About this episode

The hosts share holiday tales including a Mexican Christmas story and works by Hans Christian Andersen.

The Legend of Poinsettia & Twelve by the Mail and The Snail and the Rosebush It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Come gather around the yule log and listen to some holiday tales: one with a big dose of colonialism (boo) before our favorite sad bisexual Victorian boy (yay!), Hans Christian Andersen brings the mood up for a change. Abbie tells a Mexican Christmas story about the poinsettia, or as we shall call it henceforth, cuetlaxōchitl (kwet-lah-SHO-shee-tl). Kelsey closes out 2025 with HCA’s new year’s tale, The Twelve Who Came by Mail, followed by The Snail and the Rosebush as a reminder to all of us to keep blooming and pay those who refuse no mind. Happy Holidays and see you next year! Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe. You can find us on Instagram @fairytalefixpod, and chat with us on our Discord channel ! Join our Patreon at patreon.com/fairytalefixpod and visit us at fairytalefixpod.com . Fairy Tale Fix Podcast is a Fantastic Worlds Production. Fairy Tale Fix is performed and produced by: Abbie Lammel ( @bonanzafamine ) Kelsey Horne ( @monsieurcheval ) With tremendous thanks to our good friend, Dustin Alexander In partnership with our…

People in this episode

Hosts: Abbie Lammel, Kelsey Horne

Topics covered

• holiday tales
• colonialism
• Victorian literature
• Christmas stories
• cultural narratives

Keywords

• Poinsettia
• Christmas
• Hans Christian Andersen
• colonialism
• holiday tales

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fantastic Worlds Productions

Books & works: The Legend of Poinsettia, The Twelve Who Came by Mail, The Snail and the Rosebush

Places: Mexico

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