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| John Leech Illustration for "A Christmas Carol", 1843 (Public Domain) |
Thursday, December 12, 2019
Creepmas Day 12: Christmas Ghost Stories
Have you ever pondered the lyric from the famous Andy Williams Christmas song "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" that says "There'll be scary ghost stories"? Well it's an old tradition that goes way back even before Charles Dickens published "A Christmas Carol" in 1843, and links to pagan times and the winter solstice, when the end of the year draws near and the days grow darker, colder, and bleaker. To learn more about the origins and traditions of Christmas ghost stories see these articles:
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