Ep. 30 The history of telling Scary Christmas stories 🎄

Merry Christmas! In this episode, we talk about the long-lost tradition of telling Ghost stories at Christmas time. We will also be discussing the Yule Cat for our Monsterous Moment. And I have some fun listening to ghost stories to tell you at the end, along with a creepy thing that happened to me at my old workplace. I hope you all have a Happy Holidays.🎄🎅 

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History of Christmas ghost stories sources:

https://www.allhallowsgeek.com/why-the-heck-does-that-christmas-song-talk-about-telling-ghost-stories/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-do-ghost-stories-go-christmas-180961547/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Hunt 

https://www.npr.org/2017/12/25/573365557/americans-didnt-always-celebrate-christmas-the-way-we-do-today 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-darker-side-of-christmas-11608354060?st=vv5n4xss2w3pnfv&reflink=article_copyURL_share&fbclid=IwAR2MZto0IoUoGyfODjZ7HreBMrDbplDI2PvL9FLzzfyL6FAYuhxd_7OaRRM 

https://ca.hellomagazine.com/royalty/02019112953843/the-history-of-the-royal-christmas-tree-everything-you-need-to-know-about-this-holiday-tradition 

https://www.civilwarprofiles.com/thomas-nast-and-santa-claus-in-the-civil-war/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Visit_from_St._Nicholas 

Yule Cat sources:

https://grapevine.is/news/2018/11/27/christmas-cat-cost-causes-controversy/

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/11/14/pet-dogs-were-banned-in-the-capital-of-iceland-for-60-years-until-it-was-lifted-in-1984/ 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40D8h_KK8gM&t=65s 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfWUorR8D60