Insane Investigations

Episode Eleven - How Christmas Used To Be Terrifying

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What do brightly lit trees and mistletoe have to do with the birth of a prophet in Bethlehem thousands of years ago? What does a jolly, portly man in red with a beard have to do with Christianity? What’s the meaning behind the Yule log? Tune in with Becca and Nancy this festive season as we make the most wonderful time of year the most spooky!

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Intro and Outro:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3AmOGvhGKY

Dorothea Puente

Resources:

  • https://www.codyloveshorror.com/post/keep-your-holidays-spooky-with-these-10-christmas-ghost-stories-that-happened-to-real-people
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicca
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20071229225148/http://local.lancasteronline.com/4/213802
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas
  • https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/A-Victorian-Christmas/
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haakon_the_Good
  • https://books.google.com/books?id=pCarBAAAQBAJ
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