The Chronicles of Santa

The Chronicles of Santa is an Eddsworld Beyond Christmas short, released on December 15th, 2022. It is the first Christmas video of this era.
==Plot==
Santa Claus tells the story of the first Christmas, which took place in the stone age. In a stone cave, cavemen versions of Edd, Tom, Tord, and Matt live together. As Tord is about to speak, he is killed by debris caused by Santa attempting to enter their cave. Upset by the wreckage caused and their friend's death, Edd and Tom attack and throw stones. Santa retaliates by throwing coal at Edd and Tom, launching them through a wall. Matt, who had been doing nothing the entire time, is gifted a new face and a diamond, which shines so brightly it burns down their cave. Santa leaves as the three presumably burn to death.
==Trivia==
*This is the first video of Eddsworld Beyond to feature Josh Tomar.
*Picture frames with shots from "Zanta Claws III" and "Zanta Claws" can be seen at the beginning of the episode.
*Zanta's stone tablet has various references carved into it, such as
**A squid from Splatoon
**The angry emote from Newgrounds.
**Slenderman
**The logo for Back Alley, a shop owned by Penny Bogert
**The word "LOL"
**The word "Updog"
*Paleolithic to Modern English is written by Dr. Collin Lopez-Clift PHD, a portmanteau of the names of Penny Bogert (Formerly Collin Bogert), Jackie Lopez, and Andy Clift.
*Edd's caveman design bares a strong resemblance to Edg from "WTFuture."
*Various references can be seen carved into the walls of the cave, such as
**The titular characters of Jackie Lopez's Michael and James.
**Petey from Mike Picone's Cave TV.
**Sonic The Hedgehog.
**Matt inventing the wheel, as seen in "WTFuture."
*Mrs. Claus makes her only appearance in the first scene.
*This is the first eddisode of Eddsworld Beyond to physically feature Tord. He was seen in a portrait in Surf & Turf Wars (Part 1), however, his face was ripped off.
*As of this Eddisode, Matt Hargreaves (Matt), Ben Rudman (Mark) and Joshua Tomar (Santa Claus) are the only three people so far to portray the same character in the Classic era, Eddsworld: Legacy and Eddsworld Beyond.
*This short was uploaded on Jackie Lopez's Birthday (December 15).
== References ==
Category:Eddsworld Beyond