Episode 9: Legends of the Holidays

Ready for some holiday cheer? Then learn all about Christmas beasts eating your kids and dragging them to hell! In this episode, Chris and Cody share the legends of Krampus, The Yule Cat, Gryla, and Black Peter. Then Chris shares the story of a real Christmas tradition where kids beat a log until it defecates gifts. Not kidding. BS Weekly is a real debunk of the abominable snowman. It makes Cody happy. Today’s drinks of choice are: Comet & Cupid cabernet, Lump of Coal stout, and Italia Roscata.


Advisory: 0-15s
Intro Music: 15s-30s
Topic of the Week: 30s-2:23m
Drink Reveal: 2:23-6:17m
Krampus: 6:17-10:53m
Yule Cat: 10:53-15:56m
Gryla and the Yule Lads: 15:56-20:05m
Commercial: 20:05-20:30m
Black Peter: 20:30-28:23m
Caga Tio: 28:23-31:38m
Cody’s Debunk: 31:38-38:21m
Chris’ Belief: 38:21-42:43m
Commercial: 42:43-43:13m
Trivia: 43:13-45:15m
BS Weekly: 45:15-46:15m
Thank You’s: 46:15-47:42m
Outro Music: 47:42-48:09m

Music: “I Have Heard of a Place” by the Astrometrics

Links:

Krampus:
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/12/131217-krampus-christmas-santa-devil/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krampus

Gryla and the Yule Lads:  
https://scarylittlechristmas.wordpress.com/2013/12/23/icelandic-terrors/
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/gr%C3%BDla-and-the-yule-lads-icelands-terrifying-christmas_us_58543d32e4b06ae7ec2a3e0f

Caga Tio:
http://www.odditycentral.com/news/caga-tio-catalonias-wacky-present-pooping-christmas-log.html
http://www.slate.com/blogs/atlas_obscura/2013/12/24/feeding_the_poop_log_a_catalan_christmas_tradition.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB_N7-HXTlI

Yeti Debunked:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/mystery-yeti-remains-found-himalayas-11605743

Yule Cat:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule_Cat
http://www.lifewithcats.tv/2015/12/09/jolakotturinn-the-christmas-cat-of-iceland/

Black Peter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwarte_Piet

Christmas Debunks
https://relevantmagazine.