Merry Christmas from The Beatles: group’s music comes to streaming services at

The decision to bring The Beatles to all the major streaming services is a welcome change from the current trend of artists offering their music exclusively on one platform. The Beatles also refused to sell digital downloads for years, with the group’s catalogue appearing on Apple’s iTunes only in 2010.

The Beatles have become the latest band to join the streaming movement, releasing their entire back catalogue of music on all the major services on Thursday. The Beatles’ music will be available on the free and premium versions of services that have both. All nine include: Apple Music, Deezer, Google Play, Microsoft Groove, Napster/Rhapsody, Amazon Prime Music, Slacker Radio, Spotify, and Tidal.

The Beatles songs online streaming will be offered from albums such as “Rubber Soul”, “Please Please Me”, “A Hard Day’s Night”, “With the Beatles” and “Beatles for Sale, or Help!”.

To celebrate the arrival of their discography on streaming services, the Beatles’ official website has shared an image of the revolving Earth being lightened up by the Sun. Unlike these popular streaming services, Pandora (that acquired Rdio), will not have the complete catalog on the platform.

Rhapsody said in a news release, “To celebrate, Rhapsody has created a special editorial experience to take listeners through the legendary history of The Beatles”.

USA pop singer Taylor Swift publicly squabbled with Apple Music over artist royalties before allowing it to stream her hit album 1989.

That’s right-you’ll be able to blast “Here Comes the Sun” on Christmas Eve when you desperately need to drown out the prying life questions from your Aunt Helen.

Former Apple CEO Steve Jobs was said to be a Beatles fan, and negotiated for years with EMI Group, the Beatles’ record label, and Apple Corps, the Beatles’ business group.