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Dec 2022
14m 37s

The Dark & Strange History Of Santa Clau...

Joe Santagato
About this episode
A few weeks ago we were working in the studio, getting in the Christmas spirit, and one of us brought up the fact that it’s weird we have this tradition about a big jolly fat guy who sneaks into our homes and wants kids to sit on his lap. We started wondering where the story of Santa even came. What’s the history and the origin? Who is St. Nicholas and what’ ... Show More
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