Annual holiday specials aren’t all fluffy nostalgia. While families enjoy these together, part of the attraction is how these shows’ soundtracks and plots acknowledge life’s compromised conclusions.
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An expert explains the subconscious effects of hearing nostalgic music on our shopping behaviour.
Songs that evoked holidays “just like the ones I used to know” tugged at the heartstrings of a nation receptive to the idea of a nostalgic past rather than a fragile present.
Songs of the season – sacred and secular music alike – sometimes acknowledge that Christmas isn’t all joy.
Whether you love it or hate it, Christmas music is unavoidable during the holiday season. But what makes a Christmas number one, and why is the music of yule so meaningful?
From ‘Comfort ye’ to the Hallelujah chorus, the music of the Messiah is a much-loved Christmas tradition. Yet it was originally written as an Easter offering.
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Professor of Religious Studies, Michigan State University
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Cellist and musicologist, University of Sydney
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Teaching Fellow, Trinity College Dublin
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Professor of Musicology, University of Sheffield
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Senior Lecturer of Human Computer Interaction, Department of Computing, Sheffield Hallam University
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Professor of Music, Carleton University
