well. here goes. do you know that song "the most wonderful time of the year"? i'm wonderin why it goes "scary ghost stories". afterall who tells ghost stories for Christmas. do u no y it says that?
2007-11-30 14:27:14 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
oooo. one ghost story! any others?
2007-11-30 14:33:11 · update #1
There is an old tradition (particularly in England) of telling ghost stories on Christmas Eve. Charles Dickens was certainly not the first with A Christmas Carol, although it's certainly the most famous.
Although I'm not sure of the origin of the tradition, I'd guess it goes back to the days of the Christmas feasts in the great halls and castles, where bards and minstrels told and sang the old tales and legends, some (but not all of them) scary. Likely the idea that Christmas was one of the most holy days of the year made the telling of scarier tales seem safer the night before!
2007-11-30 22:50:22 · answer #1 · answered by Palmerpath 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It all stems from Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol". Read the book. I thought this was required reading for all 7th grade students in the US. This story has been retold in countless movies starring Bill Murray, George C Scott, etc.
2007-11-30 14:42:01 · answer #2 · answered by ckmeat sandwich 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Scrooge... "A Christmas Carol" Watch that movie and you will understand what ghost stories have to do with Christmas.
2007-11-30 14:29:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
My school choir always assume it means "A Christmas Carol", though it's not very scary.
2007-11-30 14:34:03 · answer #4 · answered by filmnoirgirl16 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because people can't wait a year for Halloween
2007-11-30 14:30:06 · answer #5 · answered by ultrasuperman1001 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
the cristmas carole
2007-11-30 14:32:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
no
2007-11-30 14:30:32 · answer #7 · answered by KU! 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋