Icelandic Christmas Cat Song
The Christmas Cat is said to eat children who do not receive clothing as Christmas presents.
Icelandic christmas cat song. Apparently farmers threatened their employees with being preyed upon by the Yule Cat in order to encourage them to complete the processing of the autumn wool before Christmas. Unlike other parts of the world where Father Christmas or Saint Nick is the only yuletide icon Icelandic culture depicts not one but 13 Christmas trolls. 2 thoughts on A song about the Icelandic Christmas Cat from Björk Petros says.
Björk also recorded a popular version of the song in the late 1980s. The first song is a 1987 recording of Björk singing a early 20th century poem by Jóhannes úr Kötlum who codified the many old folk stories and myths relating to Christmas. Snjókorn Falla Laddi.
Icelands favourite daughter sings her version of the carol jólakötturinn or the christmas cat by composer ingibjörg þorbergs. Grýla and Leppalúði are the parents of the 13 Icelandic yule lads. I always get myself a new shirt just in case.
Jólakötturinn is one of few real Icelandic Christmas songs in which the song and lyrics are. The stories are directed at children and are used to scare them into good behaviour. Above you can listen to one of Icelands most famous and loved Christmas songs about this feared Christmas Cat.
No matter how old you are youre never safe from Icelands Christmas Cat. Icelandic Christmas folklore depicts mountain-dwelling characters and monsters who come to town during Christmas. The threat of being eaten by this massive monster of a cat was not only used to motivate kids.
Icelandic Christmas celebrations traditionally begin on December 23rd and involve a mix of religious practices and intriguing Icelandic mythology. I am not afraid of the Christmas cat. And so did the jazz singer Ragnheiður Gröndal in 2004.