Santa Claus NEVER Comes to Iceland - The Strange Reason Why

[@DodlDecF]

I love to hear about other countries ways that the holidays are celebrated. Thank you for posting this knowledgeable video.

[@AllThingsIceland]

Glad to hear that you enjoy seeing content like this. My pleasure and thanks for watching.

[@lahermosajarifa7007]

Legends from different cultures are always fascinating. Hearing you read that poem in Icelandic was cool because even though I do not know Icelandic, it sounded like a poem. Have patience with your language learning. Language acquisition is more of a lifelong process, a journey rather than something you will ever finish. Can’t wait for the other Yule Lad tales. Thanks!

[@AllThingsIceland]

Thank you so much and I’m excited that this is so interesting for you too.

[@TrazorBones]

My name is Trausti and you nailed the "au" sound! 💪💪

[@AllThingsIceland]

Takk Trausti 😊

[@babytreese]

Very cool!! Thanks for sharing this! And you go girrrrrl with the Icelandic!!

[@AllThingsIceland]

My pleasure and thank you so much 🤗❤️

[@Lue924]

Agree 💯

[@Lue924]

I really enjoy your posts. Love the poem. Looking forward to hearing more of them. Your Icelandic diction works just fine for me 😉 And...you look happy I like that💯

[@AllThingsIceland]

Thank you so much!

[@happymack6605]

Jewells! So very good to see you! Have a wonderful and blessed Christmas! 💕

[@AllThingsIceland]

Thank you and have a wonderful Christmas too! ❤️

[@TheEmpressgoth]

Wow Thank you for sharing 😊😊😊❤

[@AllThingsIceland]

My absolute pleasure 🤗❤️

[@HrRezpatex]

That is a cool idea, a mythological Christmas calendar 🙂

[@AllThingsIceland]

Indeed 😊

[@cloverfield911]

LOL!!..It's like the polar(no pun intended)-opposite of Santa Claus!!!

[@AllThingsIceland]

😂😂

[@darriendastar3941]

What an absolutely great idea. I'm really looking forward to this 🙂

[@AllThingsIceland]

Thank you! 🤗❤️

[@breandanmaguire3335]

Delightful

[@AllThingsIceland]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@jimcyrus3070]

That was awesome!

[@AllThingsIceland]

Glad you liked it!

[@laurawoodford1225]

Thanks missed your videos!

[@AllThingsIceland]

🤗❤️

[@Muminalfurinn]

You are doing great with your Icelandic pronunciation 🎉 go you!

[@AllThingsIceland]

Thank you! 🤗❤️

[@tjbmom123]

Oh my 😱 Thank you for this!!❤❤

[@AllThingsIceland]

You're so welcome! 🤗❤️❤️❤️

[@Ingvi_Jonsson]

Íslenskan þín er alveg frábær!! mjög auðvelt að skilja 🙂

[@AllThingsIceland]

Takk kærlega fyrir 🤗❤️

[@eliasg.thomas8423]

Fantastic idea for a series of videos! Out of curiosity, what book did you get the poems and their translations from?

[@AllThingsIceland]

Thanks! I got it from a website - ljod.is/poem/3426/

[@eliasg.thomas8423]

@@AllThingsIceland takk!

[@johnsimon2988]

Interesting Jewells. I admit what happens in Iceland during Christmas was not on my radar, but it is cool to learn of other Countries holiday traditions. What you described sounds like PG13 or greater in what Western youth might be exposed to. The threat of eating naughty children would probably have no more effect on wayward kids (here or there) than getting coal in the stocking or a good whoppin' from Pa from doing those naughty deeds. I like potatoes? Peace.

[@AllThingsIceland]

Glad you enjoyed learning about this. Quite young kids are told about Grýla and the Yule Lads but I’m sure they grow out of taking it seriously quite fast. I also like potatoes but I would definitely choose a gift over getting one during Christmas 😂 Thanks for commenting 😊

[@johnsimon2988]

@@AllThingsIceland Yep, good luck getting that potato to grow in Iceland, huh. And no McDonalds there so no Mickey D fries. THAT I would miss although I don't eat as many as I use to. Yum! Peace.

[@pingnick]

Oh my old potatoes can with lots of them around actually produce dangerous noxious gasses I believe🙃

[@AllThingsIceland]

Oh, interesting. I doubt many, if any, kids these days get old potatoes. They are probably getting relatively new potatoes. At least I hope so.

[@pingnick]

@ only in large quantities I think ha weird safety concern for the bad kids

[@apriljackson5304]

Jewells‼️ Bravo on fearlessly reading in Icelandic‼️I know you have put such effort in formally learning the language. I have no basis for comparison, but you appear as sincerely trying to enunciate properly.....sounds great to me‼️☺️ 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Looking forward to your daily poems and personal takes on the motives and actions of the yule lads‼️🎄💯

[@willandastephenson5909]

Wait 😳! How did this poem throw back into my childhood… & I didn’t even understand a word of this Icelandic poem 🫨!? 🤔Ooohhh !… I can’t wait for all the days to be revealed 😆! Thanks for sharing ! 🇮🇸🩵❄️🌲🗻🧌🐑🗻🌲

[@AllThingsIceland]

Ohh, that’s so interesting and really cool! Yay!! Thanks for watching and sharing how the poem impacted you as you heard it. 🤗❤️

[@orlettacaldwell]

Very interesting. I don't know but a potato is not that bad.

[@AllThingsIceland]

Yea, I don’t think a potato is that bad either. Well, if it isn’t old. 😂

[@huldaolafsdottir4898]

Það er svo gaman að sjá landið okkar og menninguna í gegnum þig. Íslenskan þín og framburður er framúrskarandi

[@AllThingsIceland]

Vá, hjartans þakkir!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@lisaw4402]

One of the coolest things I learned about on our trip to Iceland! (Spoiler alert- my favorite is the Skyr stealer)

[@AllThingsIceland]

Awesome. I can understand him being your favorite. Thanks for sharing.

[@jozelle3856]

Thanks for that interesting Christmas tradition. It’s good to learn about how Christmas is celebrated in other parts of the world. Love your Icelandic cardigan. I still want to visit the yarn stores in Iceland. I just need to plan it. Is winter a good time to visit? I prefer visiting places when too many tourists aren’t around. 💕

[@CricketsBay]

Jewells has a video on this channel about visiting Iceland in December, and I think she just posted a new video about Winter Markets in Iceland. Apparently, it's a good time to visit Reykjavik at least.

[@AllThingsIceland]

You’re welcome, and thanks for the compliment about my sweater. January through April, late October, November and early December are when we don’t have as many people.

[@scottjaycox949]

You're Icelandic in my opinion is very impressive

[@AllThingsIceland]

😂😂 thanks

[@yoso5934]

Good for those kids 😂😂😂

[@AllThingsIceland]

😂😂😂

[@Angrymobs62]

Aesthetic Yule lads?

[@AllThingsIceland]

It’s Icelandic Yule Lads. Is that what is coming up with the automatic captions? I haven’t written up the captions for this video yet.

[@mixedrapunzels9969]

4:28 will we get to meet your new suitor??❤❤

[@AllThingsIceland]

Possibly on here. Funny enough, he is on an episode of CNBC Make It that I was on recently. It's on another channel.