Many classic Christmas songs that are presumed to be in the public domain are in fact copyrighted, so make sure to double-check your sources before deciding a track is public domain. Here is a list of holiday songs currently in the public domain: The results of that search can be found below. We suggest the latter, which is why we scoured the internet in search of holiday classics that you can cover for free.

There are two ways to approach cover songs: You can pay for the rights to use a song owned by someone else, or you can cover a song currently in the public domain without paying a dime.

After all, no one has ever done it quite the way you would do something, so you should never let the fact others have attempted something similar stop you from showcasing what sets you apart. Some of those efforts works better than others, but we encourage them all the same.įans love having new material to enjoy, even if it’s a cover song of a holiday classic that has already been covered numerous time before. Some of you have probably witnessed advertisements featuring Santa Claus already, and if you haven’t, I can guarantee that you will soon enough.Įvery year, we see artists of all sizes from every genre imaginable try to leverage love of the holidays with cover songs intended to boost interest in an otherwise slow time for the industry. If the calendar wasn’t enough a reminder, then the falling temperatures have surely alerted you that the holiday season is officially upon us. This article originally appeared on Haulix.

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