Dark Tales of Christmas

https://www.sttammanylibrary.org/blogs/post/the-legend-of-santa-claus-part-1-the-origin-and-history-of-a-christmas-legend/#:~:text=The%20Origin%20and%20History%20of%20a%20Christmas%20Legend,-by%20STPL%20Reference&text=The%20story%20behind%20Santa%20goes,%2C%20in%20modern%2Dday%20Turkey.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patara_(Lycia)

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

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

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

https://frenchmoments.eu/pere-fouettard/

https://www.aesu.com/blog/krampus-santas-evil-counterpart/

https://boattripturkey.com/the-ancient-city-of-patara/

https://today.usc.edu/have-you-been-naughty-then-beware-krampus-is-coming/#:~:text=Apparently%20created%20to%20strike%20terror,from%20the%20straight%20and%20narrow.

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

https://www.thepeculiarbrunette.com/krampus-origin-legend/

https://www.wanderingermany.com/german-krampus-christmas-legend-origin/

https://dailynewshungary.com/the-story-of-santa-claus-second-hand-krampus/

https://thegermanvillageshop.com.au/blogs/news/german-christmas-celebrations-and-decorations#:~:text=German%20Christmas%20folklore&text=Traditionally%20children%20would%20receive%20their,stockings%20hanging%20from%20the%20fireplace.

https://www.german-way.com/krampus-the-christmas-devil-of-alpine-europe/

https://www.missdirectionentertainment.com/blog-detail/the-dark-origins-of-santa-st-nick-and-the-french-cannibal-le-p-re-fouettard

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krampus#:~:text=The%20Krampus%20is%20a%20horned,scares%20children%20who%20have%20misbehaved.

https://www.marketsatshrewsbury.com/blog/pennsylvania-dutch-christmas/#:~:text=The%20Belsnickel%20is%20a%20popular,brushes%20for%20the%20naughty%20children.

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

https://www.boredpanda.com/icelandic-legend-yule-cat-new-clothes-christmas/

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

https://guidetoiceland.is/history-culture/the-icelandic-yule-lads-and-gryla

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

https://arcticportal.org/ap-library/news/2238-8th-yule-lad-skyrgamur

https://icelandicstore.is/products/icelandic-yule-lad-skyr-glutton

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laufabrau%C3%B0

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

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

https://www.boredpanda.com/icelandic-legend-yule-cat-new-clothes-christmas/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_Christmas_folklore#Gr%C3%BDla_and_Leppal%C3%BA%C3%B0i

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

https://www.vintag.es/2021/12/hans-trapp.html

https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/hans-trapp/

https://cosmicdrifters.com/10-terrifying-christmas-monsters-from-myth-folklore/