Forgotten Tradition: Chilling Christmas Ghosts

In 1891, British humorist Jerome K. Jerome wrote that “Whenever five or six English-speaking people meet round a fire on Christmas Eve, they start telling each other ghost stories.”

Dec 12, 2025 | 15:12 | Josh Geiger

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