There is nothing like holiday music to immediately put me in the holiday spirit! For me, that means Christmas, with its cultural and religious celebrations, bookended by Thanksgiving and New Year’s. The best way to describe this holiday mood seems to be the term nostalgia, and nostalgia can definitely be bittersweet.  It seems to peak around the holidays and it is universal: it crosses cultures, age and economic demographics, and historical periods. Why does holiday music immediately make some of us happy, and why does it annoy others? Learn more about both the bitter and sweet of nostalgia, with psychologist Dr. Krystine Batcho. Links and notes related to this episode can be found at https://mpetersonmusic.com/podcast/episode19   Facebook Page  Instagram  LinkedIn