CHRISTMAS EVE SPECIAL with Sasquatch Chronicles, Astonishing Legends, Dark Waters, Strange Familiars, Hillbilly Horror Stories and History Goes Bump
The Confessionals
Merkel Media
4.6 • 6.1K Ratings
🗓️ 24 December 2018
⏱️ 82 minutes
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Summary
Merry Christmas Eve! I was driving around in my truck for work in late November when an idea hit me. As I was thinking about the holiday season and people traveling I thought I would be fun to host a Christmas music special to help people get through their travels for the holidays. And while I was at it, why not have other podcasts co-host with me by reading short scary Christmas stories! Welcome to the first ever Christmas Eve Music Special from The Confessionals!
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| 0:00.0 | Nobody is quite sure when ghost stories first became associated with Christmas time. |
| 0:27.4 | Some people actually believe the tradition is older than Christmas itself. |
| 0:31.8 | Before Christmas was a holiday, the dramatic people of Europe celebrated a festival called |
| 0:36.2 | Yule, which came at the end of the year. |
| 0:40.2 | During the longest darkest nights of the year, it was thought that the barrier between our |
| 0:44.0 | world and the afterlife became thinner and ghosts were more likely to appear on Earth. |
| 0:50.8 | This led to all kinds of stories about ghosts being told. |
| 0:55.1 | Many many Yule traditions were incorporated into Christmas, including ghost stories. |
| 1:03.3 | In 1863, Charles Dickens published his famous novel, A Christmas Carol. |
| 1:08.4 | The book was a huge hit and helped reignite people's love for the Christmas season. |
| 1:13.2 | It also helped to associate the season with ghosts like those that visited mean old scrooge |
| 1:18.5 | to help him mend his ways. |
| 1:20.9 | After that, ghost stories became a beloved part of Christmas in England. |
| 1:25.4 | Families would gather around the fire and read stories to scare and thrill one another. |
| 1:30.5 | Some people read stories written by popular authors of the day while others came up with |
| 1:34.3 | their own stories. |
| 1:36.3 | Yet others still told stories that have been passed down in their families for generations. |
| 1:42.7 | Families that might have come from reality. |
| 2:12.7 | If you do not like sinning against Christmas music, I highly suggest you change the dial. |
| 2:42.7 | If you do not like it, I highly suggest you change the dial. |
| 3:00.7 | If you do not like it, I highly suggest you change the dial. |
| 3:30.7 | If you do not like it, I highly suggest you change the dial. |
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