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, cannibalism
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Resources:
‘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
