Google introduced this Wednesday on its Nest community blog the return of holiday-themed ringtones for Nest Doorbells (by way of 9to5Google). Visitors arriving for household vacation gatherings can now press the Nest Doorbell and be greeted with sounds of the vacations, together with “Winter,” Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, and New Year’s jingles.

Google did have vacation bell choices final yr as effectively — however solely as a perk for subscribers to its Nest Aware good alert service. This yr, house owners of each the battery Nest Doorbell and the wired model (previously Nest Hello) can get in on the enjoyable sans that subscription. Google mentions that the newer battery Nest Doorbell requires customers to make use of the Google Home app with an account with the intention to activate the themes — whereas wired customers may also allow them by the Nest app and website.

Google is setting the pattern on having seasonal ringtones — in October of this yr, the corporate launched Halloween-themed ringtones with a number of spooky tunes. The ghostly ringtones additionally replicated onto accompanied Nest audio system and hubs inside the house — a characteristic now accessible for the brand new vacation ringtones so households and mates can get cheery collectively earlier than even opening the door.

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Google plans to run the brand new vacation ringtones from December 1st by and after New Year’s on January fifth, 2022.