EPISODE · Dec 25, 2025 · 49 MIN
It's Surprisingly About Childhood Innocence Again!: E.T.A. Hoffman's "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King"
from Novel Ideas · host The Novel Ideas Podcast
On this Christmas Eve, a little boy and girl are visited by their creepy Godfather with a gift like no other. Turns out Christmas stories made in the 1800s had to include some creep factor lest it not be published. And a fantastical twist or two, vain princesses, and a Nutcracker with some cracked teeth set to eventually kill a seven-headed Mouse King, and this story gives you just about everything you're looking for this holiday. Enjoy this classic story and don't forget to watch over your dolls. We should all remember Little Soldiers. BYYEEE!!!!
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