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Yule, Santa, and His Goons
by Rikki LaCoste
This delightful non-fictional exploration was first podcasted on Kakophonos Internet Radio, Christmas 2010, episode #9. Kak is currently in cryogenic suspension.
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Summary:
This recording was the intro for Kakophonos Internet Radio's 2010 Christmas episode, ambitiously exploring the origins of the festival we now call Christmas throughout the ages. It also delves into the origins of Santa Claus, and his various (and often terrifying) helpers; and finally the North American folk traditions of Santa today.
The illustration selected to represent this recording is called "Krampus und Sinterklaas besuchen Wiener Haus" ("Krampus and Saint Nicholas Visit a Viennese Home"), a newspaper illustration from Wiener Bilder, 6th December, 1896. Artist unknown: anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno?apm=0&aid=wrb&datum=18961206&zoom=2
Incidentally, if you would like to see more pictures of Krampus, etc, he has a website! krampus.com