You must know the term EDM (Electronic Dance Music) if you are a music lover. It’s a fascinating style of music with catchy rhythms that makes it incredibly and additively danceable as well as fun to listen to. Electronic dance music has been here for decades while most people are just vaguely impressed with a picture of a dance party with DJs on the Ultra main stage. You can’t blame the confusion with the term that outside media created, but EDM is more than the scenes with DJs playing records. Here’s a simple guide to walk you through the term EDM.


Part 1: What is EDM?

EDM (Electronic Dance Music), also known as dance music, club music, is a catch-all term, which refers to a wide variety of genres that are not identical. The music is often perceived as repetitive percussion that the melody is played by a synthesizer and drumming. EDM is made mostly for nightclubs, raves, and festivals where DJs create seamless selections of tracks, also known as a mix. One of the most excellent features of EDM is its digital origin by using computers and samples. While most dance music adopts plain four-to-the-floor beats, EDM’s repetitive patterns driven by a prominent bassline make it unique.

Nowadays, it’s a widely favored music and the initialism EDM is an umbrella term for a number of music genres, including house, dance-pop, techno, trance, drum and bass, dubstep as well as their respective subgenres, which is such a broad term.


Part 2: Top 10 EDM Christmas Music

Christmas not only stands for love and reunion but also a warm house party! It’s the time you can invite a small group of your friends over to join you for a merry little holiday gathering. If you are going to throw a dance party, we’ve rounded up the top 10 EDM Christmas music below. They are the best EDM music ever!

1. Major Lazer & DJ Snake feat. MØ – “Lean On” (2015)

A globe-trotting pastiche. The music video earns more than two billion views globally. MØ’S voice is so harmonious that it brings goosebumps which holds the whole song. “Blow a kiss, fire a gun”, she sounds like a warrior princess ready to take us to a better world. Major Lazer and DJ Snake combine all of those elements into a side-winding pop package that sounds incredible on the speaker.

2. Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris – “We Found Love” (2011)

The tune is a collaboration between Scottish electro house kingpin Calvin Harris and pop superstar Rihanna. As an eternal metaphor for the festival experience itself, the song is a perfect storm with an irrepressible euphoria when you hit the club floor. Sat atop the Billboard Hot 100 for ten-non-consecutive weeks, the tune established itself as Rihanna’s best dance party song. If you have been smothered in mud, then the line “We found love in a hopeless place” is a self-fulfilling prophecy for you.

3. Jack Ü feat. Justin Bieber – “Where Are Ü Now” (2015)

“Where Are Ü Now” introduced the world to the “dolphin sound” - a term for the lithe, slippery processed vocal melody. Serving as the song’s central hook, it became viral quickly throughout pop and EDM. The collaboration more or less managed to make Justin Bieber cool, which is not an easy task back in 2015.

4. Avicii – “Wake Me Up” (2013)

Avicii, the popular Swedish DJ within global, invited Aloe Blacc to the stage and sang “Wake Me Up” together, a collaboration that included the contribution from Mike Einziger, country singer Lee Ann Womack, label head David Geffen, and actress Aileen Quinn. A soaring folk-house that not only defines EDM but also transcends it.

5. Calvin Harris – “Feel So Close” (2011)

“Feel So Close” is released around the same time as his collaboration "We Found Love" with Rihanna and it’s Harris’s solo U.S. hit. Harris returns to singing on this song. The tune sounds like a farewell to his indie/electro-oriented past with a steady piano-house beat and discordant guitar. It marked his second single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States and sold over 2.17 million copies in the US by the end of 2012.

6. Avicii – “Levels” (2011)

Avicii no doubt is a major star and sometimes crosses over to the pop chart. “Levels” is a pure candy that can bring you nonstop sugar high. The song is based on a simple chord progression with mildly complex sonic effects. The vocal is hardly necessary here. The song marks Avicii as the most gifted DJ and record producer of all time.

7. Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin – “Don’t You Worry Child” (2012)

“Don’t you worry child” is from the Swedish House Mafia. Opens with a simple key riff, the song is built into a synth-backed power ballad with lyrics. It describes the divine will and a rosebud-like memory of “a hill across a blue lake.” The tune is the second number-one single on Billboard's Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart, also the group’s final single released before their disbandment in early 2013.

8. Zedd feat. Foxes – “Clarity” (2012)

Featuring British singer and songwriter Foxes, “Clarity” has a combination of buzzing harmonics, high-energy drums, and unstoppable melodic uplift. This is a mold that merged pop music with EDM which has dominated pop culture for nearly half a decade. Charted in the top 10 of Billboard Hot 100 and sold 2,238,000 copies, “Clarity” is Zedd’s most successful single to date.

9. Skrillex feat. Sirah – “Bangarang” (2012)

“Bangarang,” resembles Skrillex’s previous work without losing any energy. The song is organized along a four-to-the-floor axis followed by a leaning to vocal chop and metal bass. Sounds like the combination of big beat and extraterrestrial heavy metal. “Bangarang” is Skrillex’s one of the most commercially successful singles to date. The song won a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording.

10. Alan Walker – “Faded” (2015)

A post-rave ballad crossed the billion-plays on YouTube, a breakthrough work from the Norwegian DJ. The tune has been widely well-received and earned him a reputation internationally. The mournful piano intro to the teardrop synths to vocal, it’s extremely catchy and simple that can get in your head. A well-suite piece to enjoy a lonely night.


Part 3: How to Enjoy DRM-Free EDM Christmas Music at Spotify?

EDM as a genre is more to explore. Along with our selection of top 10 Christmas EDM music, you are good to go! That means you are ready to throw a Christmas dance party with the best EDM dance music playlist. All the music can be found on Spotify or other music streaming services. Well, it’s better not to stream music during the party. Trust me, you don’t want to hear the skipped beats or pauses because of a poor connection. Downloading Spotify music to local files is the best way to make a perfect playlist for your Christmas dance party. This is also the solution if you want to cancel the subscription but want to keep the dance party songs forever. The downloaded music can be freely transferred from mobile phones to PC, or non-Spotify devices.

  • Leawo Prof. DRM
  • Leawo Prof. DRM

    1. Convert iTunes DRM-protected M4V movie and TV show to DRM-Free MP4
    2. Remove DRM from M4B, AA, AAX files and convert any Audible AA, AAX file to MP3, even without iTunes authorization
    3. Convert iTunes DRM-Protected M4P and non-DRM iTunes M4A Music to MP3
    4. Remove DRM-protection on Spotify music and convert to Universal audio format for enjoying music offline on any devices
    5. Convert DRM-protected eBook from Kindle, Kobo, Adobe to DRM-free epub, mobi, azw3, txt, etc., format

That’s why we made Leawo Prof. DRM, to offer you a better way to enjoy music offline. Leawo Prof. DRM is a professional DRM removal converter and Spotify music downloader. With Leawo Prof. DRM, you can successfully remove the DRM protection upon Spotify songs and playlist, and download and convert Spotify music to MP3, AAC, M4A, etc as you like. With a conversion speed that is 50X faster than the other music crackers, Leawo Prof. DRM is the ultimate DRM Removal Program and DRM Media Converter on the market. You can use it to convert iTunes music as well. As if it were not powerful enough, audiobook playlist conversion on Pandora is possible with Leawo Prof. DRM, too. Just download Leawo Prof. DRM now and you’ll see it yourself.

IMPORTANT: Open Spotify before you launch Leawo Prof. DRM if you want to download music from the Spotify playlist. Make sure all your music on Spotify can be played without any problems.

Step 1: Locate Spotify Converter

Launch Leawo Prof. DRM and click the Spotify icon.

Step 2: Add Spotify music

You can click “Add files” to add songs, albums, or playlists or simply drag and drop.

Or you can do copy and paste. Find the URL of the Spotify playlist, and paste it into this Spotify music downloader if you are using the Spotify web version.

Step 3: Set output format and audio quality

After Spotify music is loaded, you can click the pencil icon on the right of the song title to set the output format and audio parameters. You are free to choose any audio formats available as you like and set the Channel, Sample Rate, and Bit Rate. When all are set, click the "Apply to All" or "Apply to current" that suits you.

Step 4: Set output directory

Look for the “...” at the bottom of the panel and click it, this is where you can set the output directory to proceed. Make sure the target disk drive has enough space.

Step 5: Download Spotify songs

Press the blue button "Convert" on the bottom right to start removing DRM of Spotify music and downloading it to your local drive.

You can check the process of DRM removal ad download on the panel. When the conversion and download are finished, just click the “Converted” to find all your downloaded Spotify music.

So if you have built an EDM music playlist on Spotify for your Christmas party, download the entire Spotify playlist to play safe for your party. With Leawo Prof. DRM, you can have music offline playing without worrying about the network. Oh, don’t forget the top 10 EDM Christmas music, download them with Leawo Prof. DRM today and you’ll have a perfect Christmas party with the best EDM music!