Why does music give some of us the chills?

New study reveals that some people get chills while they listen to music because they have a particular personality trait. Many of us feel a chill when listening to Beethoven or Bach. Others get a chill down their spine when they hear carolers singing holiday songs. But what exactly are those tingly sensations running up and down our bodies? And what is the scientific explanation? Msnbc.com reports that they are most common in people who share an “open” personality. According to new research, whether or not you get chills listening to meaningful music depends on an “openness to experience” personality trait. Researchers Emily Nusbaum and Paul Silvia of University of North Carolina at Greensboro asked a group of students to share how often they got chills listening to music. This included feelings such as goose bumps, feeling as if their hair was standing on end, or getting chills down their spines. The researchers describe music chills are also known as aesthetic chills and
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