Posted on 11/08/2017 1:40:48 PM PST by Sub-Driver
Christmas Music Can Harm Your Mental Health, Psychologist Says
November 8, 2017 2:45 PM
CBS Local — Are you one of those people that can’t stand hearing Christmas songs months before the holiday actually arrives? Does hearing festive carols weeks before Thanksgiving only make you upset that you haven’t eaten your turkey yet? A psychologist in Great Britain says your reactions don’t make you a Grinch because too much Christmas music is actually bad for your mental health.
Clinical psychologist Linda Blair claims the constant barrage of Christmas tunes too early in the season forces people to remember all the things they have to do before the holiday. Blair says the songs are a reminder to buy presents, cater parties, organize travel, and all the more stressful chores during Christmas.
“You’re simply spending all of your energy trying not to hear what you’re hearing,” Blair tells Sky News.
The psychologist added that store workers are most at risk for being worn down by the catchy beats. She states that hearing the same songs over and over each day make workers struggle to “tune it out” and they become “unable to focus on anything else.”
“Christmas music is likely to irritate people if it’s played too loudly and too early,” Blair explained to reporters.
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Anything by Burl Ives is toxic and deadly.
I’d rather take my chances with Christmas music than a psychologist.
Wham’s ‘Last Christmas’ makes me nauseous.
Oh the christmas shoes song...laughably bad...just terrible!! And every Beatles Christmas song sucks.
Counting out secular so called Christmas music, maybe it depends on whose spirit you are of, satan’s, or The LORD’s.
I love Christmas hymns. But secular Christmas music is torture.
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I’ve been saving this thread all day till I had some time to post. I’m 65 and up until about 5 years or so ago I couldn’t stand Christmas music. I think it had a lot to do with the constant repetition of the same dozen songs. One year the Vice-President of our organization provided the music for our Christmas party. It was old English acapella hymns that were playing on a boom-box in the corner. Absolutely no one was listening. I took over doing the mix next year and discovered that I kind of liked it. Because this year’s Christmas party is in the first week of December I’ve been listening to Christmas music for the last week or so. The Christmas mix is up to around 100 pieces running in the neighborhood of five hours long.
Since parts of this thread concern bad Christmas music let me share a few gems with you...
HE 5 -[7]- Jingle Bells - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida from a Korean Surf-Rock band from the 1960’s. Not bad actually but kind of a strange mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqWgTKR0ppc
The Square Root of Christmas - After reading the description on this one I just had to watch. How could I resist the following... “Christmas electronic music plays under images of laser eyed birds, psychedelic kittens and a robot gift exchange in the future” Truly inspired. Inspired by what I don’t know.
https://archive.org/details/sroe_christmas
Jingle Bells + In A Gadda Da Vida / 에고펑션에러 # 빵
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYyfbqEGyzQ
Yes, just about every hymn is great. It’s annoying that the radio stations barely play any sacred Christmas music. But I do enjoy Billy Squier’s song...doesn’t get much play.
I want too slit my wrists everytime I hear that damn song!
[Simply Having A Wonderful Christmas Time]
Psychologists can/will harm your mental health.
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