Episode 42: The History of the Holiday Ghost

What is it about the holidays that makes us want to tell spooky stories? We’ve heard it time and time again with “scary ghost stories and tales of the glories.” And yet, nothing else about the winter holidays matches the spooky vibe of this lyric. Join me as I go down another holiday-themed rabbit hole! Sources: Curious History. “The Ghost of Christmas Past (The English Tradition of Christmas Ghost Stories)” YouTube, Dec. 4, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzpH06LNOGo [Video] Accessed Dec. 7, 2023. Dickey, Colin. “A Plea to Resurrect the Christmas Tradition of Telling Ghost Stories” The Smithsonian Magazine, Dec. 15, 2017. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/plea-resurrect-christmas-tradition-telling-ghost-stories-180967553/ Accessed Dec. 7, 2023. Huntley, Andrew. “The History of Holiday Ghost Stories” Carnegie Museum of Natural History, https://carnegiemnh.org/history-of-holiday-ghost-stories/ Accessed Dec. 7, 2023. The Jolly Reiver. “The History of Telling Ghost Stories at Christmas” YouTube, Dec. 19, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_MWXeIsGF4 [Video] Accessed Dec. 7, 2023. Yuko, Elizabeth. “How Ghost Stories Became a Christmas Tradition in Victorian England” History, Dec. 15, 2021. https://www.history.com/news/christmas-tradition-ghost-stories Dec. 7, 2023. SOCIALS: @therestoomuchtothinkpod on Instagram