Stories Behind Popular Christmas Tales: Truth and Tradition

Lindsay and Madison discuss the stories behind popular Christmas tales, as well as why you should never trust your younger siblings, that God isn’t cool with cannibalism, and that mince meat pies have a dicey origin story. Information pulled from the following sources: 2021 Farmers’ Almanac article by Amy Grisak 2020 Fodors Travel article by Jesse Tabit 2020 Insider article by Sophia Mitrokostas  2020 Ripley’s article by Chris Littlechild  2019 CTV News article by Christy Somos 2019 Discover Walks blog post by Eli 2019 The Guardian article by J Oliver Conroy  2018 Classic FM article by Elizabeth Davis 2018 Patheos blog post by Mat Auryn  2017 BBC article by Veronique Greenwood 2017 History Collection article by Natasha Sheldon 2016 Daily Star article by Tom Evans 2016 The Richest article by Melissa Kay 2013 Scary for Kids blog post    Bartleby  Storynory Wikipedia (1) Go check out our friends Jen and Cam over at the Our True Crime podcast. Pre-order your copy of the 2023 Independent True Crime Podcast calendar at podcastcalendars.com and get $7 off your order by using our promo code, OLDECRIMERS. Get free delivery on your first order via Instacart & make holiday dinner prep easier with ingredients in as fast as 1 hour. Min $10 req. Terms apply. Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show.  You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the Cultiv8 Discord and join the Olde Crimers Cubby to chat with us and other listeners of the show. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Spotify or Goodpods! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices