Sex, Slaves & Pickled Children: The Wild Origins of Christmas

Jesus is the reason for the season...right? Eh, not really. I'll break down the Roman festivals, Pagan rituals, and Victorian branding that turned sex-drenched slave parties, serial killers and a vengeful saint into the Christmas we know today—from Christmas trees to Santa Claus. Plus, why exactly Jesus' message made such an impression on the blood-loving Romans! Thank you for listening to the first season of Crowned & Cancelled! If you need some holiday help, join me in our exclusive community for high value women looking for support and sisterhood, The Shallontourage ! Try us free for a week you'll know if it's for you ;) Special thank you to our researcher for this episode, Barbara, who you can find at definitely look her up if you're heading to Rome! And another major thank you to our editor/producer/composer, drop her a line at mahatopd@gmail.com if you need anything audio/video production!

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Sex, Slaves & Pickled Children: The Wild Origins of Christmas is an episode from Girl On Top: ShallonXO by Shallon Lester.

This episode is 00:36:58 long.

This episode was published on Dec 21, 2025.

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