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Christmas lofi for baking and wrapping
Baking and wrapping are the two jobs where you want music with a bit of bounce and no lyrics to lose your place in the recipe. Here is a station for it, and a small trick for timing.
The station
Bake & Wrap has 17 brighter, busier lofi tracks (43 min in one pass): peppermint mocha, gingerbread house, shopping sprees and kitchen-table cheer. For a fixed-length background, the 2 Hour Christmas Lofi Playlist starts with this station’s sound, then softens.
Use the tracks as a timer
The tracks on Bake & Wrap average 2:30. That makes the music a soft kitchen clock:
| Time | About how many tracks |
|---|---|
| 10 minutes | 4 |
| 15 minutes | 6 |
| 30 minutes | 12 |
| 1 hour | 24 |
It is a rough guide, and it is not a safety timer. Always use an oven timer for what is in the oven, and follow your recipe.
A simple baking afternoon
- 1
Set out and mix
Start Bake & Wrap while you measure and mix the dough. The first few songs are your “mise en place” time.
- 2
Shape and bake
Set the oven timer as per the recipe, and use the songs to know how long you have been working.
- 3
Wrap while it cools
Stay on the same station for the wrapping paper, then move to Cozy Fireside when the kitchen is clean.
Good to know
- Everything plays in your browser, so it keeps going while you move to other pages. Put the phone on a stand away from the flour.
- Prefer the radio to reshuffle for you? It never stops and avoids repeating a song for a while.
- Making a video of your baking? The music is free with credit: see the streams and videos guide.
Questions
What kind of Christmas music is good for baking?
Something with a steady, cheerful pulse and no lyrics, so it stays out of the way of reading a recipe. That is what the Bake & Wrap station aims for.
Can I use the music in my baking video?
Yes, with credit to Purrple Cat (CC BY 4.0). Don’t upload it to music streaming services.
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