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GLACIER HEART, my first collaboration with vocalist/lyricist Ren Faye is reissued today as a two-track single. A new mix of Glacier Heart also comes with an instrumental b-side. We're really proud of this song and look forward to further collaboration. https://t.co/CvoJpJ0uTa

Our trip through Icelandic Christmas folklore concludes with the Jólakötturinn – or Christmas Cat.

He's a black hairy beastie who hunts down and EATS children who don’t receive something new to wear for Christmas! I think he's giving cats a bit of a bad name!

Merry Christmas!

Our trip through Icelandic Christmas folklore concludes with the Jólakötturinn – or Christmas Cat.
He's a black hairy beastie that hunts down and EATS children who don’t receive something new to wear for Christmas! I think he's giving cats a bit of a bad name!
Merry Christmas!

The thirteenth and final Icelandic Yule Lad, who will be visiting Thursday night and leaving treats for Friday morning, is Kertasníkir, or Candle-Stealer. In olden days, candles used to be made from animal fat.... Kertasníkir evidently developed a taste for them.

Keep an eye on your glazed ham, folks! Icelandic Yule Lad number twelve is Ketkrókur or Meat-Hook. He goes around stealing meat from houses with his special hooks!

Who's next? It's Gáttaþefur or Doorway-Sniffer! Our eleventh Yule Lad boasts a massive nose with which he can smell Icelandic laufabrauð (leaf bread) from great distances. Miraculously, he never gets a cold!

The ninth Icelandic Yule Lad to visit is Bjúknakrækir or Sausage-Swiper - my favourite! He is swift and stealthy, so keep an eye on your sausages!!

Skyrgámur or Skyr-Gobbler is the eighth Icelandic Yule Lad to visit. He loves Icelandic Skyr, so keep an eye on your fridges after midnight!

As midnight strikes and December 17th becomes December 18th, you might be startled by some banging sounds. This will be our seventh Yule Lad, Hurðaskellir or Door-Slammer. He doesn't steal anything – instead, he enjoys keeping people awake by slamming doors during the night!

If you're still up just after midnight tonight, you might catch a glimpse of our next Icelandic Yule Lad. Askasleikir or Bowl-Licker, sneaks into homes in the early hours of December 17, to hide under beds and steal the bowls people put down for their dogs and cats to lick. Nice!