Amazon also announced the second-generation Amazon Echo Auto, which drivers can use to play music, make calls and even talk with an agent to request help by saying, 'Hey Alexa, call roadside assistance.'.

The third-generation Fire TV Cube also has a few new Alexa commands, like 'Alexa, watch ESPN on cable' so that you don't have to manually change inputs on your TV, and if you have a compatible webcam that you can connect into the Fire TV Cube, you can say something like 'Alexa, call dad' to video call friends and family on your TV.

With the new premium $35 Alexa Voice Remote Pro, you can say 'Alexa, find my remote' into any Echo device you own (or the dedicated Remote Finder button in the Fire TV app) to play a sound from your remote, making it easier to find when it's lost.

The 'Hey, Disney' command, which allows you to get information and play around with some of Disney's most beloved characters, will unlock features with Disney's Magic Band Plus to play game-show style trivia games and more.

I divided these Christmas playlists into four categories: classics, extra fun classics (aka my favorites), modern/ modern-ish, and dreamy (the most eclectic mix by far).

For as many great songs of the season there are, there must be at least 3x the number of strange, somber, and just plain bad Christmas songs out there. You’ll find a mixture of old and new classics here, but I did my best to keep the quality A+.

Those memory-ridden tunes from days of yore. Now thanks to Spotify, finding new and interesting Christmas music is much easier than it used to be, but even so, I have a soft spot for the classics. I’ve been making Christmas playlists since high school, back when I was really cool and made personalized mixed cds for all of my friends (truly, will I ever be that cool again? Here’s hoping.)

Christmas spotify playlist covers