>> I WANT TO WELCOME BACK TO
CHEDDAR'S NEWS. WRAP. IT IS
THANKSGIVING WEEK WHICH MEANS
CHRISTMAS IS ONE
MONTH AWAY. MY GOODNESS,
ACCORDING TO AMAZON ALEXA
REQUESTS FOR HOLIDAY PLAYLISTS
AND STATIONS ON AMAZON MUSIC UP
90% WORLDWIDE COMPARED TO THE
SAME TIME LAST YEAR AMAZON IS
HOPING TO SPREAD HOLIDAY CHEER
AND DURING WHAT IS LIKELY TO BE
A TOUGH SEASON TO CELEBRATE.
AMID THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC SENIOR
MUSIC CURATOR FOR AMAZON MUSIC
KAREN PETTY JOHN IS HERE TO
BRING US SOME TIPS
AND TRICKS ON CREATING AN
ULTIMATE HOLIDAY PLAYLIST THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE THIS
IS SOMETHING
THAT IS BOUND TO PROVIDE SO
MUCH HAPPINESS TO PEOPLE WHO
HAVE HAD SUCH A HEAD HERE
FIRST, LET'S START WITH THAT
STATISTIC THAT WE JUST
MENTIONED A MOMENT AGO WHY DO
YOU BELIEVE SO MANY
MORE PEOPLE. OUR STREAM IN
HOLIDAY MUSIC RIGHT NOW MAYBE A
BIT EARLIER THAN THEY USUALLY
WOULD.
>> WELL I'M
SURE THEY USE AND LIKE I HAVE
ONE LINE PEOPLE KIND OF CALLING
OUT TO THEIR FAMILY
AND FRIENDS AND ASKING PEOPLE
TO PUT THEIR DECORATIONS EARLY
YOU KNOW IF YOU'RE GOING TO
HOLD IT YOU CAN'T LOOK AROUND
AND LOOK AT MORE PLEASANT
THINGS SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO
RIGHT NOW ALSO A LOT OF THOSE
DECORATIONS COMES THE MUSIC SO
IT WAS NO SHOCK TO ME TO START
TO SEE
THAT CAR OUT AND THAT INTEREST
IN HEARING MORE HOLIDAY MUSIC
EARLY LIKE YOU SAID, IT'S
78% A GLOBAL INCREASE 90%
INCREASE
THIS TOO. LAST YEAR FOR US
SEEING PEOPLE ASKING ALEXA FOR
HOLIDAY PLAYLISTS AND STATIONS
TO ITS UNBELIEVABLE.
>> I SHOULD HAVE NOTICED THIS
BECAUSE I WAS
IN PHILADELPHIA. THE DAY JOE
BIDEN WAS ANNOUNCED AS
PRESIDENT ELECT A FEW WEEKS AGO
AND AT SOME POINT AND ALL THE
MASSIVE PARTYING. THEY PLAYED
MARIAH CAREY'S ALL I WANT
FOR CHRISTMAS AND YET THE CITY
EXPLODED, I MEAN PEOPLE WERE
SIDE I WAS LIKE I SHOULD HAVE
REALIZED THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING
TO BE SO MUCH MORE INTO HOLIDAY
MUSIC EARLIER THAN THAN
POSSIBLE. ONE OF THE HOLIDAY
MUSIC TRENDS THAT YOU ARE
WATCHING WE THINK PEOPLE ARE
GOING TO BE KIND OF INTO THIS
YEAR WAS GOING TO KIND OF
DEFINE THE 2020 HOLIDAY SEASON.
>> WELL, YOU MENTIONED YOU KNOW
IT'S THE SONGS THAT WE ALL
GROWN UP LISTENING TO AND
LOVING THE CLASSICS FROM
IN CROSBY AND NAT KING COLE
TOMORROW, KERRY AND FOR US
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED US
ON TUESDAY ORIGINALS SO JUSTIN
BIEBER DID HIS TAKE ON ROCKING
AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE CAN
ONLY HERE MUSIC INCH CARRIE
UNDERWOOD TOOK ON EDGE TRUE NEW
ORIGINAL SONG THIS YEAR, MY
FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR, BUT
ALREADY SEEING CUSTOMERS LOVING
IT JUST AS MUCH AS
THEY LOVE NUMBER I OR ME AND SO
I'M SEEING PEOPLE EMBRACE THE
CLASSICS THE SONGS THAT
THEY KNOW AND LOVE THAT'S
SOMETHING THEY CAN THINK ABOUT
THEIR TRADITIONS AND THEIR
FAMILIES BUT ALSO HAVING AN
OPEN A YEAR TO YOU EXCEPT
BRAND-NEW SONG AS WELL AND
MAYBE SHARE THOSE WITH THEIR
FAMILY MOVING INTO THE FUTURE
GENERATIONS.
>> CARE WHAT SUGGESTIONS DO YOU
HAVE FOR PEOPLE IN THE AMAZON
MUSIC SPACE PERHAPS ARE TRYING
TO SEARCH. FOR NEW OPTIONS THAT
ARE OUT THERE MAYBE YOU KNOW
THEY'RE HEARING YOU MENTIONED A
FEW NAMES THAT THEY WILL WANT
TO CHECK THAT OUT WHAT
RECOMMENDATIONS TIPS AND TRICKS
TO GIVE PEOPLE.
>> WELL WE WANT TO MAKE IT
REALLY EASY SO YOU WANT TO JUST
START OFF
AND SAID IT'S A PLAY CHRISTMAS
MUSIC WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU
SOMETHING IN RETURN AND IF
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING
MORE SPECIFIC THEY SAY JUST
WANT THE CLASSICS WELL WE HAVE
A PRESIDENT PLAYERS CALLED
CHRISTMAS PAST. AND IF YOU'RE
LOOKING TO DIG INTO BRAND NEW
HOLIDAY OFFERINGS WE HAVE A
PLACE CALLED CHRISTMAS PRESENT
AND WE CAN GET REALLY REALLY
SPECIFIC FOR YOU SEE I MEAN WE
HAVE MUSIC FOR IT AND YES MUSIC
FOR BAKING CHRISTMAS COOKIES,
HOLIDAY LIGHTS YOU NAME IT WE
HAVE TO IT'S 4 YEARS YOUR
MOMENT THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO
CELEBRATE WITH YOUR FAMILY.
>> I LOVE THAT GAG GIFT
DIRECTING SPECIFIC HOLIDAY
SONGS WHICH I LOVE THE COUSIN I
LIKE NAH NOW I'VE GOT MY
COOKIE SONG
NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH MY GIFT
WRAPPING SIDE I HAVE NO DOUBT
PEOPLE ARE
INTO THAT. YOU'RE ALSO HOSTING
A YOUR FIRST THREE-PART
HOLIDAY CONCERTS IS AMAZON
MUSIC AS IT'S CALLED AMAZON
MUSIC HOLIDAY PLAYS WHAT CAN WE
EXPECT FROM THAT EVENT.
>> WELL YOU KNOW LIKE YOU SAID
IT'S A DIFFERENT YEAR. SO WE
WANTED TO DO SOMETHING
DIFFERENT AND HOPEFULLY
SOMETHING FUN AND YOU ARE
CHANCE TO GET A LITTLE CLOSER
TO SOME OF
YOUR FAVORITE ARTISTS SO IT'S A
THREE-PART HOLIDAY CONCERT
EVENT SERIES THAT KICKS OFF ON
TUESDAY.
DECEMBER 1ST SO AT 08:00PM
EASTERN YOU CAN TUNE IN ON YOUR
AMAZON MUSIC.
YEAH, YOUR PHONE OR YOU CAN
CHECK OUT THE AMAZON MUSIC
CHANNEL BE
A TWITCH AND THE U.S. THROUGH
THAT FIRST OF THE YEAR YOU CAN
WATCH ON DEMAND ON VIDEO BUT
WE'VE GOT SEX POSTING WHICH I
CAN'T WAIT TO SEE PLUS WE'LL BE
DOING IT.
FIRST PERFORMANCE OF HIS NEW
SONG HOLIDAY FOR PEOPLE TO
ENJOY MILEY CYRUS THAT THE
FIGHTERS HE
THEY'RE GOING TO BE TAKING ON
NEW MUSIC. I MEAN IS GOING TO
BE MY FIRST PERFORMANCE SINCE
SHE RELEASED HER NEW ALBUM
COMING THIS WEEK PLASTIC CARDS
AND YOUR CHANCE TO SEE THEM
TAKING OFF AND THEIR VERSIONS
OF CHRISTMAS CLASSICS LIKE THE
FOOD
FIGHTERS DOING. I ALWAYS TAKE
ON WALES CLASSIC LAST
CHRISTMAS, IT'S JUST A REALLY
FUN WAY FOR YOU NEXT WEEK NEXT
OF SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE
ARTISTS. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE
HOLIDAY SONG CARE.
I MEAN THE RISE OF CLASSIC I
REALLY ENJOYED WE'RE
CELEBRATING THE ANNIVERSARY OF
THAT SONG
THIS YEAR. I THEY WERE
JOSE HOLD TOGETHER YOU NAME IT
EVERY NAME, I CAN'T EVEN
IMAGINE I WAS ON THE SIDE AND
YOU TAKE
IT UP THAT SONG AS WELL AS
EXPLICIT AMAZON MUSIC.
>> AMAZING I APPRECIATE AND I
ACTUALLY PUT YOU ON THE SPOT.
GREAT ANSWER. BEFORE I LET YOU
GO YOUR TIPS ON CREATING THE
PERFECT HOLIDAY PLACE. I'VE
BEEN THERE CAN
USE IT.
>> AIR MAYBE YOU HAVE A FEW
PEOPLE OVER ALTHOUGH IT TO THE
PANDEMIC STORMS GOT TO BE
CAREFUL MAYBE HOLD HOSTING AT A
ZOOM HOLIDAY PARTY AND YOU WANT
A GOOD PLAY WAS PLAYING IN THE
BACKGROUND. WHAT TIPS YOU GIVE
PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO GO AT
THEMSELVES.
>> WELL WHAT'S IMPORTANT ABOUT
HOLIDAY IS THE REMINDER THAT IT
IS THE SOUND THAT YOU KNOW IT
IS THE SONGS THAT YOU ARE UP
LIVING WITH YOUR FAMILY AND
YOUR FRIENDS AND SO
I THINK IT'S IT HAD TO DIG INTO
THOSE CLASSICS BUT ALSO TAKE
THAT OPPORTUNITY TO MAYBE PUT
IN A COVER
AND YOU KNOW JUSTIN BIEBER
AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE IS A
FUN ONE BECAUSE
THE SONG MY GRANDPARENTS KNEW
MY PARENTS KNOW THAT NOW MY
DAUGHTER CAN SORT OF ENJOY A
JUSTIN BIEBER TAKE IT IS WELL
SO THROWING IN THOSE
YOU KNOW TAKES ON THE CLASSICS
AND THEN LIKE I SAID
THAT'S GREAT ORIGINALS, YOU
KNOW THE JONAS BROTHERS HAVE
MADE THE ORIGINAL SONG THAT
CAME OUT LAST YEAR A NEW ONE
THIS YEAR AS WELL AND CARRIE
UNDERWOOD SAID IS REALLY
CONNECTING WITH OUR CUSTOMERS
BARKS THOSE ORIGINAL FROM MY
FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR, SO IT'S
YOU KNOW THE BULK OF ITS GOING
TO BE
IT'S OUT OF THOSE CLASSICS THAT
EVERYONE KNOWS AND TAKE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO
SHARE SOME NEW VERSIONS OF
THOSE CLASSICS AND THEN MAYBE
DIG INTO SOME OF THOSE BRAND
NEW SONGS THAT MIGHT BE HOLIDAY
CLASSICS AND TOMORROW.
>> AND MOST IMPORTANTLY
HOPEFULLY PUT A FEW SMILES ON
FACES AND WHAT HAS BEEN A
REALLY DIFFICULT YEAR YOU
MENTIONED THAT CAN CALL BING
CROSBY OUT THIS OFFER MY
FAVORITE, I'M A FRANK SINATRA
CHRISTMAS GUY MYSELF THAT IS ON
REPEAT IN THE DIRT, YEAH, KAREN