{"id":1425,"date":"2017-10-03T13:39:55","date_gmt":"2017-10-03T18:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mysticinvestigations.com\/christmas-blog\/?p=1425"},"modified":"2026-04-06T16:38:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T21:38:55","slug":"christmas-chord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mysticinvestigations.com\/christmas-blog\/christmas-chord\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s The Magical Chord That Makes Music Sound Like Christmas?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FVox%2Fvideos%2F621035191417420%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Besides the sound of sleigh bells what aspects of a song gives it that distinctive Christmas feel? 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