Minute Women

On the third day of Minute Women Christmas, Linnea and Grace gave to me... a talking Christmas tree!

The world became exposed to the Halifax tradition of Woody the Christmas Tree, a giant robotic tree that lives in the Mic Mac Mall and talks with children every year during the holiday season. For 15 years, Woody was retired by the Mall but he came back this year much to the community's delight. What about the rest of the world though? After many saw him on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon for the first time, Woody was an internet sensation! Is he famous... or infamous?

Make sure you rate and review the podcast and visit our website: minutewomenpodcast.ca

Show Notes

On the third day of Minute Women Christmas, Linnea and Grace gave to me... a talking Christmas tree!

The world became exposed to the Halifax tradition of Woody the Christmas Tree, a giant robotic tree that lives in the Mic Mac Mall and talks with children every year during the holiday season. For 15 years, Woody was retired by the Mall but he came back this year much to the community's delight. What about the rest of the world though? After many saw him on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon for the first time, Woody was an internet sensation! Is he famous... or infamous?

Make sure you rate and review the podcast and visit our website: minutewomenpodcast.ca

What is Minute Women?

Minute Women is your weekly dose of Canadian history and corny 90s nostalgia. We are best friends Grace McNutt and Linnea Swinimer and we are on a mission to tell the untold stories behind the iconic Canadian Heritage Minutes. Along the way, we uncover the funny, weird, and downright terrifying stories left out of Canada’s national history.

Did you know John A. Macdonald's younger brother was murdered in a freak gin incident? Or that Sandford Fleming was going to call standard time "cosmic time"? Or that Governor Frontenac was a legendary jerk?

Well, neither did we! Join us to learn more! A not-so-proud part of our national heritage.