Welcome to the Happy Place.

This is the Live Happy Now podcast.

I'm your host, J.R. Houston.

So glad that you are tuning in wherever you are in the world.

However, you may be tuning in.

Thank you so much for making us a part of your day and maybe even your weekly routine.

We appreciate that as well.

Very excited about this program as we release this episode during the holiday season.

We are going to be hearing from someone who is very famous for his holiday songs on tour right now,

at least through the end of 2015, as a

touring artist with his Christmas show. We'll talk with him more about that in just a moment,

but first, what reminds you about our partners, Live Happy Magazine, our parent company? They've got

a new issue out right now. It's got Dolly Parton on the cover, and it's just chock full of ways to get through the

holidays with happiness in your heart. You can check it out in newsstands everywhere, or our

digital edition is available on the Apple Store or the Google Play Store. You can find it,

however, you like to consume it. Also want to thank LifeFree Imagine, their website,

lifefreeimagine.org slash happy. They've got all kinds of processes for you to go through,

things for you to try as you attempt to reach that peak happiness, because as you awaken

to the power of happiness, so do your dreams. So what's next? Go to lifefree imagine.org.

Well, over the past 20 years, Grammy Award nominated Jim Brickman has amassed a huge following as a contemporary pianist.

And fans trust his music to deal with crisis or rekindled romance or even just relax.

And in his latest book, Soothe, he compiles a collection of both spiritual and practical advice that mirrors the way it feels to listen to his music.

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