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Backstory: The Mari Lwyd
Manage episode 387497359 series 1291035
The mostly warm, fuzzy, cozy, sanitized Christmas is mainly a product of 19th and 20th century American influence. In earlier times, Christmas had a spooky side — one example of which is the Welsh tradition of the ghostly gray mare: the Mari Lwyd.
Mentioned in this Episode
- Jeff Belanger
- The Fright Before Christmas by Jeff Belanger
Music in this Episode
- "John Barleycorn" — Julius H., via Pixabay
- "Dread Lake" — Blue Dot Sessions, via Free Music Archive
- "Mile Marker 323" — Blue Dot Sessions, via Free Music Archive
- "Relaxing Acoustic - Noel" —Oleksii Kaplunskyi, via Pixabay
- "Dramatic Uplifting Cinematic Piano" — Yevhen Onoychenko, via Pixabay
- Additional sound effects via Freesound
Brian is getting ready to return for the 2024 Christmas season with an all new series of episodes. Join Christmas Past on Halloween for our traditional ghost story to kick off the preseason.
223 episodes
Manage episode 387497359 series 1291035
The mostly warm, fuzzy, cozy, sanitized Christmas is mainly a product of 19th and 20th century American influence. In earlier times, Christmas had a spooky side — one example of which is the Welsh tradition of the ghostly gray mare: the Mari Lwyd.
Mentioned in this Episode
- Jeff Belanger
- The Fright Before Christmas by Jeff Belanger
Music in this Episode
- "John Barleycorn" — Julius H., via Pixabay
- "Dread Lake" — Blue Dot Sessions, via Free Music Archive
- "Mile Marker 323" — Blue Dot Sessions, via Free Music Archive
- "Relaxing Acoustic - Noel" —Oleksii Kaplunskyi, via Pixabay
- "Dramatic Uplifting Cinematic Piano" — Yevhen Onoychenko, via Pixabay
- Additional sound effects via Freesound
Brian is getting ready to return for the 2024 Christmas season with an all new series of episodes. Join Christmas Past on Halloween for our traditional ghost story to kick off the preseason.
223 episodes
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