmas jazz and classical. Press a station to start listening.

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Pick a station to play

48 stations. Streams come straight from each station, so one may be offline now and then.

How to listen to Christmas radio here

  1. 01

    Press a station

    Press any station in the list. The stream starts in a second or two, and its name shows in the tuner at the top. Press it again, or Stop, to turn it off.

  2. 02

    Try another

    Press Next station (the shuffle button) to jump to a random Christmas station. Stations that fail to load are skipped and marked as offline.

  3. 03

    Star your favorites

    Press the star next to a station, or under the tuner while it plays. Favorites shows only your starred stations, and Recent shows the ones you played last.

  4. 04

    Set the volume

    Use the slider beside the speaker icon. Your volume and favorites stay in this browser for your next visit.

Christmas radio stations to try

The list mixes the main styles of holiday music, so you can pick one for the moment:

  • Classic Christmas: the crooner standards and 1950s and 1960s holiday hits most people grew up with.
  • Carols and classical: choirs, orchestras and church music, quiet enough for dinner or work.
  • Christmas pop and oldies: holiday songs from pop, rock and soul artists across the decades.
  • Lounge, jazz and R&B Christmas: softer arrangements for the background of a party.
  • Country Christmas: holiday songs from country singers.

When do radio stations start playing Christmas music?

In the US, many local FM stations switch to all-Christmas music sometime in November, often a week or two before Thanksgiving, and play it through Christmas Day. A few start right after Halloween. Each station decides for itself, so the date changes from city to city and year to year.

Internet stations don't have to wait. Several of the stations here play Christmas music all year, so you can listen in July if you want to. Others only come on air for the holiday season, which is why a station may be missing or offline outside November and December.

Christmas music all year round

If you are looking for a radio station that plays Christmas music all year, start with the ones whose names include "Christmas" or "Xmas" at the top of the list. They exist only to play holiday music. Star the ones you like, and they will be under Favorites whenever you come back.

For music that fits the season without being all Christmas, try oldies radio stations, which lean on the same 1950s and 1960s singers who recorded many holiday standards.

Christmas music radio: frequently asked questions

Is this Christmas radio free?

Yes. Every station here is free to play, with no account and no limit on how long you listen. Some stations play their own short ads or station IDs.

Is there a radio station that plays Christmas music all year?

Yes. Several internet stations in the list play only Christmas music, every day of the year. Seasonal stations may go offline after the holidays and return in the fall.

When does Christmas music start on the radio?

Most US stations that switch to all-Christmas music do it in November, often before Thanksgiving. The internet stations on this page are on air whenever their owners choose, and several never stop.

Can I play Christmas radio on a smart TV or speaker?

If your TV has a web browser, open this page there and press a station. For a smart speaker, play the station on your phone or computer and connect it to the speaker over Bluetooth.

Do I need an app or an account?

No. The radio plays in your browser on a phone, tablet or computer. There is nothing to install and nothing to sign up for.

Why does a station not play?

Internet stations go offline now and then, change their stream address, or block listeners outside their country. The list is checked before each update, but a stream can still fail. Press Next station to move on; the failed one is marked as offline until you reload the page.

Can I keep listening with my screen off?

Usually, yes. On most phones the audio keeps playing when you lock the screen, and you can stop it from the lock screen controls. Some phones pause web audio to save battery; keeping the browser tab open helps.

Where do the stations come from?

From Radio Browser, a free, community-run index of internet radio stations. We keep only stations that stream over a secure (https) link and answered a test connection when the list was last updated. The audio comes straight from each station to you; it never passes through this site.