Dark Christmas Folklore: Ancient Holiday Monsters Before Santa

Freaky Folklore

Eeriecast Network

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.6 • 840 Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Before Santa's jolly image took hold, Christmas was patrolled by terrifying entities who punished the wicked and devoured the unwary—and some say they still roam the winter nights, waiting for those who've forgotten the old rules. 🎙️ **EXPLORE MORE SPINE-CHILLING CONTENT:** 🔮 Freaky Folklore: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/freaky-folklore 💀 Carman's Crypt (Original Horror): https://carmanscrypt.buzzsprout.com 🔍 Deadly Intent (True Crime): https://carmancarrion.buzzsprout.com 🏚️ Destination Terror: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/destination-terror ☕ **SUPPORT THE SHOW:** 🖤 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/CarmanCarrion ☕ Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/carmancarrion 📱 **CONNECT WITH CARMAN:** 🌐 Website: https://www.carman-carrion.com/ 📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CarmanCarrion 🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/CarmanCarrion 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/ 🔔 **SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW:** 🎵 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0uiX155WEJnN7QVRfo3aQY 🍎 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/freaky-folklore/id1550361184 Your support helps bring you more terrifying tales! 🌐 **DISCOVER MORE HORROR:** http://eeriecast.com/ https://www.carman-carrion.com/ **MUSIC CREDITS:** Music and sound effects provided by: CO.AG, Myuu, Jinglepunks, Epidemic Sound, Kevin MacLeod, Dark Music, and Soundstripe. #FreakyFolklore #Horror #Folklore #TrueCrime #EeriecastNetwork #Podcast #FreeFolk #ChristmasHorror #WinterFolklore #FrauPerchta #Krampus #YuleCat #Myling #FolkTales #HolidayHorror #SupernaturalLegends #DarkChristmas #WinterDemons Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Christmas was never meant to be gentle.
0:03.0	It was meant to keep children in line.
0:06.0	Before department store Santas and feel-good holiday movies,
0:10.0	the winter solstice belonged to entities far more terrifying than any modern nightmare.
0:15.0	These weren't jolly gift givers checking lists twice.
0:19.0	They were supernatural judges who could smell your sins
0:23.3	from miles away, taste your laziness in the winter air, and punish your failures with
0:29.6	methods that would make Crampus look merciful. For centuries, Christmas Eve meant
0:35.9	barricading your doors and praying you'd worked hard
0:39.2	enough, been humble enough, cared for others enough to survive until dawn.
0:45.8	Because something was always watching, something was always judging, and if you failed
0:51.9	their ancient tests, you wouldn't live to see Christmas morning.
0:57.0	Tonight, we're meeting the real Christmas spirits, the ones your ancestors feared, the ones
1:03.5	they built their winter survival around, and the terrifying truth, they never really left.
1:10.6	They just learned to hide better.
1:13.1	So check your locks, dim your lights.
1:16.6	And remember, some Christmas traditions exist not to spread joy, but to keep you alive. Hello folklore freaks and welcome back to Freaky Folklore.
1:31.7	I'm Carmen Carion, and tonight we're gathering around the fire for something a little different,
1:37.2	a Christmas special that might just change how you look at those twinkling light and cozy
1:42.4	holiday traditions. Before we dive in, I want to let you know that tonight's episode has a slightly different structure than usual.
1:50.0	Instead of focusing on one entity, we're doing a Christmas anthology,
1:55.0	multiple folklore creatures that all share the same hunting season.
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