The Twelve Nightmares of Christmas, Day 2: Today I Learned … And Presents!

Does your family keep the tradition of hanging a pickle ornament on the Christmas tree? There’s an interesting story about how this tradition came to be. Legend has it that during the Civil War, a Bavarian man named John Lower was held prisoner at the infamous Andersonville Prison. Starving, he begged one of the guards for a bit of food. The guard gave Lower a pickle out of his lunch pail. That pickle did wonders for the prisoner, and he survived his brutal stay at Andersonville. When he was finally released and made his way home, Lower began a tradition that held personal meaning for him — hiding a glass pickle on the Christmas tree, and telling his family that the person who found it would have good luck in the coming year.

And speaking of ornaments, I have a giveaway! I have eight lovely Christmas-monster themed ornaments to give to four lucky people. (You each get two of them, as they are small. There, I did the math for you. You’re welcome.) Just go to any Lights Out episode on Youtube and subscribe to my channel. If you’re already a subscriber, just say hey. Whatever you do, leave me a note telling me that you’re interested in scoring a couple of fun monster ornaments. I’ll do the drawing as soon as I get at least four responses, and we’ll start trimming the tree!

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