In Andy Williams's rendition of "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year", one of the lyrics states, "There'll be scary ghost stories..." When and where were ghost stories a part of Christmas tradition? Why aren't they a part of American Christmas tradition?

by com2420
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Hopefully someone comes along with some awesome new info.

In the meantime, I think this has been addressed to some extent here: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/echr1u/in_the_song_the_most_wonderful_time_of_the_year/

And here: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5k9cih/therell_be_scary_ghost_stories_and_tales_of_the/