Episode 123: Jingle All the Way

What’s in Episode 123?

We deck the halls with our thoughts on the enduring appeal of Christmas music and chime in on this year’s crop of holiday ads.

Need some reference material when listening to this episode? Check out these links:

This musical Hershey Kisses commercial has been running for 30 years
Why we like listening to music over and over again
The TEDEd version of Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis’s study on music repetition
Would this derided Peloton holiday ad be better with Christmas music?
Check out this list of the 100 most popular Christmas songs of all time
See this guy sing 30 Christmas songs in 60 seconds

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