We’re a stressed-out generation, but listening to sappy sounds of the “perfect” holiday season gives us a chance to temporarily forget our troubles.
One theory is that millennials use Christmas carols as a way to escape from the sometimes harsh reality of our modern world. Yep, those “too cool for school” millennials are enamored with cheesy holiday classics. Christmas Music is an EscapeĪ surprising statistic about Christmas music is that millennials embrace it more than the older generations. It’s not necessarily Christmas music itself that is making us happy, but the good times that we remember because of it. That’s why hearing a certain Christmas carol or simply listening to Christmas music itself can trigger happy thoughts and bring on the warm fuzzies. Numerous studies have shown a connection between music and nostalgia, where a certain song or type of music is associated with memories and feelings from the past. Christmas Music Brings Back Happy Memories While there are exceptions to every rule, study after study shows that Christmas music really CAN make people feel happier and even lower stress. Why Christmas Music Makes People Feel Happier Research (yes, real actual research) points to YES on this one. I know that I feel happier when I listen to Christmas music, so I wondered, is it just me? Or is this an actual thing? It used to be that we had to wait until after Thanksgiving for the sweet sounds of Christmas to hit the airwaves, but these days the start of November often marks the start of Christmas music season too.
If you don’t like Christmas music, then you are a Grinch and I can’t help you! Just kidding! Sort of 😉 Does Christmas Music Make You Happy? If you are also a fan of all-things-Christmas, then you’ll definitely want to keep reading! Halloween is over…and you know what that means… Does Christmas music make you happy? Let’s just say there’s a reason why so many people start playing Christmas songs as soon as Halloween ends!
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