How do I exclude Christmas Music from iTunes Match?

I have read a dozen different questions about Christmas music, but none of them seem to answer my question. Here's my situation:
I have iTunes Match. I love iTunes Match. I enjoy being able to hit Shuffle and have my thousand-plus songs play randomly. I do not want to change any setting on my phone that switches off iTunes Match or requires me to store the music I want to listen to locally.
HOWEVER, I have a lot of Christmas music in my library. It's been matched into iTunes Match. So it's there, and when I want to Shuffle all my music I routinely get Christmas tunes. This also happens with annoying frequency when I do Genius mixes.
I listen to a lot of music on my iPhone -- when I commute, when I work out, when I'm around the house. Not on my computer, where apparently there are genre exclusion tricks for playlists, but on my iPhone, from Match in the iCloud.
Given this scenario ... is there a way to somehow keep my Christmas music stored in iCloud, so that I can listen to it in season, but not have it haunt my playlists and Shuffles all year round?

Thanks for the feedback. This solution works for focused lists of music, but I like the variety of just shuffling randomly though. Unless I create a playlist with every single song in my library on it BUT Christmas music, playlists don't solve my problem; and even then, Genius lists still grab Christmas music.

Similar Messages

  • How do I get my music from iTunes Match to my older ipod that doesn't support iTunes Match

    I have an old ipod ios 4.2 that doesn't support iTunes Match how do i get my music from the cloud to my computer library in order for me to put the music onto my older ipod for the car

    Setup iTunes Match on your computer. Download the songs to your iTunes libary and then sync to your old iPod.
    http://www.apple.com/itunes/itunes-match/

  • How do I download the music from iTunes onto an old iPhone 3gs? I have reset the iPhone to factory settings and when I plug it in it wants to use the device name for my current iPhone 5 and I don't want to change anything on my old iPhone.

    How do I download the music from iTunes onto an old iPhone 3gs without affecting my iPhone 5? I have reset the iPhone to factory settings and when I plug it in it wants to use the device name for my current iPhone 5 and I don't want to change anything on my current iPhone. iTunes won't let me change the device name for the 3gs. I just want to use the old iPhone like an touch.

    Hi littlemansa,
    If I am understanding you correctly, it sounds like you are returning to an old iPhone that has been erased and you would like to set it up as a new device without restoring from a backup which would affect the name of your iPhone, as well as the contents therein. I have an article for you that can help you set up your iPhone as a new device, and that information can be found below:
    How to erase your iOS device and then set it up as a new device or restore it from backups - Apple Support
    http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT4137
    Basically, it seems like you may be stuck on a screen that is asking if you would like to restore your device from the backup that is filed under the name of your new iPhone, or if you would like to set up the device as a new device. I would suggest that you set it up as a new device to achieve your desired results. 
    Take care, and thanks for visiting the Apple Support Communities.
    -Braden

  • HT1689 how do i sync downloaded music from itunes to my ipad?  It will only sync purchased music.

    How do I sync downloaded music from itunes to my ipad?  It will only sync purchased music.

    You must "Add" the tracks to your library. Select Add to Library from iTunes' File menu. Select your downloaded track(s) then click on the Open button in the file dialog. Once added to the library you can select and sync them in the Music configuration tab in the iTunes main window for your device.

  • How can I edit or delete music from itunes match?

    How can I edit or delete music from itunes match?

    Hi,
    If you activate match on your new laptop, you will have access to all music that you matched or uploaded. You have the option to retain the music by downloading to your computer. If you delete music, it will delete from cloud.
    Jim

  • HT201269 I have new iphone and all data were restored but my music! How can I add my music from Itunes and new iphone?

    I have new iphone and all data were restored but my music! How can I add my music from Itunes and new iphone?

    Connect the old phone to your computer, right click on it in iTunes, and choose Transfer Purchases. That should put all of your music in iTunes except any tracks that were not purchased from iTunes. If you have any such you will have to retrieve them from the original source, or see: https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141.
    Apple also has this tip for copying data from an old phone to a new one.

  • How do you sync your music from iTunes to your iPhone without easing the songs already on your phone

    how do you sync your music from iTunes to your iPhone without easing the songs already on your phone

    go to your iphone un itunes > music and put all the music or select the song and itunes will put the songs that are not on the iphone, if it's an iphone which has been synchornized with another itunes it will ask you to erase all the songs and sync the songs you have

  • HT1848 how can i get the music from itunes on my pc to transfer to my iphone?

    how can i get the music from itunes on my pc to transfer to my iphone?

    The only supported method to get media onto an iDevice is via iTunes.  Read the User's Guide it will describe how to do this in detail.
    iCloud does not put media on the device, but using iTunes Match and iCloud it is possible to have access to all media that exists on your computer, but only when the device has Internet access.  It will not load media onto the device.
    Use of 3rd party tools to transfer files to the device is not supported.

  • How do I delete/hide songs from iTunes Match? (More info inside)

    How do I delete/hide songs from iTunes Match? When I mark them, and delete them (and yes, I mark the box where it says delete from the cloud as well), they just reappear once I sync with itunes match again. (the symbol available for download appears). Is there a way to completely remove the tracks?
    (And no, I don't just want to hide them (in the menu), since the tracks will appear in my iPhone anyways).

    Hey imol92,
    You may have already looked at this; http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4915
    It is all the public information on removing songs that you have uploaded to the iTunes Cloud.

  • HT204406 My HDD crashed which held all of my music.  Can I recover the music from iTunes Match and download it back to a new HDD?

    My HDD crashed and it contained all of the music from which iTunes and iMatch pulled files from.  Is there a way to recover the music from iTunes Match and download it back to my new HDD?

    My computer HDD did not crash only my external drive with the music files.  I have not had to reinstall iTunes software.  The iTunes libarary is still complete and shows the complete list of music.  I have also ran Update iTunes Match and all of the music is on the cloud.
    I cannot play the music from iTunes that is on the cloud, however the music I purchased from iTunes did download and it will plan from my computer.
    The matched or uploaded music is what will not download and I can't find a command that allows me to download from Match.
    Sorry if I'm not being very clear, however I do really appreciate your help and suggestions.

  • How can I get my apple tv to stream my music from iTunes Match

    How can I get my apple tv to stream my music from iTunes Match

    am already a subscriber of ITunes Match and all my collection has been matched but it will not stream to AppleTV  how can I correct this error all I am getting is the whirling wheel

  • I have a brand computer and I have an ipod nano generation 7. How do you download your music from itunes to your ipod. I did it on the old computer but am having problems with the new computer. Please help. Thanks

    Please help. I have a new computer and an ipod nano 7th generation. I am having problems getting my music from Itunes library to my ipod. How do you do it?

    Hello Sandy
    You can transfer the purchases from your iPhone to your new computer by following the steps in following article.
    iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iOS device or iPod to a computer
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1848
    If you have music that was not purchased from the iTunes Store, then you will not be able to move it from the iPhone to your computer. Instead you will need to follow the steps in this article that helps with moving the library from the old to the new.
    iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4527
    Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
    Regards,
    -Norm G.

  • How do you get your music from itunes onto a usb

    i want to copy the music on my itunes on my computer and put them onto a usb but it tells me access unavalible ?

    Hi pizza _boy,
    If you are looking to transfer music from iTunes, you may find the following article helpful:
    iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4527
    Regards,
    - Brenden

  • HT5610 how to sync all my music from itunes

    I there a way to sync all my music from iTunes on my different computers including my work computer? I have all the computers authorized but when I buy a new somg and download it, it does not show up on my work computer when I start iTunes.

    Hello mchughes,
    Thank you for your question! It sounds like you are wanting your iTunes Store purchases to automatically appear on all your authorized devices. Automatic Downloads is a feature that can be turned on or off in the preferences of iTunes on a computer, and in the Settings of an iOS device. This article will help you get that turned on:
    iTunes Store: How to enable Automatic Downloads
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4539
    Also if you have tv shows or movies you buy and want to see on all the devices but not necessarily download them you can configure iTunes to show your iTunes purchases for streaming or downloading when you want with this article:
    iTunes 11 for Windows: iTunes Store preferences
    http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12468
    Show iTunes in the Cloud purchases
    Display items purchased from the iTunes Store that haven’t been downloaded to your computer. These items have a Download button next to them.
    Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
    Cheers,
    Sterling

  • TS1593 How do I get existing music from itunes onto my new Ipod touch?

    How do I get my existing music from itunes on my computer onto my new ipod touch?
    Itunes recognizes the new device, but when I try to sync it up, it says sync is complete, but no music shows up on the ipod. Itunes is the latest versioin (11.0.04)
    (I suspect it has something to do with my having an older ipod nano. The older Ipod nano does sync up ok).
    Wayne F.

    It has nothing to do with the nano. I suspect that yo do not have the right setting checked to sync the media you want to sync, See:
    iTunes: Syncing media content to iOS devices and iPodWas the iPod touch previous synced to another computer/iTunes library? In that case yo can only use the manual method of syncing discussed in the article. If yo use the automatic method the media from the iPod will be erased \. I thin you are using the manual method but the songs are not checked to to sync.

Maybe you are looking for

  • Output with Plant / Sales Office Combination of Access Sequence

    Hello All, I have a Scenerio where  I require to create Access Sequence with Plant and Sales office with Billing Type Combination. But Plant and Sales Office Fields are not Present in Output Communication Structure KOMKBV3 / KOMPBV3. This is giving a

  • HRMS SQL Query

    Dear All, We are using Oracle EBS R12.1.1 and we have users on HRMS, I have an query to retrieve the following information from HRMS tables in csv format: Employee Number, First Name, Middle Name, Last Name, Job Title, mobile, office phone no, extens

  • Printing changes font

    When I print from a web page the resulting PDF has the text in Lucida Handwriting font.  The original font is Ariel.  I have not been able to identify any setting in acrobat 9.4 or distiller to rectify this problem.  Any help to correct this will be

  • Force People to use Flash 8

    So, I have this crazy cool site that I did in Flash 8. I used all sorts of the features that you could never do before and it looks stellar. Now, my only problem is that not everybody has Flash 8 and when users of the previous Flash Players view it,

  • Too Much Music for iPod Nano

    Hello everyone, I need help adding music to my Nano. I used to have a first generation Shuffle, which automatically chose music from the iTunes library when I plugged it in. It tended to choose music randomly so that I had different songs from many a