Let tech help you throw the ultimate holiday party this year – CNET

Set the mood

What’s a wintertime party without holiday music? Some might say “more tolerable,” but they’re just being Scrooges. If you’ve got a smart speaker — like an Apple HomePod, Amazon Echo, Google Home or Nest Home — you can link Pandora, Spotify or (only on the HomePod and Echo) Amazon Music. Then, just say, “Hey, Google/Siri/Alexa, play holiday music” to get the party started. 

You can even be more specific and ask for “jazz Christmas music” or “Hanukkah music” or, if your subscription supports it, specific songs or albums. Say, “[Assistant], play The Chanukah Song by Adam Sandler” or “A Charlie Brown Christmas” or the “Kenny G Christmas Album.”

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