Sharing some weird info about holiday tradition and other cold weather trivia. Also, I botch some Icelandic words and we learn about the unfortunate fate of the Yule Goat.

Songs for this episode:

• Hazy Shade of Winter - the Bangles
• Two Weeks in December - Skullcrusher
• Candles - Daughter
• A Long December - the Counting Crows
• The Commander Thinks Aloud - The Long Winters
• Staralfur (the Staring Elf) - Sigur Ros

Sources:

• https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/mount-ingino-christmas-tree
• https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/our-favorite-scandinavian-yuletide-burning-goat-is-back
• https://www.visitgavle.se/en/gavle-goat
• https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/i-17-mystery-christmas-tree
• https://historycollection.com/15-bizarre-christmas-traditions-from-history-you-wont-believe-existed/
• https://www.japanesewithhikari.com/blog/kfc-and-christmas-in-japan-how-it-has-become-a-tradition
• https://adventures.is/blog/iceland-christmas-eve-tradition/
• https://www.mashed.com/1454845/worst-christmas-food-trends/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amundsen%E2%80%93Scott_South_Pole_Station
• https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/sweden-does-not-use-new-beet-extract-salt-de-ice-roads-nourish-birds-2025-11-21/
• https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/07/19/fact-check-photo-doesnt-show-finlands-reflective-reindeer-antlers/7971862002/
• https://dunapress.org/why-norwegians-hide-brooms-on-christmas-eve-a-fascinating-tradition/
• https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/the-new-science-of-how-winter-affects-your-brain-and-body-and-what-to-do-about-it/90998751
• https://www.heart.org/en/news/2025/01/03/what-cold-weather-does-to-the-body-and-how-to-protect-yourself-this-winter

Sound mixing performed by Brother Jay from The Rule of Scary podcast - check that out if you’re a horror movie fan! And hey! Thank you for listening to my stories. Keep it weird out there.

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• https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5jIkaamOZlCwtd2peUk9lF?si=0238d524a374492d

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