Christmas Music Licence

While 'tis is the season to be jolly, when it comes to decking the halls with boughs of holly and having festive music on full blast, you will need a Christmas Music Licence.

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PPL PRS Ltd
Duration
Times can vary depending on type of venue
STEPS TO GET LICENSED
Submit Christmas Music Licence application to PPL PRS Ltd
  • Online application - www.pplprs.co.uk
  • Telephone application - 0800 0720 808
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Have a question? We have answers

No. Playing music in public without a licence is illegal and infringing copyright laws. You could be sued for damages if you do not have an appropriate licence.

According to the Official PPL PRS Website, a music licence will grant licence holders millions of songs and recordings to play, including such Christmas classics from Michael Buble and Bing Crosby.

Purchasing music either digitally on a CD or any other means permits the buyer to listen to it at home for their personal use. However, if this music is played outside the home as a public performance whether that be a bar, restaurant or any other type of venue, then a Music Licence will be required.

Yes. If you are playing the radio in your business or organisation, you will still need to hold a Music Licence. A Music Licence allows you to legally play music for employees or customers in your business or organisation via a radio.

Using a mobile phone to play music in public is the same as playing it through a device such as an iPod, MP3 player or digital radio. If you are playing music in your business or organisation using a mobile phone, then you will be required to obtain a Music Licence.

There are certain circumstances under which you will not need to obtain a Music Licence to use copyright music in your business. This can include royalty free music and playing original music.

The cost of a Christmas music licence depends on a number of factors including your type of venue and how you use music in your day-to-day operations. There is a different cost to a Cinema playing background music in the foyer, to a Coffee shop playing music the whole day for example. According to the Official PPL PRS Website, a restaurant or cafe playing Christmas music via radio, with up to 30 seats, and an audible area below 400 sqm could play music for only 78p a day.

To find out more about how costs are calculated and how much a Christmas Music Licence will cost for your venue, please visit PPL PRS Ltd

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