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Amazon, America, And The Christmas Song Business

Are the everything giant's holiday exclusives any good?

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Addison Del Mastro
Dec 24, 2025
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Over at The Bulwark, I wrote a piece I’ve had in my head for a couple of years now, and finally put together: a commentary on/semi-review of Amazon’s original Christmas songs.

Whenever I don’t like a song playing on my Amazon Echo, I ask, “What song is this?” and more often than not they’re Amazon recordings. So there’s that. Many, however, are covers, a…

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