One of the best things about the holiday season is getting to listen to all the festive music. Something about all these holiday tunes can really get you in the Christmas spirit. Whether you're in a car or in the privacy of your own home nothing screams Christmas more than jamming out to your favorite holiday songs. My go to choice for music listening is SiriusXM, and this year their new holiday stations just got even better!

This year, SiriusXM has 16 commercial-free festive channels. Let's take a look at what they have to offer!

Holly on Channel 4. Holly is the original holiday music channel that SiriusXm has provided over the years. Holly plays all the holiday hits you can think and dream of. But with the addition of new stations, Holly seems to be focusing on only contemporary holiday hits.

Holiday Traditions on Channel 3. Holiday Traditions will be playing all your favorite classic Christmas music.

Hallmark Channel’s 24/7 “Countdown to Christmas” on Channel 70. Yes you read that right, the same Hallmark that does their annual Christmas movies now has a radio station. Here you can listen to Candace Cameron Bure, Lacey Chabert, LeAnn Rimes, Danica McKellar, Kellie Pickler, Holly Robinson-Peete, and many more Hallmark stars share their favorite holiday stories and songs. Bonus! You also get some behind the scenes information from the stars of the upcoming holiday movies.

Country Christmas on Channel 58. The name of the station says it all. Here you'll find holiday songs sung by all your favorite classic and new country superstars.

Holiday Soul on Channel 49. Here you have another genre specific station for holiday music. Holiday Soul features Christmas songs from some of the best R&B artists.

Holiday Pops on Channel on 76. Now this name is a little misleading, this station is not for holiday pop music. Instead you'll find holiday favorites performed by some of the most popular classical performers.

Acoustic Christmas on Channel 14. Here you'll find all the unplugged versions of your favorite Christmas songs performed by some of the most popular singers and songwriters.

Christmas Spirit on Channel 63. If you're a big advocate for Jesus being the reason for the season, then this is station for you. The Christmas Spirit station features Christmas music and holiday favorites from contemporary Christian artists.

Mannheim Steamroller Channel on Channel 30. If you like Mannheim Steamroller and Christmas well this one is for you.

Radio Hanukkah on Channel 77. For all my Hanukkah celebrating people, you were not forgotten! SiriusXM made a station just for you! Radio Hanukkah will play all your favorite Hanukkah related songs as well as daily reflections and prayers.

New Year's Nation on Channel 4. Once Christmas is over, Holly will become the New Year's Nation station. Here you'll find all your favorite Top40 songs that are perfect to celebrate the New Year. This station will premiere on December 28.

70s/80s Holiday on Channel 780. This station features all of the best holiday music from some of your favorite artists from the 70s and the 80s.

Rockin' Xmas on Channel 781. If you want your Christmas to be all about classic rock and roll this station is for you.

Holiday Chill-Out on Channel 783. For all the EDM lovers are there, here is your holiday music station. Who wouldn't want to listen to a Christmas song done by Kaskade?

Jazz Holidays on Channel 784. The name says it all, this station features holiday music performed by some of the greatest jazz artists.

Navidad on Channel 786. For all the latin music lovers out there, this holiday station was created with you in mind. This station features some of the biggest latin music artists singing classic and contemporary holiday music.

If you do not have a SiriusXM radio, have no fear, you can download the SiriusXM app on your smartphone or use their website to stream their stations. SiriusXM currently has some special deals going on for the holiday season.

No matter what kind of holiday music you like, SiriusXM has a station for you. Happy listening! Now you tell me, where is your favorite place to listen to holiday music? Until tomorrow.

Last night, country music star Kelsea Ballerini performed in Downtown LA at the Wiltern for a sold out crowd. For those of you who do not listen to country music or have been living under a rock, Kelsea Ballerini is the newest and next big thing in country music. Think of her as a combination of Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift. In fact she was recently nominated for Best New Artist at the Grammys.

The show was brought to you by Go Country 105, LA's hottest country music station. Their street team was at the venue passing out all kinds of swag like chapstick and mints.

The opening act was Australian country music singer Morgan Evans, who is actually Ballerini's boyfriend. His style of music is very similar to another Australian country star, you might know him, the one and only Keith Urban. Charming and talented, it's easy to see why Ballerini is dating him and picked him to open for her in Los Angeles. In fact, he said his "one job was to get everyone ready for Kelsea," which he definitely did.

Once it hit 9:00 pm, the lights dimmed and Ballerini's name was lit up on the backdrop after an epic light show that certainly hyped up the crowd. She came out in an adorable sparkly pink and blue dress (or romper, it was hard to tell) and started the show with her latest hit, "Yeah Boy," which got everyone off their feet. That wasn't the only feel good song you could dance to. In fact most of the show was filled with songs that did just that. Especially songs like "Square Pegs," "Dibs," and "XO."

It was not all one big dance party, Ballerini slowed it down a couple times to sing some of her ballads, like her big hit "Peter Pan" and "Stilettos" a song off her debut album. Besides singing some of her biggest hits and the other songs off her album, she also sang a couple of new songs from the newest album that she has already started working on. Also what's a concert without a couple of cover songs? Ballerini covered two of her favorite songs: one country song and one pop song. She sang David Allan Coe's "Tennessee Whiskey" and Adele's "Send My Love (To Your New Lover), absolutely beautifully.

Ballerini ended the show with an encore that she performed within the audience. She was set up on the side of the pit filled with her biggest fans who kept trying to get a selfie with the star. This moment captured what Ballerini wants all her shows to be like, a great time for all her fans and friends.

Last night's stop in Los Angeles was the seventh stop on Ballerini's The First Time Tour. And yes you guessed it, this was her first ever headlining tour. She just finished performing shows on the East Coast and is now headed to Las Vegas and Texas to wrap up her tour. If you're in the area, check out her show, you won't regret it! And if you missed her this time, she should be back with another tour sometime in the future!

Until tomorrow.

The Broadway musical If/Then starring the talented, Idina Menzel has come to the Pantages Theatre in LA. When I first heard it was coming to town I could not contain my excitement. I've been dying to see this play! And in all honestly, I was dying to see Queen Idina perform live.

My parents are huge fans of Broadway too, so when my mom heard Idina was coming into town she bought the tickets. My dad didn't know exactly who she was, because let's face it most dads don't keep up with today's stars. They didn't know much about this play besides she was in it. But I did my research and gave them a brief synopsis. And when it arrived in LA on December 3, I anxiously awaited the day I would get to see this play.

So yesterday was the day my mind got completely blown away by the Queen herself, Ms. Idina Menzel. But it wasn't just because of her why I really enjoyed this play so much. If you've never seen If/Then or have no idea what it's about, let's break down the plot and overall meaning of the play.

To make it really simple, If/Then is about the choices we make and the outcomes. Idina plays Elizabeth, who is recently divorced and has a Ph.D. in urban planning. She moves to New York City to create a new life for herself. She meets two of her friends Kate (LaChanze) and Lucas (Anthony Rapp). Both of these friends symbolize the two paths of life she could take. If she follows the joyful and optimistic Kate, she becomes Liz and finds love. But if she follows the radical and activist Lucas, she becomes Beth and focuses solely on her career. Personally, I think everyone roots for Liz rather than Beth. Liz seems a lot happier than Beth, which goes to show you can have your dream career but if you don't have love you're missing out on a great part of life.

The story switches off from Liz to Beth quite frequently. And my dad described the play perfectly, by calling it schizophrenic. Because honestly it can be a tough story line to follow. If you stop paying attention for a minute you can be like is this Beth or Liz? The story is different and unique and I like the message behind it, one decision can alter your life drastically and create alternate timelines.

But besides the different storyline, the music is impeccable. And it's not just because of Idina's voice. Every voice in this play is amazing. Then again this is an all star cast. LaChanze won a Tony award for her role in The Color Purple and Anthony Rapp gave life to the character Mark Cohen in both the Broadway and film version of Rent. But you know who completely surprised me? James Snyder. When I was in 11th grade he came to my high school to talk to the marching band and drill team, and I was on the drill team. He was good friends with our band director, Ms. Stacy Burcham. I remember my friend Daniela and I took a picture with him because we thought he was super cute and he was in She's the Man. Little did we know he would end up on BROADWAY. But it's no surprise cause he's extremely talented.

There's so much talent in this play, it's almost too good to be true. All the voices are amazing and they all harmonize beautifully. Plus there's snarky and sarcastic humor throughout the play. And there's also moments when you'll find yourself tearing up. You'll experience so many emotions if (and when) you see this play.

I highly encourage everyone to see this play, even though theatre critics haven't been too generous when it comes to the reviews. Because honestly, it's not a bad play! The music is great, the cast is impeccable, and I just don't understand why some of the critics are just so mean and picking out every single flaw. Because you know what, as a lover of Broadway and from an entertainment standpoint, this play is entertaining and it delivers great music. Just because it's not like a classic Broadway play doesn't mean it is bad. The uniqueness of If/Then is what makes it so good and the reason why I enjoyed it so much.

If you're in the SoCal area and want to see If/Then, it will be at the Pantages until January 3, 2016. And then it will head down to San Diego and Costa Mesa. And if you live in another state check out the website for more tour dates! Until tomorrow.

Happy December everyone! This year, I decided that I am going to participate in Blogmas. For those of you that do not know what Blogmas is, it is when you blog (or vlog which is actually Vlogmas) everyday until Christmas Day! So 25 blogs, maybe a vlog or two thrown in there, for 25 days in a row? Challenge accepted.

I know my last 30 day challenge didn't go as plan but I've learned from that and I know what I need to do to and I know how it needs to get done. I will complete the Blogmas challenge, on time... Hopefully... Anyways, I'm rambling now. So for the first day of Blogmas, I thought it would be fun to share my Christmas Playlist.

What's Christmas without holiday music? Now my Christmas Playlist hasn't really changed since I was in high school. And that was about six years ago. So it may or may not be outdated. So here are some of the songs I like to listen to during the holiday season.

Ho Ho Hopefully | The Maine

This song is on repeat all day on December 1, all because of the first line of the song. "December first I'm in a foreign state." Kind of cheesy to play a song that mentions December 1 on repeat on December 1, but hey that's one of my traditions. But besides that, this song is super cute and it is all about how important it is to be with your loved ones during holidays.

Girl of my Dreams | Jonas Brothers

Where my fellow JoBro fans at?! Who remembers this track from the Disney Holiday cd? No one? Just me? Okay. Hey it's still a jam.

Wonderful Christmastime | The Ready Set

The Ready Set is one of my favorite artists and his version of the classic song is funky and fresh.

Mr. Winter | The Maine

The Maine honestly has the best original Christmas music, but the best part is that it's so good you want to listen to it year round. Especially Mr. Winter could just be a really cold guy rather than a season. But this song is on their Christmas EP so it makes it onto my Christmas playlist.

Greatest Time Of Year | Aly & AJ

Another classic from the Disney Holiday CD. So catchy and so true, Christmas time/winter time really is the greatest time of the year.

All I Want For Christmas | Big Time Rush

I chose the Big Time Rush version because, I like Big Time Rush, they're a very underrated boyband. Don't get me wrong, Mariah Carey's is great as well, it's a classic. I just prefer this one.

Santa Stole My Girlfriend | The Maine

The line: Santa, you bitch is possibly the greatest and funniest line ever. I chuckle every time. I'm telling you The Maine has the best original Christmas music.

Forgot It Was Christmas | The Downtown Fiction

This song is catchy and has a great tune. It's also very funny, the boyfriend forgets to buy the girlfriend a Christmas present so he writes her a song saying he forgot it was Christmas. Likely story. No one forgets Christmas.

Last Christmas | Cascada

There are so many covers of this song, but this by far is the best version. Hands down.

Beautiful Christmas | Big Time Rush

A festive and catchy song all about the deeper meaning of Christmas. A beautiful Christmas, is not from the presents, but how you spend it and who you spend it with.

Wishlist | The Ready Set

Another original, and gosh I just love it. "Cause you're number one on my wishlist baby." Tell me that's not adorable.

White Christmas | Honor Society

Another classic Christmas song, done by one of my old favorite bands. I just love this version. Michael Bruno's voice is so soothing and wonderful.

Christmas In Hollywood | Hollywood Undead

It's Christmas in Hollywood, Santa's back up in the hood. I used to have this song on my Myspace page every December, MYSPACE. That's how old this song is. This naughty song is catchy and very funny. There needs to be more funny and adult Christmas music.

Merry Christmas, Kiss My Ass | All Time Low

Finishing off the playlist with my favorite snarky Christmas song by one of my favorite bands. Doesn't everyone have someone they want to say Merry Christmas, Kiss My Ass to? It's the perfect thing to say to someone you simply cannot stand.

So there's my playlist for this holiday season! Well for every holiday season since I was sixteen, but you get the point. Unfortunately, not every single one of these songs are on Spotify. But a majority are and if you want to give a listen to my playlist check it out here! And here we have it, the first day of Blogmas is complete! One down, twenty four to go. Let's go. Until tomorrow. See what I did there?

Music surrounds us all. We hear it on the radio when we're in our cars. We hear it in our favorite TV shows, movies and even in those pesky commercials we all hate. We choose to listen to the music we enjoy on our devices through a variety of platforms. Spotify, Pandora, Apple Music, iTunes, Youtube and etc, all make listening to the songs we love and enjoy that much easier.

It is a key part of our culture, because music reflects it. Some songs take on deeper meanings and talk about issues and events that have happened in that artist's life. And we can connect to them on a deeper level. Or some songs make us think of moments in our lives and we connect to a song that way.

But other songs just connect to us on emotional level and there is no deeper meaning to it. Those are the fun songs that we simply enjoy because they make us feel good. Some music is meant to be fun and listened to for pure entertainment.

Personally, I like music that makes me feel. I have different songs I listen to especially when I want to channel a certain emotion. I have happy music for when I want to be happy. Sad music for when I'm in a not so good mood and I need a good cry. Angry music for when I want to break something, I don't listen to these songs often. But my point is there's different songs made for different emotions.

Like I mentioned in my first Radio Roundup, the radio has the power to kill a song by overplaying it. The radio can give a song life and death, it's really full circle if you think about it. But there are those rare songs that are immortal and can not be overplayed and are always great whenever you listen to them. So here are five songs that you'll always find me listening to:

• Six Feet Under the Stars by All Time Low

This is one of my favorite songs by All Time Low. They are my favorite band it was one of the first songs I really fell in love with by them. The song makes me happy and it calms down me and relaxes me when I'm stressed. I like listening to the story being told and imagining how it would play out as if it was a movie.

• Curiosity by Carly Rae Jepsen

Anyone who says Carly Rae Jepsen is just a one hit wonder clearly has not listened to any of her other songs, and has only listened to Call Me Maybe. In fact her whole album Kiss is filled with amazing pop songs and Call Me Maybe is clearly not the best on the entire album. Curiosity is a a fun pop song you can just dance and sing a long to. And warning, it may get stuck in your head.

• Hanging On by Ellie Goulding ft. Tinie Tempah

This is a cover Ellie Goulding did back in 2012 and this is probably one of my favorite songs of all time. Something about Ellie's voice is just so powerful and Tinie Tempah's rap really adds to the song. This song is powerful song about heartbreak and moving on. I was never a big fan of the original version, but Ellie gave it a lot of flair and made it come alive.

• Night by Night by Chromeo

This song was my ringtone for the longest time, and I'm still not sick of it. It's a fun song to groove to and it has a unique beat. I still jam to this song, and I think I'm going to make it my ringtone again. Chromeo has had a lot of good songs, they are really good band that needs to be checked out.

• Fancy by Iggy Azaela ft. Charli XCX

This song may be an unpopular choice because of Iggy's current reputation. She's not the most popular artist out there because of the things she's said. But just because she has a big mouth and doesn't know when stop talking, that doesn't change or affect my love for her song Fancy. This is my fun sassy song where I channel my inner gangster. I love this song, it has so much character and it's a fun listen. Who dat? Who dat? I-G-G-Y.

So there you have it, these are the five songs I don't think I can ever get sick of. Every time I hear them, it's like it's the first time I'm listening to it. These songs bring me so much joy, and that's what music should do. Thanks for reading and until next time.

New video! This time, I won two tickets to see Lindsey Stirling, Lights and Olivia Somerlyn at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. Here's what I thought about the show and a little taste of what I got to see!

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Radio Stations, one minute you love them and the other you hate them. It feels like they play the same songs over and over again and everything is just on loop. The radio has a lot of power when it comes to music. They determine which songs are played and which songs are hits. They also have the power to kill a really good song just by simply overplaying it. The overplaying of songs has led to the hatred of the radio and has had drivers turn to the audio jack and either put on Pandora, Spotify or Apple music instead. And don't get me started on the commercials every five minutes that conveniently play on every station at the same time.

Anyways, the whole point is that I have been busy and doing a lot of driving and when I drive, I listen to the radio. I am blessed enough to have Sirius XM in my car so I'm always listening to that beautiful commercial free radio. When I listen to Sirius XM you'll find me listening to Hits1, Venus, Pop2k, New York's Z100 (which sadly has ads), Alt Nation and The Highway. Four of those are pop/top 40 stations and the other two are alternative and country.

With a lot of driving comes listening to a lot of music so here are some of my favorite and least favorite songs that I have heard this month!

Country Love: What I love about the Highway is that they'll play both new country music and a little bit older stuff, and by older stuff I mean stuff that was popular a couple years ago. So when songs like Long Hot Summer by Keith Urban come on the radio I get excited and reminiscent but mainly excited. But I also get excited and jam when Crash and Burn by Thomas Rhett and Ray Bans by JT Hodges come on as well.

Indie Jams: My boyfriend would call Alt Nation an indie station, and he's the expert when it comes to that. So for my alternative indie songs I've been jamming to Don't Wait Up by Robert Delong, Molecules by Atlas Genius, 2 Heads by Coleman Hell and Tear In My Heart by Twenty One Pilots. When these songs come on in my car I turn up the volume and sing as loud as possible.

The Almighty Top 40: Top 40 music is my favorite, and I can't deny it. Right now I've been really digging Worth It by Fifth Harmony, I'm Good by The Mowgli's, Shut Up & Dance by Walk the Moon, Stitches by Shawn Mendes, Dear Future Husband by Meghan Trainor, Marvin Gaye by Charlie Puth/Meghan Trainor and Fire N Gold by Bea Miller.

Songs I Never Want to Hear on the Radio Ever Again: Now here's where we get to the dark side of the radio. Even commercial free radio like Sirius is guilty of overplaying and killing songs. And they've done that with these songs in particular: Anything Goes by Florida Georgia Line, Hey Mama by David Guetta/Nicki Minaj/Afrojack and See You Again by Wiz Khalifa/Charlie Puth.

Taylor Swift Songs You Should Listen to Besides Bad Blood: Of course Taylor Swift is Queen of Pop Music and it always seems like at least two or three of her songs are on the radio at all times. And I don't know about you but I'm getting a little sick of Bad Blood and even Blank Space, I can't believe they're still playing that song! So here's a friendly reminder that she has several other songs. If you want 1989 Taylor Swift check out How You Get the Girl or I Wish You Would, if you're feeling more Red then check out Starlight or if you want a more of a throwback check out Sparks Fly or even re-listen to the classic TSwift song Picture to Burn.

NEW FIND!: Now there's this new song I've been obsessed with and it has not been played on the radio at all. So you're probably wondering how did you hear this song then? Well it was in an episode of Pretty Little Liars, played in a Gatorade commercial and has been in the commercials for the upcoming Disney Channel Original Movie Descendants. This song is called Wicked Ones by DOROTHY, check it out here! I've been listening and jamming to this song frequently, I'm obsessed.

Thanks for checking out my two cents on this month's music played on the radio. Tell me, what are currently your favorite and least favorite songs on the radio? Also what stations do you listen to? Until next time!

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All Time Low is back at it again with another successful and fantastic album under their belt. Their sixth album, "Future Hearts" was released April 3, 2015 and it debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Their last album, "Don't Panic" was released three years ago. The wait for new music from All Time Low was definitely worth it.

The album starts off with the track "Satellite". It has almost a grunge pop punk sound to it. The beat is easy to nod your head to and to get lost into it. The track isn't entirely focused on lead singer, Alex Gaskarth's voice, instead the instruments are more prominent and the two compliment each other. They blend together harmoniously. Tracks: "Don't You Go", "Cinderblock Garden" and "The Edge Of Tonight" do this perfectly as well.

"Future Hearts" also has some fun songs that just scream this is All Time Low; this is who they are and this is who their fans fell in love with. With tracks like" "Kicking and Screaming", "Kids In The Dark" and "Runaways" you can tell All Time Low channeled back to their roots and brought back their signature style on this album.

The hit single off the album is "Something's Gotta Give" and it's easy to see why! It has that old school All Time Low sound and Gaskarth's voice and the instruments work together perfectly and don't over shadow each other. It's a catchy song with a great and relatable meaning, being stuck in a rut and pulling yourself of it.

Even though All Time Low channeled back to their roots they also experimented with some different styles you wouldn't even think of. For example, the song "Missing You" sounds like an acoustic guitar mixed with a ukulele and the beat sounds so happy but when you listen to the lyrics it's very emotional and dark but also very empowering. Also the song "Dancing With A Wolf" sounds a lot darker and heavier than their normal songs, but it doesn't push you away, it's an alluring darkness and heaviness and you get swept up into it. In a good way of course.

It's also not a complete All Time Low album without some super star guest vocalists. First we have the ballad "Tidal Waves" featuring Blink 182's Mark Hoppus. Honestly, I would have loved to hear more than just a verse from Hoppus. It was underwhelming and I wanted more. Then we have "Bail Me Out" with Good Charlotte's Joel Madden, who sounds amazing on this track. "Bail Me Out" is an insanely catchy song that you can easily dance, jam and sing along to. It's one of the catchiest songs on the album.

The album concludes with the song "Old Scars / Future Hearts" and I think ending the album with this song was a clever decision. This song combines an old school All Time Low song with their modern style of music. It works well and shows all the progress they've made without selling out and losing themselves over time. And it sounds like it foreshadows what we may see from All Time Low in the future.

If I had to pick the best song on the album I would choose "Kids In The Dark" without hesitation. The song is easy to dance and jam out to. But the main reason why I love this song is because it reminds me of the All Time Low I fell in love with, it takes me back to a time when I just discovered this amazing band.

Anyways, that's my two cents on All Time Low's "Future Hearts" have listen for yourself on Spotify and you can be the judge yourself!