As we head into the Christmas season, a few reminders about the wealth of Christmas music on the Internet.

I like old, traditional Christmas music. No "rap Christmas" or "punk Christmas" or "heavy metal Christmas" for me. My favorite classical music station, WQXR, has a holiday music channel.

If your taste is broader than mine, there are many collections of Internet radio stations that offer a big variety of holiday music. Two of the best are Pandora and Slacker (look at the list of seasonal channels.)

Here are some free and legal Christmas song downloads (via Largehearted Boy), and here is the Free Christmas Music blog