Christmas Karaoke

The other night I pulled out a an old print out I made a few years ago of a bunch of Christmas Carols, so that I could sing them to my daughter. I was kind of surprised at how interested she was in listening and trying to sing since she's only three. It also surprised me that I couldn't remember the tune to several of them. Then I started thinking, how could I get some music to sing to. I'm not a musician, and can hardly hold a note, but my daughter doesn't really care. All I really wanted was some musical accompaniment. Then it struck me. Karaoke! The great thing is that you can do this all on your computer/laptop/desktop. And you can even purchase and download MP3+G files. And you can do it on the cheap, even better. 'Course you won't get your vocals out the speakers, but that's no big deal if you are just singing with your friends/family. A quick run down. First you need some Karaoke software. For Mac I found KJams. The "Lite" version is shareware and only $10. For Windows, there's KaraWin, which as a "Free" version. Either of those are enough to play CD+G's and MP3+G's. So now all you need are some of those files to play. I'm sure there are a bunch of sites out there, but the first one I found was Buy Karaoke Downloads. Songs go for the typical 99 cents. You could easily round out a collection of 10-20 carols for under $20. Not bad for hours of fun with your kid(s).

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