The Christmas ghost story probably predates the holiday as we know it going back to the pagan festival known as Yule. In the short, dark, days at year's end when there is time to reflect on the lingering memories of the dying year, the lines between the living and the dead are sometimes blurred. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is a modern staple of many family celebrations.
In that tradition of Christmas ghosts, comes Tis the Season; nine strange tales of holiday ghosts and supernatural happenings. Two short Christmas poems, one light and one dark, serve as bookends for the stories. The taste is bitter almonds with a hint of Twilight Zone and pairs well with eggnog, heavy on the rum.
