Music is a true healer, and it is essential to our lives and health.
It stimulates, activates and uses the entire brain.
Research has shown that music stimulates children’s brains and may even help reduce depression. With a New Year in front of us, let’s start 2016 on the right note. Here are 20 songs to put you in a good mood.
Bobby McFerrin – Don’t Worry, Be Happy
Beach Boys – Good Vibrations
Sade – Babyfather
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk
Matt and Kim – Daylight
Pharell – Happy
Foster the People – Pumped Up Kicks
Jackson 5 – ABC
Beatles – All My Loving
James Brown – I Got You (I Feel Good)
Natasha Bedingfield – Happy
Journey – Don’t Stop Believin’
Maroon 5 – Sugar
Justin Timberlake – Señorita
Coldplay – Adventure Of A Lifetime
Michael Jackson – P.Y.T.
Stevie Wonder – You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
David Bowie – Heroes
John Mayer – Waiting On The World To Change
Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud
We would like to add to this list:
Coldplay – A Head Full Of Dreams
If you are on Spotify, you can listen to the playlist here.
Happy New Year and happy listening!
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REFERENCES:
1. “Could Playing Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker” and Other Music Improve Kids’ Brains?” University of Vermont College of Medicine. University of Vermont, 22 Dec. 2014. Web. 8 Jan. 2016.
2. “Music Therapy Reduces Depression in Children and Adolescents.” Alpha Galileo. Queen’s University Belfast, 22 Oct. 2014. Web. 8 Jan. 2016.
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