Continuing its experiment with offering premium content via Xbox Live, Microsoft today unveiled a selection of new karaoke tracks for the Xbox Music Mixer. For $9.99 per package, players can download a bundle of licensed, prepared tunes to sing along with in the Mixer's karaoke mode.

The available playlists, containing five tracks apiece, are as follows:

Alternative Rock Vol.1 "Prayer" -- Disturbed "Moment Of Weakness" -- Bif Naked "The Red" -- Chevelle "Wasting My Time" -- Default "Ends" -- Everlast

Best of 80s Pop Vol.1 "Careless Whisper" -- Wham! "Never Surrender" -- Corey Hart "New Sensation" -- INXS "Dance Hall Days" -- Wang Chung "Lay Down Sally" -- Eric Clapton

Best of 90s Rock Vol.1 "Falling For The First Time" -- Barenaked Ladies "Absolutely (Story Of A Girl)" -- Nine Days "Affirmation" -- Savage Garden "She Talks To Angels" -- The Black Crowes "Misery" -- Soul Asylum

Children's Vol.1 "Bingo" "Itsy Bitsy Spider" "Old MacDonald Had A Farm" "This Old Man" "Wheels On The Bus"

Christmas Vol.1 "The Twelve Days Of Christmas" "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" "Deck The Halls" "Silent Night" "O Christmas Tree"

Classic Rock 70s Vol.1 "Day After Day" -- Badfinger "Sunshine Of Your Love" -- Cream "Slow Ride" -- Foghat "Listen To The Music" -- The Doobie Brothers "After Midnight" -- Eric Clapton

Country Female Vol.1 "For My Broken Heart" -- Reba McEntire "San Antonio Stroll" -- Tanya Tucker "Heart Over Mind" -- Lorrie Morgan "One Way Ticket (Because I Can)" -- Leann Rimes "Cry" -- Faith Hill

Country Male Vol.1 "Oklahoma" -- Billy Gilman "All I Want Is A Life" -- Tim McGraw "Would I" -- Randy Travis "Sometimes She Forgets" -- Travis Tritt "Carrying Your Love With Me" -- George Strait

Karaoke Classics Vol.1 "Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe" -- Barry White "Chain Of Fools" -- Aretha Franklin "Love Train" -- The O'Jays "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag" -- James Brown "What'd I Say" -- Ray Charles

Karaoke Classics Vol.2 "China Grove" -- The Doobie Brothers "Dance To The Music" -- Sly & The Family Stone "Shake, Rattle And Roll" -- Bill Haley & His Comets "Na Na, Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)" -- Steam "Great Balls Of Fire" -- Jerry Lee Lewis

The downloads themselves are available via the Xbox Live interface in the Music Mixer software. For more details on the Music Mixer's multitude of multimedia capabilities, check out Xbox.com.

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