What Makes Christmas Music Sound Christmassy?

Have you ever wondered what makes Christmas music sound like Christmas music?

 It takes a little bit more than adding some jingles bells, although jingle bells certainly help. There’s a special secret music chord that makes Christmas sound like Christmas, called a “half-diminished chord”. 

It goes all the way back almost a hundred years to jazz music! Find out a little more about the secret chord:

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