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White House Shares Spotify Playlists

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By Alex Gangitano
Posted December 24, 2015 at 11:44am

The White House is spreading holiday cheer by sharing the first and second couples’ Spotify playlists .  

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama have shared “Holidays with the Obamas,” which starts off with “O Tannenbaum” from the animated classic, “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” They also included “Let It Snow” from Boyz II Men, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You,” as well as a smattering of yule classics from the Jackson 5, Destiny’s Child, Stevie Wonder and Frank Sinatra, among others. The hourlong playlist has 14 songs.  

Meanwhile, Vice President Joseph R Biden Jr. and Dr. Jill Biden also released their Spotify playlist on Wednesday, “Holidays with the Bidens.”

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