482 – Christmas Eve

Sleepy

Otis Gray

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 24 December 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Zzz . . . Happy holidays . . Here's a lovely short story to snooze to – "Christmas Eve" by Washington Irving zzz For an ad-free version of Sleepy, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/sleepyradio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and donate $2! Or click the blue Sleepy logo on the banner of this Spotify page. Awesome Sleepy sponsor deals: Quince: Go to Quince.com/sleepy for free shipping and 365-day returns BetterHelp: Visit BetterHelp.com/SLEEPY today to get 10% off your first month. GreenChef: GreenChef.com/50SLEEPYGRAZA and use code "SLEEPYGRAZA" to get started with 50% off Green Chef + FREE Graza Olive Oil Set in your 2nd and 3rd boxes. ButcherBox: Sign up at butcherbox.com/sleepy and use code "sleepy" OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code SLEEPY at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.oneskin.co/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #oneskinpod GhostBed: Go to GhostBed.com/sleepy and use promo code “SLEEPY” at checkout for 50% off! Shopify: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at Shopify.com/otis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, so if you're listening to Sleepy, I know that you love podcasts that help you go to bed and get a great night's rest.
0:08.7	Well, if you're looking for even more snoozy content, I highly encourage you to check out the podcast, nothing much happens.
0:16.1	By a sleep co-conspirator of mine named Catherine Nikolai. She shares these original, mindfully crafted
0:22.7	conflict-free literature designed to lull you into a restful slumber. For over six years,
0:28.3	Catherine has been helping listeners find peace and rest through her soothing stories. The show has
0:33.1	over 150 million downloads, and it basically is a grown-up version of Mr. Rogers' neighborhood,
0:39.2	filled with interconnected stories that soothe and calm you. It is a fantastic show, and she
0:44.7	put so much work into making stories that are specifically crafted to put you to bed. So,
0:51.6	definitely go check out her show. Nothing Much Happens. You can find
0:54.9	nothing much happens anywhere you get your podcast. Sweet dreams.
1:00.5	Hey, Merry Christmas Eve. My name's Otis Gray and you're listening to Sleepy.
1:17.4	A podcast. a podcast where I read old books to help you get to sleep and this is a midweek Christmas Eve short story for you
1:21.9	I'm back home in Vermont with my family.
1:30.3	If you're watching on Spotify, you can see.
1:35.3	It's a new environment and very excited to spend the holidays here.
1:42.3	Before we get to tonight's bedtime story,
1:47.5	I just want to profoundly thank the brand new Christmas supporters of Sleepy on patreon.com,
1:54.6	which is a website where you can pledge a couple bucks for an ad-free version of the show.
2:00.9	I usually do this on Sundays,
2:03.8	but yeah, today's Christmas Eve,
2:06.2	and I'm just very grateful for the new patron.
2:08.4	So I just wanted to give a big shout out to our one new patron this week so far.
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