S20 Ep21: Horror Around the Holidays: The 2025 Holiday Special (Sn. 20 Ep. 21)
Monsters Among Us
Derek Hayes | Audioboom Studios
4.8 • 8K Ratings
🗓️ 23 December 2025
⏱️ 78 minutes
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Summary
Season 20 Episode 21 of Monsters Among Us Podcast, true paranormal stories of ghosts, cryptids, UFOs and more, told by the witnesses themselves.
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Furby Commercial - https://www.reddit.com/r/Millennials/comments/1otxygk/how_many_of_you_had_a_furby_in_the_late_90s/
Furby and the FAA - https://www.faa.gov/media/19696
History of the Christmas Tree - https://www.history.com/articles/history-of-christmas-trees
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CO.AG Music - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcavSftXHgxLBWwLDm_bNvA
Myuu - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiSKnkKCKAQVxMUWpZQobuQ
Music By Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio - https://www.youtube.com/@WhiteBatAudio
White Bat Audio Songs:
Miami Justice
Trapped in the Simulation
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| 0:00.0 | We're going to see, nozine. |
| 0:03.0 | We're going to be. |
| 0:07.0 | We're going to be it. The |
| 0:23.6 | The Good evening and welcome to Monsters Among Us. |
| 0:56.0 | I'm your guide, Derek Hayes. |
| 1:00.0 | Merry Christmas. Happy Hanukkah and Happy holidays, everyone. |
| 1:06.0 | Come on in. Stand next to the fire. |
| 1:09.0 | Let me get you some eggnog. It's nasty out there. At least it is here. |
| 1:16.6 | The weather is turning for the worse and I hope everyone gets to where they're going, safely. |
| 1:22.6 | And I hope we can keep you company while you get there. |
| 1:30.5 | But before we move on, I have a question for you. |
| 1:34.4 | What would you like for Christmas this year, dear listener? |
| 1:39.4 | Well, I hope you set a slate full of holiday-themed stories. |
| 1:43.4 | Because that's what old Derek Claus brought for you here this evening. |
| 1:53.0 | A whole sack full of stories about Santa, toys, elves, ghosts, creatures, and a whole lot more. |
| 1:58.4 | And while you might think Christmas is a strange time to share spooky stories, |
| 2:02.3 | but you might be surprised to know that telling ghost stories at Christmas was once a very popular pastime. And I'll tell you I'm doing what I can to bring that tradition |
| 2:10.2 | back. So put down the presents and turn up the volume. Tonight, we're getting all kinds of festive, |
| 2:20.2 | beginning with this entry from Beatrix in the Commonwealth of Virginia. |
| 2:27.1 | Hi, Derek. This is Beatrix from Virginia, but this story is originally coming from my childhood bedroom in Long Island. |
| 2:37.2 | I just listened to your Christmas podcast, and someone told a story about a Furby. |
| 2:43.8 | I wanted to call and tell you my Furby story. |
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