As the semester picks back up and the new academic season brings with it hustle and bustle, it is easy to long for the days of winter break spent binging your favorite shows. December was full of season premieres across streaming platforms, bringing new beginnings and bittersweet ends. Dive back into your winter break hyperfixations with this playlist, as it hits the highlights of the newest seasons’ sounds. 

Step into the worlds of Netflix’s original series “Stranger Things” and “Emily in Paris,” which both premiered emotional, adventure-filled fifth seasons. Hits like Diana Ross’s “Upside Down” and Prince’s “Purple Rain” take viewers back to the ‘80s, while songs such as “strange love” by Panache! and “Petite larme” by Jil Caplan help viewers brush up on their French and dive into character passion and pain. 

Alongside teenage demigods in Disney+’s “Percy Jackson and the Olympians,” sounds of summer such as DNCE’s “Cake By The Ocean” and Kalo’s “Better,” accompany the New York Times Best Seller Series adaption. Prime Video’s “Fallout” takes a jazzy country twist with songs of the ‘40s and ‘50s, such as “Luck Be a Lady” by Robert Alda or “Big Iron” by Marty Robbins, reflecting the post-apocalyptic world’s retro yet futuristic atmosphere.

This playlist wraps up the relaxing mindset of winter break as it calls back to worlds explored through a screen, inspiring rest and imagination into the new semester.