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December 20, 2021 18 mins

It’s almost Christmas so there’s no better time of the year to have a look at the words we use once a year with abandon.

From Eggnog to Kris Kringle, Santa's Elves to Decking the Halls with Holly, where did these words, and their traditions come from?

Let’s swig on a flagon of eggnog and bring in the yuletide cheer with the inaugural Say What Christmas episode.

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Sound engineering and original music by Jeff Willis. You can find his tunes on Spotify and iTunes

Produced by Jo Vraca. You can find my books on Amazon

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