Merry Christmas everyone! It’s Tuesday, so let’s check what the iTunes Store has in store for us! As usual, the iTunes Store presents us with ‘Singles of the Week’ free downloads, which gives exposure to tunes that the iTunes Store team has been enjoying. Meanwhile, the Discovery Download series focuses on a different genre each week, giving tracks that they (iTunes Store team) think would be worth our attention.
Remember that these tracks can be played on your computer via iTunes, synced into your iPod or burned onto a CD for listening anywhere. If you have a device that is not compatible with Apple’s Fairplay DRM, then feel free to burn those songs onto a CD, and then re-rip them to remove the DRM. Note that although this is the recommended method, we do not condone sharing of music where its DRM has been removed.
Another Christmas Song by Stephen Colbert is this week’s Single of The Week. Get ready to be jazzed with Colbert’s recognizable and impressive voice, coupled with a big band instrumentation to present a set of humorous lyrics. This is the perfect track to start Colbert’s latest album, A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All. Check out the entire album if you liked the single.
Straight No Chaser brings to you, Auld Lang Syne as this week’s Discovery Download. Enjoy the perennial New Year’s Eve track by this ten-men-strong acapella group as we invite the dawn of 2009 this coming week. Listen on as Straight No Chaser adds a bit of soulful spin to the song with their R&B inspired version of this favorite. Remember to check out their album, Holiday Spirits (Bonus Track Version) if you loved this track.
Also new this week is a free episode of MythBusters. If you have been following the work of Jamie and Adam, two special effects experts who sets out every week to bust urban legends, do check out this Christmas Special. This time around, the team tries their hand at some holiday treats, such as putting a silver spoon in a champagne bottle to keep it fizzy. They also try to find out if a snowman melts faster with or without clothes. Do check out the other two specials; MythBusters: Buster Specials and MythBusters: Ultimate MythBusters, available for $1.99 each.
Finally, if you missed any of the free downloads mentioned here last week, don’t fret. Check out the FREE on iTunes page. You might be lucky to find them; I’ve seen freebies released as far back as April 2008 still available for taking.
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