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Re: 儒豹科技创始人韩松博士，
Friday, December 14, 2007; Page C01
A little advice: When friends and relatives come visiting around Christmas, don't haul out those old CDs with Madonna's rendition of "Santa Baby" or Barbra Streisand's "Jingle Bells?" And by all means, avoid "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer."
Unless, that is, you want to drive people away.
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In the vast songbook of seasonal music, those recordings are Christmas poison, the sonic equivalent of a chorus of screeching cats. They are among the most-hated Christmas songs of all time.
This isn't just our frankly subjective opinion. It's the frankly subjective opinion of representative samplings of radio listeners, which makes it sort of, kind of scientific. Not one, but two research companies -- Edison Media Research and Pinnacle Media Worldwide -- independently surveyed listeners to divine their most loved and loathed holiday songs. (Both companies asked review panels -- consisting primarily of women -- to rate hundreds of Christmas-themed tunes, sorting them into such categories as "love," "like," "dislike" and "hate.")
There's big money riding on these surveys, which were released last week. Knowing what listeners love and hate, Christmas-wise, is critical to 366 radio stations across the country that play nothing but Christmas music for a few weeks this time of year.
The most beloved songs in both surveys were often standards: Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" (he first recorded it in 1942); Nat King Cole's "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" (1946) and Burl Ives's "A Holly Jolly Christmas" (1965) turned up at the top of each company's lists of favorites.
Three other staples, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (Brenda Lee, recorded in 1958), "Jingle Bell Rock" (Bobby Helms, 1957) and John Lennon and Yoko Ono's "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" from 1971, scored consistently well in research conducted by California-based Pinnacle.
Which leads to Christmas Music Observation No. 1: Despite all the new holiday music that is released each year, people prefer hearing the "classics."
The newest song to crack the top 10 on Pinnacle's "adult contemporary" and "adult top 40" panels was Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You," released 13 years ago. The most recent for Edison was the Lennon/Ono tune.
Music analysts Sean Ross and Mark Carlson say adults have strong psychological ties to the Christmas music of their childhoods. "It's the season of nostalgia," says Pinnacle's Carlson. Ross, of the New Jersey-based Edison, says that some of these songs have stayed in popular consciousness because they're part of holiday TV specials and movies that reappear year after year.
Among the most-hated Christmas songs, according to Edison's research, are Streisand's "Jingle Bells?" (too "acrobatic," Ross ventures); the Jackson 5's " Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (Ross: "I wonder if it's a vote about Michael Jackson"); Elmo & Patsy's "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer"; and "O Holy Night," as butchered by the cartoon character Eric Cartman (voiced by Trey Parker) from Comedy Central's "South Park."
And the No. 1 most-hated Christmastime recording? That would be "Jingle Bells," as "performed" by the Singing Dogs. This 1955 Danish record (reedited and rereleased in 1970) is just what the name and group say it is: a bunch of dogs woofing out the familiar tune, one bark at a time.
2007/12/14
Re: 儒豹科技创始人韩松博士，
Baby, it's cold outside. Let's hit the sheets!
'Tis the season for trimming the tree, eating cookies, giving gifts, and…sex.
Yeah, that's right. Sex.
Here at the Science & Health channel, it's theme day today. Channel-wide, we're giving you the tips and tricks you need to be at the top of your game this season. But you know at Healthbolt we can't do things all status quo, so we've decided to give this theme a frisky spin and supply you with plenty of reasons to hit the sheets a bunch more this season (as if you needed any more ammunition, eh?) So…here we go:
- Beat holiday weight gain with some physical activity - Yes, ladies and germs, doing the horizontal mambo can burn about 150 cals per 30 minutes. That's about one glass of eggnog or a handful of tortilla chips. Seems like a good trade-off, doesn't it? Indulging in your favorite yummies, then working it off in the sack. Not bad!
- Fight the winter chill - Forget sweaters and blankets, you'll be warmest when you're buck nekked. Since sex increases blood flow to your brain and the other organs of your body, along with increasing your heart rate, circulation improves and suddenly those ice cold fingers get all nice and hot (as do other things, ahem).
- Combat the holiday meat and cheese trap - If your hors d'oeuvres habit becomes a little extreme around the holidays, having sex may be just the ticket. Using sexercise as your secret arsenal may lower your cholesterol and allow for that extra bit of quiche.
- Get those much-needed Zzzzz's - When the stress of holiday shopping and obligations takes over, grab your honey and dive for the nearest available flat surface (or hell, do it standing up. Whatever.) Scoring the Big O may be one of the only times you let go of your other pressing thoughts and completely surrender to the moment. Doing so can relax you into a restful night's sleep and can help ward off daily stress.
- Make the holidays seem more personal - We get so caught up in the bustle of the season that often times we forget to tap into the love and appreciation we have for our spouse or significant other. Spending time connecting on an emotional level during lovemaking can rekindle those feelings suppressed by shopping lists and cookie recipes. Surprise your sweetie with a steamy session by the fire or put a tabletop Christmas tree in the bedroom and make love in the glow of its light.
- Nail your goal of having a healthy 2008 - DHEA - your body's super-hormone that promotes sexual response - helps balance the immune system, promotes bone growth, maintains and repairs tissues, and makes you smarter by improving cognitive health. It may also improve your cardio health and may function as an antidepressant. Sounds like a good set up for a Happy and Healthy New Year, doesn't it?
So there you have it, dear readers - a Sexual Public Service Announcement from your holly, jolly pals here at Healthbolt, where we wish you a Very Sexy Holiday and a Steamy New Year!
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