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<p>Matthew Jackson (he/him) is a writer, critic, podcaster, and nerd-for-hire who&#8217;s been writing about pop culture for more than 15 years. He lives in Austin, Texas, and when he&#8217;s not writing he&#8217;s usually counting the days until Christmas.</p>


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1993’s ’12 Days of Christmas’ Special Tried To Explain the Weirdest Carol — And Somehow Made It Weirder

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