{"id":28520,"date":"2020-11-12T21:00:13","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T21:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=28520"},"modified":"2020-11-12T17:22:18","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T17:22:18","slug":"do-i-need-a-license-for-my-christmas-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/do-i-need-a-license-for-my-christmas-song\/","title":{"rendered":"Do I need a license for my Christmas Song?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Image Credit: Mel Poole (<\/a>image has been modified<\/span><\/font>)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The festive season is approaching and that means an endless barrage of Christmas songs on the radio, on TV; everywhere! If you’re thinking of remixing a classic to spice things up, here’s what you need to know.<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

So you want to make a Christmas song. ‘Tis the season after all. Unless you’re planning on recording a completely original Christmas song with your own melodies and instruments, there are some things you should know to make sure you can release it legally. That’s exactly what we’re here to do in this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s Beginning to Sound a Lot like Christmas – Cover Songs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You can’t escape it; everywhere you go; here’s Mariah Carey; there’s Wham!; Nat King Cole is coming. All the big Christmas hits are so familiar to us because they’re unavoidable at this time of year but, you know what: we secretly love it don’t we?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps you’re thinking of putting a fresh twist on the timeless classics with your very own cover. Once you’ve got your cover recorded and sounding perfect then you can<\/strong> release them but there are certain terms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re covering a song that is still under copyright – this will be most songs written in the last 50-70 years – then you may need a mechanical license.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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