Icelandic Christmas Cat Song
The threat of being eaten by this massive monster of a cat was not only used to motivate kids.
Icelandic christmas cat song. This is Skuggi perhaps a distant relative to. Icelandic Christmas celebrations traditionally begin on December 23rd and involve a mix of religious practices and intriguing Icelandic mythology. No matter how old you are youre never safe from Icelands Christmas Cat.
Jólakötturinn The Christmas Cat is a beast that according to Icelandic folklore eats children who dont receive new clothes in time for 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. The song is Björks contribution to the Hvit Er Í Borg og BÒ Christmas compilation issued on the Hljóðaklettur label in 1987.
Here you can listen to Icelands most famous singer Björk singing about the Icelandic Christmas Cat - and read the translation of the text from Icelandic to English. Above you can listen to one of Icelands most famous and loved Christmas songs about this feared Christmas Cat. Icelands favourite daughter sings her version of the carol Jólakötturinn or the Christmas cat by composer Ingibjörg Þorbergs.
Lastly Sigríður tells me the song Morning Has Broken popularized by Cat Stevens in the 1970s it actually originated as a Scottish hymn in 1900 with English lyrics written in 1931 by Eleanor Farjeon has become a very popular Christmas song in Iceland. Icelandic Christmas folklore depicts mountain-dwelling characters and monsters who come to town during Christmas. A song about a monster.
The figures are depicted as living together as. Behave or a troll will terrorize you or a cat will eat you. The Yule Cat is a huge and nasty cat from Icelandic folklore.
That is a great poem and it was made into a spooky song by Ingibjörg Þórbergs. If playback doesnt begin shortly. Icelands favourite daughter sings her version of the carol jólakötturinn or the christmas cat by composer ingibjörg þorbergs.