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The NoSleep Podcast

S23 Ep25: NoSleep Podcast S23E25 - Christmas 2025

The NoSleep Podcast

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Arts, Society & Culture, Performing Arts, Fiction, Science Fiction

4.713.7K Ratings

🗓️ 25 December 2025

⏱️ 147 minutes

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Summary

Scary Christmas 2025! It's our annual celebration of the festive frights of the holidays.

"Coal" written by Charlie Davenport (Story starts around 00:03:10)
Produced by: Phil Michalski
Cast: James - Mike DelGaudio, Santa - David Cummings

"The Caroler" written by Mason McDonald (Story starts around 00:13:40)
Produced by: Phil Michalski
Cast: Lucas - Jeff Clement, Narrator - David Cummings, Caroler - Graham Rowat

"Were-nta Claws" written by Luke Pudney (Story starts around 00:33:15)
Produced by: Jeff Clement
Cast: Narrator - James Cleveland, Santa - Jake Benson, News Anchor - Erika Sanderson, Mum - Penny Scott-Andrews, Father - David Ault

"The Christmas Train" written by Jules Rowlen (Story starts around 00:56:05)
TRIGGER WARNING!
Produced by: Jesse Cornett
Cast: Rodney - Jesse Cornett, Conductor - Graham Rowat, Dad - Peter Lewis, Children Singing - Erika Sanderson, Allonté Barakat, Mary Murphy

"Christmas in the White and Red" written by Josh Gauthier (Story starts around 01:43:20)
Produced by: Claudius Moore
Cast: Bryce - Atticus Jackson, Sam - Allonté Barakat, Mom - Mary Murphy

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Executive Producer & Host: David Cummings
Musical score composed by: Brandon Boone
"Christmas 2025" illustration courtesy of Catriel Tallarico

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0:00.0

T'was the day known as Christmas and all through the valley.

0:18.0

The cryptids were stirring and ready to rally.

0:25.2

The night filled with darkness, no candles were glowing.

0:31.5

The children and adults filled with fear that was growing. The nightmares were coming. No soul could outlast. So brace yourself for the No Sleep Podcast. The The podcast. Welcome to the No Sleep Podcast 2025 Christmas Extravaganza.

1:26.3

I'm your host, Sleepless Santa.

1:30.3

No, that's not right.

1:32.2

It's me.

1:33.4

D.C.

1:35.1

No, no, forget that.

1:37.1

It's just me, David Cummings.

1:40.3

The voices in my head are leaking into the show.

1:44.6

We're glad you could join us for our annual holiday special,

1:48.6

where we fill your stockings with a full-length episode of holiday horror.

1:53.8

And it's a time to reflect back on the year that was.

1:57.7

And sure, we could focus on all the bad things we went through. All the many, many, many bad things

2:06.0

going on in our world. But this isn't a time to focus on those things. We're here to focus on the

2:13.1

nightmares and death and torment of good old-fashioned horror stories.

2:18.8

Things to really brighten our Christmas season.

2:22.5

Think about the good things this year has given us.

2:25.5

Like cryptids, Halloween candy,

2:29.1

and of course, the soul-affirming sound of children playing.

2:34.0

Yay! Six, seven! Yes! the soul-affirming sound of children playing.

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