Timothy gives a list of Christmas lore, portents, and folk magic directives collected from various sources and talks with author, musician, filmmaker, and folklore collector Gerry Milnes about some wondrous strange Old Christmas folk traditions from West Virginia and Pennsylvania. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars The Strange Familiars Mothman t-shirt design is here: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/2179385-strange-familiars-mothman Episode 22 notes and links: Gerry Milnes on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Gerald-Milnes/e/B001HOK0WG/ Gerry’s Signs Cures and Witchery DVD: https://www.amazon.com/Signs-Cures-Witchery-DVD-hour/dp/1572336048/ Augusta Heritage Center: https://augustaheritagecenter.org Songs played in this episode were: The Snow-White Ghost-White Stag from the Stone Breath album The Night Birds Psalm: https://stonebreath.bandcamp.com/album/the-night-birds-psalm The Holly Crown from the Stone Breath album Knotwork: https://stonebreath.bandcamp.com/album/knotwork Sarada: http://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtBySarada Michael Anderson: https://drekka.bandcamp.com Contact us via email at: [email protected] http://www.facebook.com/strangefamiliars instagram: @strangefamiliars http://www.strangefamiliars.com Intro and background music by Stone Breath – which is Timothy’s band. You can find more at http://stonebreath.bandcamp.com Download