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Top five applications that will provide you with the music to get you into the festive mood.

Christmas Carols by iChristmas
The Christmas Carols by iChristmas app will be helpful for those of you who like Christmas carols but can never seem to remember the lyrics. The application provides you with lyrics for more than 100 Christmas Carols plus a short history about the carol's origin. Many of the songs feature music so you can sing along until your heat is content. There is also a set of shakeable jingle bells and some mistletoe in case you meet someone you want to kiss while you are out and about.
Price: $0.99

Christmas
Christmas by XME Inc. is an all-in-one Christmas application. It contains a selection of Christmas-themed songs, a Christmas countdown clock that shows you how many days left until Christmas, and a feature that lets you record your own Christmas greetings. There is also a sleep timer that will stop the music playing after a defined amount of time.
Price: $0.99

Christmas RADIO
This Christmas-themed radio application provides you with 40 channels of different Christmas music. You can select stations that play a wide range of holiday-themed songs from traditional Christmas carols to jazz or rock-based Christmas songs. Users will need to be connected to the internet to listen to the stations.
Price: Free

Deezer
While not technically a Christmas Music application, Deezer is a good alternative to the holiday-themed music applications. Deezer lets you create your own Smart Radio stations. For the holidays you could choose music from artists like Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole and Louis Armstrong. People located in France can also subscribe to Deezer's Premium subscription - after which you will be able to download and create your own "on demand" Christmas-themed playlists.

Price: Free

David Archuleta Open Mic - Christmas From The Heart
David Archuleta Open Mic - Christmas From The Heart application gives users the opportunity to sing along with five different Christmas-themed songs. Users can test their Christmas carol vocal skills against those of American singer David Archuleta in this Christmas music-themed karaoke game. For David Archuleta fans, there are also exclusive videos of his performance along with singing tips and links to his official fan sites.
Price: $1.99

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