Santa Was A Cult Leader

Ho! Ho! Ho! This week on Cult Liter we’re talking about Mnason Huntsman, well that was one of his names, and how the Santa-esque muse kept the Christ in Christmas. A truly bizarre tale from beginning to end, and a face you won’t forget. You better watch out…you better not cry…you better not pout…I’m telling you why, Santa Claus is startinnnnnng a cult.

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Sources:
https://www.coca-colacompany.com/au/news/definitive-history-of-santa-claus
https://www.boweryboyshistory.com/2021/12/santa-insanity-how-self-proclaimed.html
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2266951.The_Quest_for_Utopia_in_Twentieth_Century_America
https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/a-pictorial-history-of-santa-claus
http://www.lone-star.net/mall/main-areas/Night_B_Xmas.html
https://www.newspapers.com/image/20318752/?terms=angel%20dancers%20put%20in%20jail&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/504957801/?terms=Mnason%20Hunstman&match=1

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