Happy Holidays from your favorite chaos besties! We hope you all have a wonderful season however you celebrate and enjoy this throwback to Christmas gone by!

Merry Christmas, Witches! We’ve got a short one this week to get you in the holiday mood; Shannon tells Emma the terrifying tale of Grýla, the Christmas Witch of Iceland, and her crazy sons, the Yule Lads. Is there anything better than traumatizing your kids into behaving? Probably, but telling them there are thirteen trolls coming to lick all of their belongings might keep them in line while you prepare for the holidays. So take a quick break with us and snuggle in for some creepy holiday cheer!

Sources:

Smithsonian on ⁠Gryla⁠ and the ⁠Yule Lads⁠

⁠Iceland.is⁠

⁠The Reykjavik Grapevine⁠

⁠Mythical Creatures Guide⁠

⁠The Mother Source⁠

Guide to Iceland on ⁠Gryla⁠ and the ⁠Yule Lads⁠

⁠Mental Floss⁠

⁠Villains Wiki⁠

⁠Iceland Mag⁠

⁠Vice