If you’re good, he’ll break into your house and leave presents under a tree. If you’re not, he’ll supply you with valuable fossil fuels. But where did the man with the bag come from? Featuring St. Nicholas, Krampus, Jesus, and more. The gang’s all here.
Sources
- A SYMBOL FOR NUREMBERG: THE ORIGIN OF THE CHRISTKIND from the Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt
- Celebrating with the Christkind from CNN
- My Elf on the Shelf and the Legend of Belsnickel from the Huffington Post
- From St. Nicholas to Santa Claus: the surprising origins of Kris Kringle from National Geographic
- The Origin of Krampus, Europe’s Evil Twist on Santa from Smithsonian Magazine
- What is the Belsnickel? Why is it part of a Pennsylvania Dutch Christmas? from PennLive
- Who is Krampus? Explaining the horrific Christmas beast from National Geographic
- Who is Zwarte Piet? from Virginia Quarterly Review
Music
- Christmas Village by Aaron Kenny
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Artist: www.twinmusicom.org/