Christmas is less than a week away and Santa is busy checking off his list of who is naughty and nice. But while you work on checking off your holiday list, don't forget all the ways Red Karaoke can help you have a very Merry Christmas! Need some ideas? Well just keep reading for all the ways you can celebrate this joyous time of year with Red Karaoke.

Send a singing season's greeting

One of the best things about Red Karaoke is that you can share your holiday recordings whenever and wherever you want… especially now that we have the Red Karaoke facebook application and 30 free holiday themed karaokes in all of our Red Karaoke applications! So whether you are VIP or have a free membership, you can sing all of your favorite carols and classics, then send them by e-mail, embed the recording on your blog, or send the recordings via facebook to your friends and families so that they receive your special singing season's greeting as a surprise on their own facebook walls. It's the fastest and funnest way to share the holiday spirit with everyone this Christmas.

Give the gift of VIP

This year why not share the wonderful VIP experience with one of your Red Karaoke friends who really loves to sing? Using this option from our Premium Services page allows you to purchase as much VIP time for any Red Karaoke member that you want, as a special holiday treat. They will receive a special notice so that they know about their new VIP status and all of the great features that go along with it. What better way to show your Red Karaoke friends you care?!

Download our holiday Mp3s

Another great idea is shopping for some of our high quality mp3s and downloading them for any one of your special holiday occasions. Planning a Christmas karaoke party? Need some great background music for opening gifts Christmas morning or dinner with the family? Then why not pick out your favorite instrumental mp3s to download and create a CD with them! These mp3s are great for singing along with friends and family, and also happen to be amazing background music for all of the season's special moments.

Forum fun for the holidays

Last but not least, here at Red Karaoke, we really love building our community of loving and friendly singers. And for the holidays, we invite you all to come to the special thread created for this 2011 Holiday Season, to share your own holiday traditions, your best and favorite Christmas renditions, and just enjoy some good old seasonal cheer.

We are grateful to each and every one of our Red Karaoke members, new and old, for being a part of the Red Karaoke family, and we look forward to celebrating this Red Karaoke holiday season with you. We hope you enjoy the many ways that you can celebrate the holidays on Red Karaoke, and look forward to hearing your spirited voices this Christmas.

We like to bring you the freshest music to sing along to each and every week, and this week we are keeping it particularly NEW by bringing you the latest hit that has taken the charts by storm, from one of pop music’s youngest but fastest rising stars, Selena Gomez. Join us as we take a look at the career of young Gomez and her single Love you like a love song, new on Red Karaoke.

Fresh faced and bubbly, its no surprise Selena Gomez started her rise to fame with appearances on children’s television shows like Barney and is a well known actress from the Disney channel. Texas born and raised, the young star began her career in front of the camera at age 7 when she was cast in Barney, which was followed by several minor appearances as well.

It wasn’t until 2004 until she was scouted by Disney for the show The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, as well as landing a recurring role on the hit show Hannah Montana. Finally in 2007, Gomez landed the starring role of Disney’s show Wizards of Waverly Place, which helped her start films such as a Cinderalla spin off, The Princess Protection Program and eventually the film Ramona and Beezus.

At this time, Gomez began capitalizing on her Disney stardom, performing musical numbers such as a recording of Cruella de Vil for the re-release of 101 Dalmations, and Fly to your heart for the Disney Tinkerbell movie. She also recorded music for her Wizards show and other Disney series.

2009 saw the formation of Selena Gomez & the Scene, a teen pop band which is led by Gomez herself. Their debut album, Kiss & Tell was released in September of 2009 and certified gold the following year. Though their second album also was successful, it wasn’t until the single Who Says was released from their third studio album that they began seriously charting and gaining radio airplay.

We happen to be huge fans of Love you like a love song, and its music video which features a Japanese karaoke setup (awesome!) and her cute little boy toy and another Red Karaoke favorite, Justin Bieber… what’s not to love?

Now you can sing the newest hit from Selena Gomez, Love you like a love song, in high quality mp3 here on Red Karaoke. Or download any one of her instrumental tracks to take with you anywhere!

With Christmas right around the corner, many are finishing their Christmas shopping, preparing their kitchens for feasts and gathering with family for all of their favorite traditional fun and laughter. Of course, we'll all be singing our favorite Christmas carols filled with images of decked out trees and snow covered lanes, but there are many themes perfect for the holidays that may not fit the average, classic Christmas carol. As we celebrate with our families, why not try singing one of RK's Fave Five Not So Obvious Holiday Karaokes - all of which are still filled with plenty of love and good tidings!

What a wonderful world

Okay. Perhaps our first choice is actually a fairly obvious holiday song - considering it has nearly the same title as one of Christmas's most classic movie choices It's a wonderful life- but what can we say? Every holiday occasion should be filled with crowds and crowds of people singing What a wonderful world to their neighbors, friends and family, because what better time than Christmas to acknowledge what a wonderful world it truly is.

Love is all around

For those that have seen the more modern holiday classic that is Love Actually, once again, Love is all around may seem like an obvious choice for the holidays, considering that a large portion of the film's plot is centered around a washed up musicians re-make of Love is all around into Christmas is all around… but we happen to love both the movie's cheesy re-wording, as well as the original. And at a time when we surround ourselves with the many different loves of our lives, its the perfect song it sing.

All you need is love

For some, particularly in a day and age when the economy is taking its toll on many, Christmas is a hard time with much less abundance than some of us may remember when we were young. That's why The Beatles classic All you need is love is one of our favorite less obvious holiday songs, because even when you don't have much to give, a lot of times, all a person really needs… is love!

Seasons of love

Since many of us here are big time musical fans, we decided our list should include one of the Broadway's more well known numbers, Seasons of love. While not strictly speaking of the holiday season, once again, the theme of love and time passing, as well as the musicals many different themes of acceptance and friendship, seem perfect for musical lovers to sing along with this Christmas.

I'd like to teach the world to sing

And last, but certainly not least, the sweet little ditty that Coca Cola made famous, I'd like to teach the world to sing. Not only is the song filled with well wishes for the entire world (and world peace is a classic holiday theme), but this song also captures a gift Red Karaoke hopes to give everyone all year long - the freedom to sing!

Whatever holiday traditions you celebrate, we hope our little list of not so obvious holiday karaokes has opened up your mind as you consider what special songs to sing this season. And don't forget to share your holiday renditions, obvious or not, in the 2011 Holiday Season Forum for all of our Red Karaoke family to enjoy!

Now you can get the Red Karaoke application for smart phones with a holiday twist. If you’ve got an Android phone, an iPhone or an iPad and want to enjoy Red Karaoke where ever you are this holiday season, download the application - featuring brand new improvements that you can read more about below:

Don’t wait any longer. Download the free application and this holiday season you can enjoy the best of Christmas singing carols with your friends and family. Find it in the Apple Store or in the Android Market.

To download it, click on one of the following links:

If you have an iPhone, click here to install it:

If you have an Android, click here to install it:

Now you can enjoy the Red Karaoke application for Panasonic televisions, other tvs and other devices (Blurays, etc.) that have the VIERA Connect system! The application is available to everyone, save users in Europe and Japan, but will be available there soon. Thanks to this Red Karaoke application, you can turn your living room into a karaoke party and enjoy the thousands of karaokes that are available from us!

If you are a Red Karaoke VIP member, you have access to more than 45,000 karaokes, all of your own recordings and personalized content, no matter if you are accessing it through your smartphone, through the internet or on the Red Karaoke Application for facebook.

If you are not a VIP member, you can sing the free songs and play all of the recordings that have been made within the community. In this version, you can only play the karaokes… the option to record is currently not available.

So if you are thinking of finally springing for that new television and you’ve got a thing for karaoke, don’t think twice and get a Panasonic TV with the Viera Connect system… that way you can enjoy singing at home with all of your friends and family!

It’s time for yet another blog where we ask you, Who sang it best? This time, we have a very special holiday song picked out, none other than the children’s classic, Santa Claus is coming to town. But with a classic comes many, many (many) artists who have all done different and wonderful versions of this kid’s carol. So read on and listen to a few of our favorite renditions, then let us know in the forum, Who sang it best?!

In 1934, for the first time ever on a popular radio show, the world was introduced to what would become one of the most well known children’s Christmas carols ever, Santa Claus is coming to town. The song was written by little know musician John Frederick Coots. It became an insta-hit with more than 100,000 orders for its sheet music, and was recorded first for the charts by Harry Reser and Tom Stacks.

Don’t know those artists? That’s okay… with hundreds of musicians from Michael Buble to Andrea Bocelli having covered this Christmas standard, your bound to find your own favorite version. We happen to be partial to the Jackson 5 version, thanks to the group’s youthful vocals, but we also got a kick out of the newest rendition of Santa Claus is coming to town from Justin Bieber.

Of course with so many modern artists like Mariah Carey and Faith Hill singing the song, sometimes you just want to go back to the classic - and by that, we mean the version of Santa Claus is coming to town that spawned its own children’s feature film around that theme.

Well, there are dozens, maybe hundreds, of version to choose from… so tell us in the forums, Who sang Santa Claus is coming to town the best?

Randy Newman celebrates 68 years of life under the sun, and so we are celebrating his incredible career of comical songs and heart warming film scores. Join us as we take a look at the man behind both the satire and sweetness, Randy Newman.

Though born in LA, Randy Newman spent his early years growing up in New Orleans and then back in California, surrounded by uncles and cousins that were all well known film composers. With music in the family, its no wonder Newman began writing and recording his own songs at just 17, but with little success, he decided to focus on song writing and arranging music.

Many of Newman’s early successes were performed by the likes of Cilla Black and Gene Pitney and he also spent a few years in the 60s as part of the group Harpers Bizarre, helping them achieve a few top 40s, and maintaining a close relationship with them over the years.

In ‘68, Newman released Randy Newman, his debut album which received critical success. Though it never even entered the top 200 albums, some of the industries most well known artists, from Dusty Springfield to Nina Simone, covered many of his hits, including I think it’s going to rain today, which became an early standard.

12 songs, Newman’s second album achieved similar notoriety, though it was Randy Newman Live that cemented his cult following and his first break into the Billboard Top 200 albums.

It was around this time that, as Newman produced more and more successful but equally controversial studio albums (just read a little bit about the drama surrounding his hit Short People), that Newman also began composing for films. While Newman has written music for everything from the musical Ragtime to ¡Three Amigos! starring Steve Martin, his work for Disney Pixar films is what has truly made him shy in all of the public’s eyes.

Every score for a Pixar film by Newman has earned at least an Academy Award nomination, and finally won an Oscar for the single If I didn’t have you written for Monster’s Inc. Newman also has written for television, and won an Emmy for the theme song to Monk, It’s a jungle out there.

Enjoy singing hit songs by Randy Newman like the Toy Story classic You’ve got a friend in me right here on Red Karaoke, or buy the mp3 versions to download and take with you anywhere.

Happy Thanksgiving Day to all of our Red Karaoke family! While you may have all the festivities leading up to the main turkey carving planned, we’ve got what you need to keep the whole family entertained after they’ve slept off their food comas… Red Karaoke’s Five Favorite Songs to Sing on Thanksgiving Day! We’ve got something for everyone, so keep reading!

What a wonderful world by Louis Armstrong

A holiday classic, Louis Armstrong’s What a wonderful world is the perfect, heartfelt song to sing with family and friends to show appreciation for all of life’s marvelous gifts. As sweet and meaningful as a prayer set to music, we can’t think of any better song to sing on a day dedicated to gratitude.

We are family by Sister Sledge

But if you’re looking to up the energy for your Turkey Day festivities, Sister Sledge’s dance hit We are family is the perfect upbeat theme song for Mom, Dad and the kids to shake their groove things to as they sing the lyrics practically everyone knows by heart. And if there is one thing you can’t do without on Thanks giving (besides the turkey), its family.

Thank you by Dido

Some Thanksgiving celebrations out there are between that young couple who is just starting their own traditions after newly being married and maybe moving far away from their old family and friends. As this loving duo creates their own special way to celebrate Thanksgiving day, we think the perfect addition to the day is dedicating and singing Dido’s sweet Thank you to one another.

Isn’t she lovely by Stevie Wonder

Mom and pops alike will love singing Isn’t she lovely, Stevie Wonder’s anthem dedicated to daughters around the world, just to show how much they are grateful for their own beautiful children on Thanks giving day… and just maybe to see how embarrassed their kids get with the sentimental gesture. It’s okay, that’s what the holidays are made for!

Thank you for the music by Abba

And last but not least, as loyal and beloved members of Red Karaoke, you’ve got to say Thank you for the music, Abba style of course! In fact, the Red Karaoke Team is singing this song all year ’round, because without the music, we wouldn’t have this wonderful community of singers!

What are you waiting for? Grab the kids, your husband and the neighbors, and liven up your Thanksgiving Day celebrations with a karaoke party! Sing one of these great Thanksgiving themed songs, or browse through our enormous catalogue of karaokes to find your own perfect theme for this special day!

Growing fast in popularity as each one of their “party rock anthems” climbs the charts, LMFAO is a group that’s hard to ignore, and Red Karaoke has joined the throng of fans that can’t get enough of the electro pop beats. Join us as we take a look at this California born and raised duo here in the Red Karaoke blog.

Hailing from Los Angeles, LMFAO is composed of would be modern renassaince DJs and family members, Redfoo Gordy and SkyBlue. The two, though able to do everything from rap to dance to produce, signed onto Interscope records in 2008 to pursue their more musical talents.

LMFAO released there Party Rock EP on iTunes in July of that same year and their full album a few days afterwards. The album reached the 33rd spot on the Billboard singles charts but charted number 2 on the Dance charts, with rave reviews from critics such as the LA Times, calling their album “14 virtually interchangeable odes to night life.”

Their first single, the cleaned up version called I’m in Miami Trick, did all right on the radio and charts, but got them no where near the success of the remix of their single Let the Bass Kick, which became the theme song for a Kardishian MTV show, or Get Crazy which was used in Jersey Shore.

In 2010 LMFAO were featured on a David Guetta international hit, Gettin over you, helping their second album, Sorry for party rocking, and its lead single, Party Rock Anthem, become the most successful single of their career. Party rock anthem peaked at number one in the US and over ten other countries, matched only by the success of their third single, Sexy and I know it, which reached number one worldwide on the iTunes chart and is a new karaoke to RK’s catalogue.

While LMFAO gets busy on producing another album full of dance hits set to be released in 2012, you can enjoy singing some of their current most popular singles here on RK, or download the instrumental mp3s from LMFAO to take with you anywhere. Either way, enjoy LMFAO when ever and where ever you want with Red Karaoke.

At the ripe age of 62, celebrating her birthday today, and with more than 30 years of music under her belt, there’s no doubt that Bonnie Raitt is a country classic, and one of Red Karaoke’s favorites when it comes to country, folk and rock and roll. Join us as we share our five favorite go-to karaokes from this country queen.

Something to talk about

Without a doubt, first on any Bonnie Raitt list has to be her hit single Something to talk about, which also happened to be the theme song of a movie by the same name. Written in the 90s, Something to talk about won Raitt dozens of accolades, becoming one of her most well known numbers to date and our favorite to sing.

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I can’t make you love me

Slightly more mellow, but nearly as iconic, second on our list is the soulfully sad ballad I can’t make you love me, Raitt’s song from the early 90s that became what Rolling Stone calls one of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time., and one of the most covered singles from artists like George Michael to Bon Iver, and now Red Karaoke-ers a plenty.

Nick of time

The lead single from Raitt’s same titled album, and considered one of her major breakthrough singles, next on our list is Nick of time. Nearly 20 years after her initial debut, the album and recording were surprise chart toppers, and helped her achieve similar Grammy success to the early nineties.

Love sneakin’ up on you

Another hit from her early nineties successes, Love sneakin’ up on you is one of those light hearted singles, reminiscent of Something to talk about that you can’t help but love singing along to.

Love has no pride

And last but night least, yet another love filled song from Raitt (a reoccurring theme for that queen of country), Love has no pride is another Red Karaoke favorite, particularly performed with another beloved artist of ours, Elvis Costello.

Sing any one of these wonderful Bonnie Raitt songs, or check out what else she has available on Red Karaoke to sing along with or download.