You know Dasher and Dancer, Prancer and Vixen, but did you know this song, and the poem it was based on, were both written by Jews? You won't believe how many classic Christmas songs were!<a href="http://www.patreon.com/yourbrainonfacts">Support the show</a>Music by <a href="http://www.incompetech.com/">Kevin MacLeod </a>Read the full <a href="http://www.yourbrainonfacts.com/christmasjews">script</a>.Reach out and touch Moxie on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/yourbrainonfacts">FB</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/brainonfactspod">Twit</a>, the '<a href="http://www.instagram.com/yourbrainonfacts">Gram</a> or <a href="http://www.yourbrainonfacts.com/contact">email.</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

You know Dasher and Dancer, Prancer and Vixen, but did you know this song, and the poem it was based on, were both written by Jews? You won't believe how many classic Christmas songs were! Support the show Music by Kevin MacLeod Read the full script. Reach out and touch Moxie on FB, Twit, the 'Gram or email. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You know Dasher and Dancer, Prancer and Vixen, but did you know this song, and the poem it was based on, were both written by Jews?&nbsp;You won't believe how many classic Christmas songs were!<a href="http://www.patreon.com/yourbrainonfacts" rel="noopener noreferrer">Support the show</a>Music by&nbsp;<a href="http://www.incompetech.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kevin MacLeod&nbsp;</a>Read the full&nbsp;<a href="http://www.yourbrainonfacts.com/christmasjews" rel="noopener noreferrer">script</a>.Reach out and touch Moxie on&nbsp;<a href="http://www.facebook.com/yourbrainonfacts" rel="noopener noreferrer">FB</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.twitter.com/brainonfactspod" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twit</a>, the '<a href="http://www.instagram.com/yourbrainonfacts" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gram</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="http://www.yourbrainonfacts.com/contact" rel="noopener noreferrer">email.</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="noopener noreferrer">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Greatest Hits - The Jews Who Wrote Christmas

Host Moxie LaBouche brings you a weekly half-hour of things you didn't know, things you thought you knew, and things you never knew you never knew. Topics range from the history of nursing to the Balinese funeral rite David Bowie requested, from the origin of the Vulcan salute to the theft of Canada's strategic maple syrup reserve. This is your brain on facts. yourbrainonfacts.com

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