Unlike other Christmas traditions that Americans import from abroad, The Nutcracker didn’t become a Christmas tradition until it reached America. And as far as Christmas traditions go, it’s one of the newer ones we have.
Fun links
- Nutcracker Nation:Â Book by Jennifer Fisher, the expert guest from this episode
- Super Co-op Squad: Video game podcast hosted by Johnny Mac, who shares a Christmas memory in this episode
Music from this episode
- The Nutcracker Suite — Gene Gajewski, via SoundCloud
- Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy — Kevin MacLeod, via Free Music Archive