The feeling of magic around Christmas is somethng many of us remember from childhood, and spend the rest of our lives trying to recreate.Warm childhood memories abound of writing letters to Santa Claus, watching the lights glittering on the streets and in people's homes, singing carols and painting pictures at school, all culminating in the biggest day of excitement on the 25th of December.

There's something about the "Christmas feeling" that everyone recognizes, but can be hard to explain—but why is it so hard to capture as an adult? Has Christmas changed , or have our brains developed too much since childhood? Is it really a Christmas feeling, or just nostalgia?

Katie Carhart, a licensed clinical psychologist currently running a workshop on holiday stress and burnout, told Newsw

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