"Don’t let it take your joy away. Don’t let it numb you to the goodness in life, don’t let it turn you into me. LET. IT. STARVE."

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It Only Comes on Christmas Eve was written by TJ Hodder

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Narration, Production, and Sound Design was by TJ Hodder.

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Dialogue Editing was by Madame Strangeways

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Music for this episode was provided by CO.AG

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The 12 Scares of Christmas intro is "Winter Trouble" provided by Myuu

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The image used in the Episode Artwork was created by Jason Rees from Jaybird Digital Arts

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"Run. I can't think of anything else to say other than run. But I guess for that to make sense, I'd have to go into detail about what happened ten years ago, when I was about eight years old."

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If You Hear Sleigh Bells was written by Ramunetan

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Story Link: https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/If_You_Hear_Sleigh_Bells

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Guest Narration, Production, Sound Design, Music and Script Editing was by Liliana Roman

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Contact Liliana today: [email protected]

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Additional Production was by TJ Hodder.

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Music for this episode was provided by SPLICE

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The 12 Scares of Christmas intro is "Winter Trouble" provided by Myuu

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The image in the Episode Artwork was created using elements from Pexels with edits by TJ Hodder

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"The Christmas Circus will be in town soon, Jackie. You don’t want to find yourself swept away with them, do you? "

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The Christmas Circus was written by JT Johnson

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Check out JT's Substack: https://substack.com/@jtjohnsonwrites

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Narration, Production, and Sound Design was by TJ Hodder.

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Music for this episode was provided by CO.AG

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The 12 Scares of Christmas intro is "Winter Trouble" provided by Myuu

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"There is death in the clouds, There is fear in the night, For the dead in their shrouds. Hail the sun’s turning flight, And chant wild in the woods as they dance round a Yule-altar fungous and white."

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Festival was written by H.P. Lovecraft

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Poem Link: https://lovecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Festival

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Guest Narration, Dialogue Editing and Additional Production was by Dr. Torment

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Executive Production and Sound Design was by TJ Hodder.

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Music for this episode was provided by Myuu

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The 12 Scares of Christmas intro is "Winter Trouble" provided by Myuu

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"When I woke up this morning, I found the house to be empty. It was strange. I seriously doubt that my family would leave for my aunt's house without me on Christmas morning. Something wasn't right... "

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No Gifts This Year was written by Mr.Zalgopasta

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Story Link: https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/No_Gifts_This_Year

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Guest Narration and Dialogue Editing was by Erik Fones

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Contact Erik today: [email protected]

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Production and Sound Design was by TJ Hodder.

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Music for this episode was provided by CO.AG

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The 12 Scares of Christmas intro is "Winter Trouble" provided by Myuu

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"At first, I found it cute that all the neighbourhood cats had come to party on my fence. But an uncomfortable chill overshadowed my amusement as the eyes grew larger, rounder, and more menacing. "

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Midnight was written by Hope Despair

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Narration, Production, and Sound Design was by TJ Hodder.

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Music for this episode was provided by Myuu

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The 12 Scares of Christmas intro is "Winter Trouble" provided by Myuu

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"Every year, with the first snowfall, I fill with dread. I've witnessed massacres. Slaughters. Annually, like clockwork."

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The Killing Fields was written by Tewahway

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Story Link: https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/The_Killing_Fields

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Guest Narration, Dialogue Editing, Production and Additional Sound Design was by Kai Fayden

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Check out Kai's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PolterKaist

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Executive Production and Sound Design was by TJ Hodder.

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Music for this episode was provided by z3r0

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The 12 Scares of Christmas intro is "Winter Trouble" provided by Myuu

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"December was his favourite month. The city did half his work for him. Snow covered evidence. Storms kept decent people inside. Everyone who was out that late in that cold had a reason, and usually it wasn’t a good one."

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The Nicest Man on Holly Street was written by J. Phillip Morris

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Narration, Production, and Sound Design was by TJ Hodder.

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Music for this episode was provided by Marc van der Meulen

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The 12 Scares of Christmas intro is "Winter Trouble" provided by Myuu

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"Every Christmas Eve, it would prowl and lurk through the snowy shadows, hunting for its next victim…"

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A Very Yule Cat Christmas was written and narrated by Madame Strangeways

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Check out Madame Strangeway's for a companion episode for this story, all about the lore behind the Yule Cat:

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Dialogue Editing was by Madame Strangeways

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Production and Sound Design was by TJ Hodder.

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Music for this episode was provided by Myuu

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The 12 Scares of Christmas intro is "Winter Trouble" provided by Myuu

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"More than a month had passed us by, the door was blocked, no way outside. My sister withered, frail, she died, and father’s sanity declined."

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The Snow Began to Fall was written by Tewahway

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Story Link: https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/The_Snow_Began_to_Fall

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Narration, Production and Sound Design was by TJ Hodder.

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The 12 Scares of Christmas intro is "Winter Trouble" provided by Myuu

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