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Musical Stress Relief For All Of Detroit

Okay Detroit – maybe you’re stressed out with the Holidays – we get it. But just hum this simple song (which you can hum if you’re directly dealing with people…

Pottery Barn Christmas Vacation sheets and a Christmas Vacation DVD cover
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Okay Detroit - maybe you're stressed out with the Holidays - we get it. But just hum this simple song (which you can hum if you're directly dealing with people at work who make you mad). Trust me - it works :)

If you're already dreading the holidays, this might be why:  A third of Americans say they'll be spending them with at least one person they DO NOT LIKE.

13% said there's a specific person they don't want to see . . . and another 21% said MORE than one person.  So that's 34% of us who have to spend the holidays with someone we'd rather not be around.

A separate survey found that seeing people ISN'T the most stressful part of the holidays though.

The top five holiday things we'll stress about this year are:  Pandemic-related stuff . . . getting gifts to people on time . . . holiday traffic . . . bad weather . . . and big crowds.  Seeing friends and family ranked eighth.

63% of Americans plan to travel for the holidays overall, up from 46% last year.

27% of people said they have to travel for Thanksgiving AND Christmas.

37% of us will also take part in at least one virtual holiday event this year.

Jim O'Brien is the Host of "Big Jim's House" Morning Show at 94.7 WCSX in Detroit. Jim spent eight years in the U.S. Naval Submarine Service, has appeared on Shark Tank (Man Medals Season 5 Ep. 2), raised over two million dollars for local charities and is responsible for Glenn Frey Drive and Bob Seger Blvd in the Motor City. Jim's relationship with Classic Rock includes considering Bob Seger, Phil Collen from Def Leppard, Wally Palmer of the Romantics and many others good friends. Jim writes about ‘80s movies, cars, weird food trends and “as seen on TikTok” content.