Episode #18 There'll be Scary Ghost Stories and Creepy Christmas Cards!

The Victorian age had a morbid fascination with death and the dead which carried into their Christmas traditions! Between ghost stories, dangerous parlor games, and creepy Christmas cards there was nothing holly jolly about a Victorian Christmas! Sources: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/plea-resurrect-christmas-tradition-telling-ghost-stories-180967553/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-do-ghost-stories-go-christmas-180961547/https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.denofgeek.com/culture/scary-christmas-stories-a-history-of-the-holidays-ghostly-tradition/%3famphttps://crimereads.com/on-the-lost-christmastime-tradition-of-telling-ghost-stories/https://bigthink.com/high-culture/christmas-stories/https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/633693/gifts-your-wife-will-love?utm_content=infinitescroll1Music from Upbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/friendly-ghostLicense code: LZ5ZUHQLWV7IN6XHBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-cousins-weird-s-podcast--5048269/support.