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Christmas ghosts and Monsters! In Victorian England, Christmas had a lot more in common with Halloween than Ho Ho Ho or baby Jesus. Scaring the crap out of your guests was an integral part of Christmas Eve festivities in Victorian England. What’s Christmas without murder, sadistic torture by a horned demon, or being cooked and eaten by an Icelandic ogress? Well, today we’ll list our top 10 favorite Christmas monsters from around the world and discuss a few classic Victorian ghost stories. If this all sounds new to you, stay tuned. It gets even more bizarre.

A Hitchhiker’s Guide to Christmas Symbols.
From shroom loving shamans in Siberia to ancient Egypt, we’ll look at some of the tripped out origins of our most enduring Christmas symbols and traditions. Hang on to your Santa hats! There will be magic mushrooms, parties, gift giving, revolutions, children beating logs and how the Catalans in Spain have a festive fixation with cute little statuettes taking a dump to remind us that we’re all human.