{"id":550,"date":"2009-12-25T23:40:38","date_gmt":"2009-12-26T04:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healingmusicenterprises.com\/blog\/?p=550"},"modified":"2015-12-23T10:34:51","modified_gmt":"2015-12-23T15:34:51","slug":"your-brain-on-christmas-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/healingmusicenterprises.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/your-brain-on-christmas-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Your brain on Christmas music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you love Christmas music (like I do!) then Christmas music probably makes your brain light up and makes your face smile, your feet dance and your endorphins flow. Why? Because any music that we have positive associations with, that brings back positive memories or that energizes us, is clearly having a positive effect on the brain:<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/FKrx-4Awe70&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/FKrx-4Awe70&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>To that I would add, music that has lots of high, percussive sounds such as tambourines, small bells and brass instruments moving with a fast harmonic rhythm are also apt to stimulate the brain in a positive, energizing, endorphin-producing way!<\/p>\n<p>I hope that you&#8217;ve heard lots of your favorite Christmas music this season! 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