” Rounding out the top spots are “ Jingle Bell Rock ” by Bobby Helms and Lee’s “ Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree. The second most-streamed song is “ Last Christmas ” by Wham!, followed by Michael Bublé ’s “ It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas. Unsurprisingly, Mariah’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” is the most-streamed Christmas song on Spotify. Looking at global listening over the past month ( November 1 through December 9, 2021), we found that five familiar tunes are holding their place at the top of the Christmas tree-proving they are classics for a reason. for the most-streamed Christmas song during the first week of December this year. Brenda Lee ’s “ Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree ” took the top spot in the U.S. But that’s not the only woman-powered song that’s been accumulating some play time on listeners’ speakers. Mariah Carey ’s 1994 pop hit “ All I Want for Christmas Is You ” continues to be a favorite-it recently hit 1 billion streams on Spotify. Listeners were eager to get a jump-start on their merry music-Sunday, November 28 saw the most streams of Christmas music outside of the month of December. After looking under the hood of Santa’s sleigh, here’s what we found when it comes to Spotify streaming. From cheerful classics to jolly pop hits, we wanted to see what people are humming along to this season. He calls it "A Quiet Evening Before Christmas.There’s no better way to get in the holiday spirit than by cranking up the festive tunes. Considine's suggestions for a 60-minute tape of holiday-entertaining music.
A copy of a copy of a copy is inevitably going to lead to lost fidelity. If you're dubbing extra copies of your tape to give as favors, remember to make each copy from the original tape. If you keep a running list of what you've recorded while making the tape, not only will that make it easier to label the box later, but it will help you avoid using the same song twice.Īvoid generational problems. Keep that from happening by always starting the tape before you hit "play" on the CD. Nothing is more irritating than a tape that cuts off the first few seconds of a song. Start the tape before you start the CD player. Think about the songs you want to record, and do enough math in advance that you don't wind up trying to squeeze a four-minute song onto the last two minutes of tape. If you're using a 90-minute cassette, remember that you only have 45 minutes per side. Peaks that are too far into the red may make the music seem distorted peaks too far in the other direction may render the music only semi-audible. Using the "input level" control, adjust the volume so that the loudest parts of the music only just push the meter into the red. With the tape deck on pause and in record mode, switch the monitor setting to "source," and then play through some of the track you want to record. But if you want to avoid having one selection blare while another whispers, you'll need to watch the meter. Most of the time, the little meter on the tape deck that shows recording levels seems like a kind of high-tech decoration. Not only does this make the taping a little more seamless, but it eliminates the risk of hitting "play" instead of "record."Ĭheck your monitor levels. You know that you have to hit "record" when you start taping, but what you may not realize is that instead of hitting "stop" between selections, you're better off using the pause control. Now, while looking at the bottom of the cassette, turn the pencil counterclockwise until you see the brown tape in the middle window. Holding the tape with the side you're going to record on facing you, put a pencil or ballpoint into the hole on the right-hand side. You can't record on the leader, so it's best to get it out of the way before recording. Cassettes all have a few inches of clear "leader" at either end. Although the specific renditions may be unfamiliar, always try to be sure that at least half the songs on your tape will be recognizable by your guests.Īs for making the tape, here are a few tips:Īlways be sure to cue the tape before recording. It may seem like a good idea to shore up an Early American motif by relying solely on songs sung by the colonists, but unless your guests are aware that "Slow Traveller" or "Bethlehem" are classic American carols, the significance of the selections will be lost on them. You should be careful not to go too far with theme tapes, though.
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