Dark Christmas Relics
hochelaga
Dec 12, 2025 09:32
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In Christianity, relics are often sacred remains of holy saints — and some of the most unsettling relics are tied directly to the Christmas story.
From fragments of the True Manger, to relics associated with the Nativity, to the skeletal remains of the real Saint Nicholas, I’ve been tracing the origins of these dark Christmas relics.
In this video, let's explore some of the strangest Christian relics, and obscure biblical artefacts from the Christmas story. So gather round, settle in, and let me retell the Christmas story through the objects left behind.
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CHAPTERS
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SOURCES & FURTHER READING
The Bones of Santa Claus:
https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2017-12-05-could-ancient-bones-suggest-santa-was-real
Swaddling Clothes of Christ:
https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/a-relic-of-the-holy-cradle-returns-to-the-holy-land-and-its-connection-to-the-holy-land-museum/
The Gifts of the Magi
https://mount-athos.org/en/mount-athos/icons-relics/gifts
The Massacre of the Holy Innocents
https://thecatholictraveler.com/the-chapel-of-the-holy-innocents-in-bethlehem/
Our Lady of the Milk
https://relics.es/en/blogs/relics/the-relics-of-the-virgins-milk
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MUSIC
Intro - Epic of Gilgamesh in Sumerian by Peter Pringle
Outro - Disconnect - Peaceful Ambient Music by CO.AG Peaceful Ambient Background Music
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
All other music via Epidemic Sound
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