Gleðileg jól to your family from ours! May all your wishes come true! #MerryChristmas #Iceland #IcelandAdventure #IcelandChristmas #HappyHolidays

Don't forget your new clothes for Christmas, or the Jólakötturinn just might get you! Gleðileg jól! 🎄🎁❄️ #Iceland #IcelandChristmas #Jólaköttur #ChristmasCat

Tonight, Kjötkrókur arrives:

Meat Hook, the twelfth one,
his talent would display
as soon as he arrived
on Saint Thorlak's Day.
He snagged himself a morsel
of meat of any sort,
although his hook at times was
a tiny bit short.

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If you're visiting the north of Iceland, don't forget to stop by Dimmuborgir. You can check out where the Yule Lads live in the offseason. #Iceland #IcelandTrip #IcelandAdventure #YuleLads #IcelandChristmas #IcelandFolklore #Dimmuborgir

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Tonight, Gluggagægir arrives:

The tenth was Window Peeper,
a weird little twit,
who stepped up to the window
and stole a peek through it.
And whatever was inside
to which his eye was drawn,
he most likely attempted
to take later on.

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Tonight, Bjúgnakrækir arrives (AI image):

The ninth was Sausage Swiper,
a shifty pilferer.
He climbed up to the rafters
and raided food from there.
Sitting on a crossbeam
in soot and in smoke,
he fed himself on sausage
Fit for gentlefolk.

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Tonight, Skyrgámur arrives:

Skyr Gobbler, the eighth,
was an awful stupid bloke.
He lambasted the skyr tub
til the lid on it broke.
Then he stood there gobbling
- his greed was well known -
until, about to burst,
he would bleat, howl, and groan.

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Tonight, Hurðaskellir arrives:

The seventh was Door Slammer,
a sorry, vulgar chap:
When people in the twilight
would take a little nap,
he was happy as a lark
with the havoc he could wreak,
slamming doors and hearing
the hinges on them squeak.

#Iceland #IcelandChristmas #YuleLads #IcelandFolklore

Tonight, Askasleikir arrives:

Bowl Licker, the sixth one,
was shockingly ill bred.
From underneath the bedsteads
he stuck his ugly head.
And when the bowls were left
to be licked by dog or cat,
he snatched them for himself
- he was sure good at that!

#Iceland #IcelandChristmas #YuleLads #Folklore

If you're celebrating Christmas in Iceland, be sure to stop at Hellisgerði Park in Hafnarfjörður. It has a magical Christmas atmosphere unlike any other. #Iceland #IcelandTrip #IcalendAdventure #Christmas #IcelandChristmas

Tonight, Þvörusleikir arrives:

The fourth was Spoon Licker;
like spindle he was thin.
He felt himself in clover
when the cook wasn't in.
Then stepping up, he grappled
the stirring spoon with glee,
holding it with both hands
for it was slippery.

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Tonight, Stúfur arrives:

Stubby was the third called,
a stunted little man,
who watched for every chance
to whisk off a pan.
And scurrying away with it,
he scraped off the bits
that stuck to the bottom
and brims - his favorites.

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Tonight, Giljagaur arrives:

The second was Gully Gawk,
gray his head and mien.
He snuck into the cow barn
from his cragy ravine.
Hiding in the stalls,
He would steal the milk, while
the milkmaid gave the cowherd
a meaningful smile

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Tonight, Stekkjastaur arrives:

The first of them was Sheep-Cote Clod
He came stiff as wood,
to prey upon the farmer's sheep
as far as he could.
He wished to suck the ewes,
but it was no accident
he couldn't; he had stiff knees
- not too convenient.

#IcelandChristmas #YuleLads #IcelandFolklore

You've likely heard about the Yule Lads, but did you know they live in Dimmuborgir in the off-season? In fact, you can visit their cave there. Have you been? #Iceland #IcelandTrip #IcelandAdventure #Wanderlust #YuleLads #Christmas #IcelandChristmas

Have you visited Jólahúsið, the Christmas House in Akureyri? If you love Christmas, it's worth the stop! #Iceland #IcelandTrip #IcelandAdventure #Christmas #Akureyri #IcelandChristmas