11 Year Old Bjork Reads Nativity Story On Icelandic Television

In 1976, an 11-year-old Björk participated in a Christmas special for Icelandic TV station RUV in which she read the nativity story while accompanied by music played by fellow students from the Reykjavík Children’s Music School.
I do not own this material, merely feel the world of KZbin should not be denied of this brilliance - this clip is courtesy of RÚV, The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service www.ruv.is

[@marzipanmango]

5:49 That's my mom playing classical guitar 😁 We found this a few years ago as she hadn't actually seen the video on tv. She still plays!

[@valentin8473]

How crazy is that

[@_chary990]

that's really awesome!

[@TheLaptopLagger]

You get to say that your mum played with Björk

[@ronaldrime5286]

A. Neufeld How old was she at the time? Just curious.

[@adventureman5000]

Bruh.. she looks like she's about to play symphony of destruction

[@sakuraflares7054]

this sounds like a damn bjork song lol

[@search895]

Bryce Jackson lol true

[@DonnieDarko1]

😂

[@MaskedMan66]

So what's your point?

[@salpine]

Dead.

[@redacted-oo7ne]

@@MaskedMan66 exactly what they said.

[@Skyrilla]

Funny how her voice hasn't changed.

[@Skyrilla]

@Wackaz - Arthur Wacker Okay how about her face then?

[@vintagegirl2210]

300th like

[@ronaldrime5286]

@@Skyrilla Not too much difference there, either.

[@AceMan345]

This is what some people call authenticity.

[@Neko.Yashi_74]

She looks like one of those northern mythology/folklore, magical little people. Elf-like... So cute!

[@epicparade1]

Haha she looks exactly the same

[@andreakies8283]

She really does! 😆

[@gabyhelffhrittz]

Maybe because Is her...

[@seamusin1697]

I know. It's eerie. One could recognize her immediately. Then again, her face always appeared to me as very innocent and childlike.

[@travcollier]

She's a changeling... A fairy swapped at birth for a human child ;)

[@TheNatashaFerreira]

I can't handle her cuteness. Please can my kids look like Bjork as a child.

[@ThePrimordialChronicles]

Natasha Ferreira No

[@missmashupgirl2651]

She reminds me of Noodle from the Gorillaz. 😏😂😂

[@anhedonianepiphany5588]

@Natasha Ferreira: So, how did your children turn out? I mean, it's been 4 years since you commented, and I'm assuming you've 'squeezed out' at least one tiny person by now! However, your surname tends to suggest that your children probably won't be of "Icelandic" appearance.

[@KarmaPolice42_28]

@@missmashupgirl2651 I thought the same lol

[@unknown-kz9ei]

I have a little brother that looks just like her.

[@hitomi_senpai5556]

why is she so magical?

[@circaaeon5032]

She has Neptune in the 1st House, it's associated with other-worldliness, David Bowie has his Neptune there too. They call it "the x factor position' in astrology.

[@djamac1664]

Circa Aeon That's interesting, I also have Neptune in the 1st House.

[@babysealsareyummy]

She might actually be an elf.

[@murielsartre]

Such poise Bjork has. And the kids did a great job. Strange to think they're all in their 50s now, but so it goes. This was very nice. I wish my country and media truly supported the arts in this way.

[@tonynegron1927]

😷 Today/tonight... Nov.21st,2020... 🎉 Happy Birthday Bjork! 55 🎂 🎤 🎼 😊 She's so cute.

[@oliverbengtsson9198]

@@tonynegron1927 XD

[@valvalvalval25]

This is very relaxing, a beautiful culture. The melancholy music played here really shows the viewer how Björks land and culture influenced her music and growth.

[@k.b.5084]

Most of the christmas songs sung in this video are german 😂😂

[@valvalvalval25]

@@k.b.5084 that makes sense lol Iceland has Germanic influence then I suppose. In the U.S there is Mexican influence in quite a few states lol. I honestly didn’t realize because I don’t listen to either of those languages very much if at all in film

[@bluetickgamer]

She’s so cute! So poised and confident. No problem looking into the camera. Saw an interview with her where she said her mother didn’t like taking her on the public buses when she was 3-4 years old because she would stand on the seat and sing for everyone on the bus 😂

[@JaneDoe-zr4px]

this is cute overload. she looks WAY younger than 11 though.

[@the13corinne]

She is older than I thought she is 54 now and has not changed much, bjork is one of those creative artists doing her own thing, I respect her for that reason , much like Kate Bush, lady gaga etc

[@TheOtisUpham]

How is this audio quality so fuckin good? That's crazy.

[@emmettturner9452]

Well, it isn’t an old VHS recording for starters, which means this also couldn’t have been recorded off the air through RF. Someone saved the masters and since it was a musical program I imagine they had some proper musical recording equipment. We all benefit! :)

[@antunivanovic]

Think of it as "Utopia" eons before.

[@djamac1664]

She was so adorable. Kitten eyes. ❤

[@J_Ciner]

Icelandic sounds like it's being spoken backwards

[@nr1blurfan]

Is that a complement or..?

[@normanclatcher]

@@nr1blurfan Yeah, I think so. It gives me a sense of familiarity with the vowels and consonant sounds, but I can't make out any words I'd know unless I listen _really_ closely.

[@typhoon2minerva]

English actually sounds icelandic before yr 1000 before it is mixed with french and latin. Read the poem beowulf that how old english sounds like a nordic language

[@jubalcalif9100]

What a cutie ! After all these years, her voice is pretty much the same. Incredibly talented lady !

[@Semitotal]

She still has that haircut.

[@anhedonianepiphany5588]

@Semitotal: You're quite correct! Icelandic folk have unique hair, and they are born with a full head of hair in a style which they retain for life - it doesn't change. They never need to cut it, so it's a bit like a permanent wig. It does change colour as they age, though.

[@normanclatcher]

@@anhedonianepiphany5588 More shade than an Arctic winter, damn...

[@caroldyer8754]

So cute! She's always been elfin!

[@leeroy265]

We seen Bjork live last year and this sounds just the same lol...Awwww she is soooo cute.

[@riskromer9773]

Nordic cultures have this veil of sadness

[@aleksar6755]

+Risk Romer Also Russians.. I guess cold weather has something to do with that sweet melancholy..

[@atlantpaladin6938]

+Risk Romer but arabian culture very happynest

[@hitomi_senpai5556]

People in the Andes Mountains too

[@ckg3362]

Risk Romer No we don't, The really old cultures

[@519forestmonk9]

Risk Romer I love that about them. I even can hear it in Abba's music.

[@anima201]

Some gifted people come into this world fully formed. Bjork is one of them.

[@search895]

Panda bear cubs have a hard time at beating Björk as the cutest thing alive.

[@anhedonianepiphany5588]

Indeed, it's usually Björk who dishes out the beatings, so she's well-rehearsed!

[@skinny9283]

adorable.

[@lolno6683]

she is the cutest human fuckin being on this earth.!!!!!!! holy shit

[@PepeBote11a]

entered for bjork, stay for the music

[@tonymaximoff]

She's lovely.❤️

[@stuartireland5974]

She’s so cute and hasn’t changed one bit.

[@jubalcalif9100]

She's no Zasu Pitts but she did indeed grow up to be a beautiful and wonderfully talented lady !!

[@ChrisRodriguez-kc8ky]

It is very great to see Bjork as a very nice pleasant appearing fine young lady of a girl gal.Great looking Pretty and cute then as a cute kid just as great as she is a woman today.This is great footage of Bjork,The proud Patriotic Icelandic People and Their magnifecent land of fire and Ice - Proud with really ,very strong pride magnifecent ICELAND!

[@juancpgo]

The Icelandic santa is pretty different haha

[@Aquais97]

and even Julemanden (Danish Santa Claus)

[@andrubr]

Increible....tan pequeña Bjork. Queda claro que los niños tienen un potencial enorme...hasta donde ha llegado ella. Notable!

[@antoniodiaz3930]

yo como autista creo que ella también debe ser.

[@february6]

queen

[@atheistleopard2484]

her voice is deeper as a child lol. cute kid, she looks the exact same, like a mini-me. lol. thumbs up either way. her voice is excellent

[@AGhostintheHouse]

My 11th birthday was in 1976, didn't know we're the same age! That is so cool!!

[@caricaturafea453]

Preparando en Álbum Utopía jajaja. Desde entonces Bjork demostraba su talento. No sé imaginaba que convertiria a ser una gran estrella

[@joethelion6016]

Nothing like seeing a bunch of happy kids enjoying the warm glow of Christmas cheer 😫 Bjork's adorable of course

[@o.aldenproductions.9858]

AI this time most Icelanders experienced Christmas spirit within..no need to go all crazy. In fact it would break the magic and the inner wonder and connection to this ancient time..They are all feeling ticklish and have butterflies in their stomach

[@519forestmonk9]

This is truly Christmas. I love it

[@lake-om5ss]

Awww. She was so cute

[@OlDoinyo]

Quite a lot of precocious musicality on display here--most bunches of pre-teens I have known could not have played anywhere this well.

[@519forestmonk9]

OlDoinyo we don't push our kids toward excellence anymore.

[@anhedonianepiphany5588]

@@519forestmonk9 Well, I don't know where you live, but in Australia we used to have school bands and orchestras from a young age right up to the end of high school. But, in the last 30 years or so, the various governments no longer believe in funding music the way they once did. It's very sad, and a _huge_ loss for modern children. Plenty of parents still push their kids toward excellence, so it's more a lack of opportunities (at least here).

[@babagooey7835]

Baby's first concert.

[@rashmika9742]

Thanks for blessing KZbin with this upload!

[@anti64]

Young Bjork has a lot of Anne of Green Gables vibes and I love it so much

[@cc8048]

I'm shaking this is adorable

[@xxblackneedlexx3013]

jk shes actualy 180 in this vid

[@G0ry_Kori]

Omg is recorded in 1960 when my grandma was 13 year old she was icelandic too. May she rest in peace Amen. She was born on November 19 1947 And died on April 5 2019 Her name was Anetta Fieris I miss her so much is been 2 years since she passed away.

[@o.aldenproductions.9858]

No in the seventies

[@gillesbourgeois5348]

so cute, these children played so well!

[@gillesbourgeois5348]

of course everybody have noticed the bass angled recorder (thank you Goog!) at 3'52'', a quiet uncommon instrument! ;D

[@TheDarkSaplings]

Björk is so cute at that age.

[@str4wb3rr1i]

hello ! sorry to bother but , how do you learn icelandic ? i can't find many places to learn , in fact i can't find anything ahah and i'm really interested in learning icelandic .

[@heningmalam]

Love her so much..

[@tenthousandquills1774]

I think she's a vampire. I was negative 2 years old this year.

[@cindysburrito]

Very beautiful.

[@dontbelievethehype4149]

The first piece could have been taken right out of" Selma's song" beautiful and haunting, her influences are very apparent heres

[@bindihaizi]

and this obscrue icelandic tv special from the fuckin 70's still manages to look more professionally-filmed than Dancer in the Dark LOL

[@Awocacao]

Liam Mckullin dancer in the dark was made to look, like you said, unprofessional.

[@Fookseyify]

no name Right. But those musical sequences were genius. I’m fairly certain they used something like 100 cameras.

[@scottbeck1882]

Too true 😆. Dancer in the Dark is a must see

[@bonnie4435]

Adorabile... ;)

[@natisantanac]

How wonderful

[@sarah.3599]

she really doesnt age

[@stratkiller2531]

They showed clips of this in the documentary "out of thin air" I was like... "holy crap that looks like Bjork. I had to look up this video to be sure, and yup, it's her.

[@JulienLavigneRomeda]

Well...most of our influences come from childhood. Björk only missed electronics. Done! I love how this links to many things in her music so far...

[@SuicideKid1979]

How cute! :)

[@ffragsks]

after that flute i'm expecting a boss fight o.O

[@silentactor558]

She looks the same even her voice hasnt changed..

[@annavalerialopezrodriguez386]

Her voice never changed

[@doryfin6284]

She's so cute!

[@ComplicatedCupcake]

Brilliant

[@weeblelehmann466]

This kid....whatta talent

[@indowntime1966]

So he was hand picked to be a star? Never the less, I’ve always been a fan. One of a kind beauty and talent ☺️

[@7125Mhz]

Those kids are very good!

[@buried4430]

Why does Björk always look younger than she is? She literally looks 4 in this video.

[@GlobalEnglishSupernaturals]

Awwwwww too cute❣️❣️❣️

[@danielafonso8118]

I love them because they talk backwards. Kidding, I came here because my goddess Björk.

[@travellingshoes5241]

This clip was on the documentary film, 'Out Of Thin Air: Murder In Iceland'. I knew it was Bjork.

[@anodyne57]

Little did they (or she) know what a singing voice she would develop. But you can see here, she has a knack for telling stories.

[@TheLorewade]

kocham takie dzieci z Reykjavik:)Malgosia J...z Berlina

[@infinite3joy]

Spotted her while watching Out of thin air on Netflix. She looks the same now.

[@PeepsILoveEllie]

soooo cute c:

[@_chary990]

tiiiiiney bjork :)

[@luizhenriquedasilvarios]

So cute

[@kleinergrashupfer]

she looks the same today, omg

[@lorelaim3294]

im crying omg

[@antoniodiaz3930]

ahora entiendo esta influencia en su música en general.

[@rinwesley3092]

She sounds exactly the same!

[@Gibberishus]

Er vakkert å høre på. Som om jeg skulle bedre forstå. Som å høre nynorsk gjennom veggen.

[@nr1blurfan]

We love being icelandic over here

[@jamesplischke492]

Ya her sweet face, she kept it

[@hanifabdullahsalam2907]

Omg Little Bjork.

[@moove995]

Such as a cute girl ❤

[@AFRCSD]

Your television is just about to explode

[@iLikeTheUDK]

A star already in infancy. But who could've guessed what she'd be up to not long from then?

[@28DAYS77]

Wow just when I though Bjork cant get any cuter!🤣

[@jankronstrand7779]

She already had a charismatic voice at 11..

[@fanyysita]

q linda dios mio

[@teatrodeseiya8809]

esa vitucho de muy bebitoa canta asi yo actuava de muy bb desde los 6 años en el teatro y 8 en telenovelas..

[@reneeb6411]

Omg!!! Utopia!!

[@Lousy_Bastard]

She hasn't changed a bit.

[@vanverdants7852]

His eyes literally not aged at all until she old

[@destiny8593]

I love Bjork ❤️

[@SnowWalker1]

They showed this blip of her reciting this in the documentary 'Out of Thin Air' and I thought, that just has to be Bjork. I mean, c'mon. So I searched this out and yep, of course it was.

[@PhilTravisano]

That settles it. She stopped growing at age 11.

[@juanpabloyanez1131]

❤

[@serenity6010]

mjög sæt! til hamingju með afmælið björk :)

[@kayfromgroningen1846]

I was watching this with auto-generated captions (in dutch). And since it didn't realize it was translating from Icelandic it got weird pretty fast...