Tonight Skyrjarmur,, the 8th Yule Lad comes to town This is a 15-day Icelandic Christmas series. To hear about the  other Yule Lads that have already arrived and an overview of this Icelandic Christmas series, check out Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, Day 7 and Day 8.

Below is the Icelandic and English version of the poem about Skyrjarmur by Jóhannes úr Kötlum.

Skyrjarmur, sá áttundi, 

Svo hámaði hann í sig 

Skyr Gobbler, the eighth,

Then he stood there gobbling

Lighting of the Oslo tree in Austurvöllur square in downtown Reykjavík is not as grand as the Rockefeller Christmas tree lighting but it is still fun. Songs are sung and it is an all around good time. This normally happens in early December and that is when you know that the Christmas season is going into hyperdrive here.

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