The Big Box of Icelandic Christmas 2024
An assortment of things we have picked that will make your Christmas a little more Icelandic! Delivered to your door within days from the country of the 13 naughty Santas.
Let's begin with the Christmas Candy.
Jólaköttur (Yule Cat) chocolate bar!
"Villiköttur" is a well known Icelandic chocolate bar and this is the Christmas version of it. Jólaköttur or the Yule Cat!
Staur is chocolate bar long enjoyed by the Icelanders and this is an X-mas version of it in honor of our first of thirteen santa's to arrive from the mountains: Stekkjastaur!
A little bag of a Christmas themed candy mix in line with the Icelandic (and Scandinavian) love of mixed candy. If you are on location in Scandinavia, you can find stores that sell mixed candy, where the customers pick the candy they like and then pay by weight. This is basically the Christmas version of that, but pre-packed in a bag, because you're not in Scandinavia.
Christmas Chocolate with Rum Caramel
While in the past few years, the Christmas themed chocolate offerings from Nói Síríus have never ventured far from the surprising and strange, this year they've settled on something that is actually very Christmas-y. We're happy, and hope you are too.
This chocolate's flavor is inspired by a classic Icelandic holiday drink called Malt & Appelsín, a malt and orange soda drink families enjoy during the holidays. With orange peel, cinnamon, and other delicious spices and crunchy caramel, Spiced White + Caramel is a holiday delight.
Christmas Cream Chocolate with Gingerbread
Jólapiparkökurjómasúkkulaði or Christmas cream chocolate with gingerbread cookies for those of you who don´t read the good old mother tongue.
Icelandic festive luxury chocolates! You will find these in almost every home in Iceland during the holiday season...This is box contains 16 pieces of luxury chocolates!
Next up, is the most traditional Icelandic winter hat, the 66 North Workman Cap
Classic Fishermen's Knit Cap. Our classic fishermen's hat. 100% Acryl.
And finally, the books, because there is no Icelandic Christmas without them
The Yule Lads - by Brian Pilkington
If you are familiar with Icelandic folklore at all, chances are that you have heard about our 13 "Santas" or the Yule Lads. This wonderfully illustrated book by Brian Pilkington offers a unique insight into the legend and origins of Grýla and her 13 sons that in modern times give away toys and sweets to children 13 days before Christmas, but in the olden days they were a bit more mischievous. Read all about it and make the Icelandic Yule Lads your own!
Then you can pick between a couple of books for your box:
Either
A Fortnight before Christmas by Brian Pilkington
A charming Icelandic Christmas tale about the troll Grýla and her sons, the 13 Yule Lads. Aimed at children from 2 to 7 years old, and anyone who is still a child at heart. A wonderfully warm story despite all the snow.
OR
The Yule Cat a Seasonal Makeover
Either
In this book, the days till Christmas are counted with recipes and descriptions of traditional Icelandic Christmas dishes and baked goodies, such as roast wild goose, vinarterta, leaf bread, cured ptarmigan breasts, mum’s kisses, pickled red cabbage and liquorice meringues.
OR
The Little Book of the Icelanders at Christmas
Christmas in Iceland is special. Ask any Icelander and they will tell you. It is a time of year when everything pulsates with vibrant activity, and the nation delights in those festive traditions that make them a tribe. Music is all around, friends gather, restaurants are filled with people partaking of festive Yuletide offerings, authors are out and about reading from their new works. Everything pulsates with a vibrant, happy energy. There is even a word for the gleeful excitement one feels when waiting for Christmas—jólaskap, literally “Christmas mood”.
In this book, Alda Sigmundsdóttir invites you on a journey of Iceland’s magical Yuletide season, all the way to New Year’s Eve, and beyond. You will learn about the special foods, traditions and customs that makes Christmas in Iceland so special, and meet a colourful cast of characters that are such an integral part of the Yule. In her inimitable style, and using examples from her own life, Alda gives you not only the modern version of Christmas, but also the historical and cultural background to many of that traditions that are still observed today.