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Beatles say 'let it be': Fans can soon stream their music

<p>How's this for an early Christmas present? The Beatles are <a href="https://twitter.com/thebeatles/status/679617771416760321" target="_blank">coming to music streaming services</a> this Christmas Eve.</p><p>The band is one of the most notable holdouts from the music streaming trend, but now, it's coming to Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Deezer, Rhapsody and other major services. (Video via <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8dooVupRSc" target="_blank">Apple Corps. / 'The Beatles'</a>)</p><p>Thirteen remastered studio albums and four collection albums make up The Beatles' streaming debut.</p><p>Giles Martin, the producer responsible for bringing the band's catalog to digital platforms, told <a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/3054965/elasticity/its-official-the-beatles-are-coming-to-spotify-apple-music-and-more?partner%3Drss" target="_blank">Fast Company</a> that he was waiting for streaming services to embrace higher quality audio streaming. (Video via <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGLGzRXY5Bw" target="_blank">Apple Corps. / The Beatles</a>)</p><p>But it's likely the licensing contracts were one of the most contentious parts of the deal. That's something modern artists like <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQHsXMglC9A" target="_blank">Adele</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfWlot6h_JM&index=5&list=PL12E43D243BEF14F2" target="_blank">Taylor Swift</a> have both quarreled with streaming giants over.</p><p>The Beatles' music is notoriously slow to debut on new platforms. The band didn't land on iTunes until 2010. However, it had a pretty solid start, selling 450,000 albums and 2 million singles in its first week. (Video via <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGLGzRXY5Bw" target="_blank">Apple Corps. / The Beatles</a>)</p><p>So here's hoping The Beatles make a big enough splash to kick <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47YClVMlthI" target="_blank">Justin Bieber</a> off the top of Spotify's global chart. Now that would be a Christmas miracle.</p><p><i>This video includes images from Getty Images.</i></p>
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At 12:01 a.m. local time on Dec. 24 around the world, the Beatles' music will be available for streaming from a wide range of outlets, a representative announced Wednesday.

Streaming services that will carry the Fab Four's musical catalog include: Apple Music, Deezer, Google Play, Microsoft Groove, Napster/Rhapsody and Amazon Prime Music, as well as Slacker Radio, Spotify and Tidal.

The 17 Beatles albums span from "With the Beatles" and "A Hard Day's Night" to "Abbey Road" and "Let It Be," plus subsequent greatest hits collections.