Podcast

Merry Christmas! (Well, here in the Nordic countries, it’s Christmas.) Candle-Beggar is the last of the Yule Lads! He eats candles, for some reason. Listen to find out more!...

Hide away your legs of smoked lamb, because Meat-Hook, the 12th yule lad is in town, and he’s getting ready to steal your meat! This is the second to...

If peeping through windows wasn’t weird enough for you with yesterday’s yule lad, Window-Peeper, today’s lad is all about sniffing doors. Well, doorways, to be fair. Listen to find...

The creep meter is raised a bit with today’s yule lad: Window Peeper. This dude creeps around and peeps into people’s windows. However, as you’ll see during the episode,...

This is one of our favorite Yule Lad. He steals sausages, and his name is Sausage-Swiper. And any sausage lover is fine by us. Today’s episode is brought to...

Have you ever heard of Skyr? It’s a cross between yoghurt and soft cheese, and it’s a traditional Icelandic food. It’s truly delicious. And the 8th Yule Lad, Skyr-Gobbler,...

You might not have slept very well last night, because Door-Slammer was making a racket! This mischievous Yule Lad is not so much about the thieving, as most of...

Back in the day, the people of Iceland would generally eat out of a special bowl, called “askur,” which were carved wooden bowls with lids. Each person had their...