Up On the Housetop: Who Was Saint Nicholas?

Welcome back to Something Strange, and happy holidays to all our listeners! Today we’ll be about the history of the Big Man himself, Jolly Old St. Nicholas! Click here to listen to Dan Smith’s reading of “The Night Before Christmas.”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJON57sU_nc**TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR THIS EPISODE**Mentions of forced sex work, child death, mutilation of a corpse, cannibalismFollow us on Instagram! @something_strangepodSend us a gmail! [email protected]: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas: https://poets.org/poem/visit-st-nicholas St. Nicholas - Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Nicholas Saint Nicholas - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas# Who is St. Nicholas? - St. Nicholas Center: https://www.stnicholascenter.org/who-is-st-nicholas Lycia et Pamphylia - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycia_et_Pamphylia St. Nicholas Church, Demre - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Nicholas_Church,_Demre Historiae Ecclesiasticae Tripartitae Epitome - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historiae_Ecclesiasticae_Tripartitae_Epitome St. Nicholas Day - Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Saint-Nicholas-Day Santa Clause - History.com: https://www.history.com/topics/christmas/santa-claus Santa Clause - Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Santa-Claus