The podcasts of 2021 begin with some folklore brought to us by the ever lovely Benito Cereno.
Links:
- Benito’s Christmas history videos
- Benito’s writing at Gumroad
- Apocrypals podcast
- Friends ‘Till the End podcast
- Progressively Horrified
Music:
- “La Befana” by Make Like Monkeys
- “Perchta” by The Champagne Drops
- “Christmas Witch” by ChatterBox
- “The Christmas Witch” by CountD
If you’re feeling generous, check out my Patreon page here where you can get all kinds of bonuses throughout the year. You can also buy me a “coffee” ($3 gifts) at Ko-Fi.com.
Or PLEASE LEAVE A WEIRD REVIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS OR YOUR FAVORITE PODCAST APP! Send me a note that you did (weirdxmas@gmail.com), and I’ll send you a sticker!
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Craig! I’m not seeing a dedicated post for the Scandinavian Elves episode from last December, so I thought I’d post this comment on this other episode with Benito.
Somehow I missed listening to that one last year, so when I was loading up my iPod (yes, I’m old like that) with Christmas podcasts, I was delighted to see the subject.
A great episode (as any with Benito is near guaranteed to be), and I was so thrilled when he brought up the Astrid Lindgren books. I have the versions with the breathtaking art of Harald Wiberg. “The Tomten” is my all-time favorite children’s book (actually, perhaps one of my all-time favorite books period!), and my husband and I have a tradition of reading it aloud on nights when it snows. Being in Minnesota, some years we read it a LOT. 😊 One of our dearly departed kitty’s nicknames was Nisse Katt, because she was always sneaking up on us on her “small, silent feet” (a line from “The Tomten”).
So, just thought I’d drop a line to say thanks for this cool episode, and all the others that I am revisiting this December. Next up, the annual relistening of the flash fiction contest episodes!
Take care, old friend!
Liz Asphodel
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