SomaFM Christmas Lounge 64k

SomaFM's Christmas Lounge is the antidote to holiday music clichés. Forget Mariah Carey and sleigh bells - this is ambient textures and muted electronics, the kind of thing you'd hear in a minimalist winter cabin. The 64k stream keeps it lo-fi, adding a gentle hiss that somehow feels right. Think Harold Budd's calm or Brian Eno's quietest moments, but with a subtle Christmas hue. It's not festive in any obvious way. No choir, no jingle. Just warm drones and distant chimes. This works best as background music for wrapping presents or staring at rain-streaked windows. Not for everyone, but that'…