I voluntarily chose to put on the Christmas music channel last week while getting ready for work. Yes, you read that right – I chose to listen to Christmas music a week before Thanksgiving.

As the music was playing, I realized why I love Christmas songs. It’s because they produce an involuntary contentment and inner joy. I just get happy while listening to all of those familiar songs. And that is the key to my reaction – familiar. It’s like smelling suntan lotion in the deep of winter.