Icelandic Christmas Cat Song

Grýla and Leppalúði are the parents of the 13 Icelandic yule lads.

Icelandic christmas cat song. The feline was made famous in a 1932 poem by Icelandic poet Jóhannes úr Kötlum. 2 thoughts on A song about the Icelandic Christmas Cat from Björk Petros says. 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.

Superstition was rife in Iceland in the past. The poem Jólakötturinn tells the story of the dreaded Christmas Cat a horrible beast which ate poor children who didnt get new clothes for Christmas. If playback doesnt begin shortly.

No matter how old you are youre never safe from Icelands Christmas Cat. 1 jolakotturinn the christmas cat jolakotturinn or the christmas cat is an incredibly popular christmas song in iceland performed by bjork. A song about a monster.

Saggy Arms - Pink Pushup. The song is Björks contribution to the Hvit Er Í Borg og BÒ Christmas compilation issued on the Hljóðaklettur label in 1987. No one is quite sure where the Yule Cat belief comes from but what has made the Cat universally famous is perhaps the poem by Jóhannes úr Kötlum 18991972 the beginning of.

Icelandic Christmas folklore depicts mountain-dwelling characters and monsters who come to town during Christmas. Björk also recorded a popular version of the song in the late 1980s listen here. Björk did a wonderful cover of it in 1987.

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. I am not afraid of the Christmas cat. Snjókorn Falla Laddi.