In this episode, I talk about the interesting (and kinda creepy) legends of Santa Claus and Krampus. How did these two beings make such an interesting impact on Christmas? 

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Sources:

https://www.history.com/topics/christmas/santa-claus

https://horrorobsessive.com/2020/12/15/krampus-meet-santas-helper-hes-far-from-jolly/

https://www.history.com/news/krampus-christmas-legend-origin

https://www.distractify.com/p/is-krampus-good-or-evil

https://www.insider.com/what-is-krampus-saint-nicholaus-2016-12#legend-has-it-that-their-chains-symbolize-a-binding-to-the-devil-by-the-christian-church-and-the-birch-branches-hail-from-ancient-pagan-initiation-rites-8