A Holiday Hello: Stanton's Christmas Story for Kids and The Bah Humbug Puritans
Oh it's been a minute but you'll be glad you listened to this episode. Yes there are podcast updates, yes there's a cool new eZine/book you have to get: The Biting All The Apples Holiday (and any day) Book of 19th Century Inspired Home Amusements & Creative Endeavors here's the direct link if it's not showing up: https://payhip.com/b/75vhY The holiday joy doesn't stop there. We've got a short hype message for all of your holiday emotional and physical labor AND you'll find out...
Oh it's been a minute but you'll be glad you listened to this episode. Yes there are podcast updates, yes there's a cool new eZine/book you have to get: The Biting All The Apples Holiday (and any day) Book of 19th Century Inspired Home Amusements & Creative Endeavors here's the direct link if it's not showing up: https://payhip.com/b/75vhY
The holiday joy doesn't stop there. We've got a short hype message for all of your holiday emotional and physical labor AND you'll find out that puritans really hated Christmas and Stanton wrote a revisionist history Christmas fantasy story for kids.
We share holiday chaos, gratitude for invisible labor, and a warm update on what’s next. Stanton’s risky Women’s Bible, the suffrage split, and her fanciful Mayflower Christmas story spark a look at why mythmaking comforts and what truth demands.
• peak lady labor and real appreciation
• launch of our 49‑page Victorian amusements zine
• why wordplay and in‑person games matter
• teaser for the Blackwell family special
• Kathy Kern’s insights on Stanton’s reputational cost
• family edits that tried to repair Stanton’s legacy
• debunking “Christmas on the Mayflower” with primary sources
• Puritan opposition to Christmas
• nostalgia, comfort myths, and honest memory
• our 2026 motto
Here's more information about the reality of the early settlers: https://voyagingthroughhistory.exeter.ac.uk/2020/12/18/christmas-on-the-mayflower/
We used a batch of shared music for this episode and we're grateful to these artists:
JOY TO THE WORLD
Joy To The World by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Artist: http://audionautix.com/
Wish You A merry Christmas
We Wish You a Merry Christmas by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/
Away In A Manger by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Artist: http://audionautix.com/
Credits
Recorded at Troubadour Studios in Lansing, MI
Audio Engineer Corey DeRushia
Edited by Rie Daisies at Nighttime Girlfriend Studio
Music: ‘Shifting pt. 2 (instrumental)’ by Rie Daisies
Executive Producer Kate ML Rogers
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