The Child-Eating Christmas Cat of Iceland

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  • Опубликовано: 30 янв 2025

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  • @lauravr5632
    @lauravr5632 3 года назад +485

    *I’d still pet*

    • @aoaoaonitrix0
      @aoaoaonitrix0 3 года назад +12

      prepare to lose a hand

    • @whiteydiamond
      @whiteydiamond 3 года назад +2

      Ight simmer down cringegirl

    • @davidanspach1624
      @davidanspach1624 3 года назад

      @@aoaoaonitrix0 i5i6i5i475iy5iiui55i56u6u5iutuyu5ttuttyfyrtitirefheg4yedi8regreruyyrffffi6676y675667u4i9ytey7e48999699999iutyi85865768674956i45 5655t9659655958988i669859775665y6uityty5ititritity645yt46560y89496964658t5y858t8y5t6ttt6r7ttiityyytytui7t645799899ittyytuir9ry998iityyyy5t48r8i68tu857tittyyyytytirttyeiireette7455454euiyty44yyitttt6yytte9t68tytty7ty7ttiityyytytui7t645799899ittyytuir9ry998iityyyy5t48r8i68tu857tittyyyytytirttyeiireette7455454euiyty44yyitttt6yytte9t68tytty7ty7t77tt76i85785t687y77699itt7959t776t7567i9iu6i8588988i7999457tittyyyytytirttyeiireette7455454euiyty44yyitttt6yytte9t68tytty7ty7t77tt76i85785t687y77699itt7959t776t7567i9iu6i8588988i799948yyt uh yytyiyiyttuytittityytyityy6yyit

    • @unity3596
      @unity3596 3 года назад +4

      I would pet the cat anyways

    • @LunaNova-rg6oc
      @LunaNova-rg6oc 3 года назад +1

      Same

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 3 года назад +297

    Germany: We leave shoes out
    Colombia: We light candles and paper lanterns
    Japan: We eat KFC
    Iceland and Austria: *Demons, take it or leave it*

    • @blue_bunnii
      @blue_bunnii 3 года назад +2

      That is so Hilarious

    • @randomlyswatching9481
      @randomlyswatching9481 3 года назад +1

      @Faith Roscoe do we still?

    • @randomlyswatching9481
      @randomlyswatching9481 3 года назад +3

      Japan part ..that applies to most in South Asian countries. KFC n McDonald's be like time to do the biz. Holidays look

    • @Sh4rkzz0n3x
      @Sh4rkzz0n3x 2 года назад +2

      Lol plus WHY BOTS WHY?

    • @Sh4rkzz0n3x
      @Sh4rkzz0n3x 2 года назад +2

      THE CHILDREN!

  • @pbsstoried
    @pbsstoried 3 года назад +184

    Thanks for the mention! May you all receive socks this holiday season-*Dr.Z*

    • @alanpyne896
      @alanpyne896 3 года назад +7

      Love your work, Doc!

    • @LindaC616
      @LindaC616 3 года назад +3

      Yes, Dr Z! If only I could have had the gumption to consider the topic for study/my degrees! (Although I like what I ended up with). Love your work on Monstrum!

    • @eddiesroom1868
      @eddiesroom1868 3 года назад

      Zalenko??

    • @Kales0505
      @Kales0505 2 года назад

      Forgive me as I am being completely serious…what about those who do not wear socks? I am autistic & socks bother me, I haven’t worn them in nearly 20 years. What do the families do in those situations?

  • @DocHolliday1851
    @DocHolliday1851 3 года назад +100

    Imagine the size of the litterbox that Yule Cat needs.

    • @MrBassmann15
      @MrBassmann15 3 года назад +3

      I'm your Huckleberry.

    • @LindaC616
      @LindaC616 3 года назад +2

      Toledo

    • @thefoxsaysmeow
      @thefoxsaysmeow 3 года назад +5

      3 small children are spared every year in exchange for their labor to scoop that litterbox.

    • @docholliday1882
      @docholliday1882 3 года назад +1

      @@MrBassmann15 That's just my game.

    • @docholliday1882
      @docholliday1882 3 года назад +2

      @@thefoxsaysmeow That sounds like a fair trade to me.

  • @Aramintava
    @Aramintava 3 года назад +51

    Looks nervously at the sleeping 20 pound Norwegian Forest Cat on my bed next to me. Will never wonder what he's dreaming about this close to Yule again.

    • @thefoxsaysmeow
      @thefoxsaysmeow 3 года назад +3

      Favorite comment right here. 😆

    • @vkdeen7570
      @vkdeen7570 3 года назад +3

      you shud ge grateful he let's u live in his/her house

  • @oc8564
    @oc8564 3 года назад +310

    Never really watch these videos as soon as they come out but that title definitely caught me off guard 😂😂

    • @irinaklimova5863
      @irinaklimova5863 3 года назад +6

      same, i just had to watch it right now 😂

    • @hihi-qh3sj
      @hihi-qh3sj 3 года назад +4

      HAHA tru i never clicked so fast

    • @mollyc9365
      @mollyc9365 3 года назад +1

      BAHAHA SAME

    • @eddiesroom1868
      @eddiesroom1868 3 года назад +1

      @@irinaklimova5863 I usually wait for the spam to pass... But Santa said

    • @royaldiamonds1
      @royaldiamonds1 3 года назад +7

      Stop spamming inappropriate websites on RUclips. These commenters are getting hella annoying, you’re spreading p**n on a website with loads of children and teenagers!!

  • @itscarriebomb
    @itscarriebomb 3 года назад +33

    "Hello, Iceland? I'd like five child-eating Christmas cats, please. Do you take Visa?"

    • @thefoxsaysmeow
      @thefoxsaysmeow 3 года назад +2

      Insert "shut up and take my money" here.

  • @broadwayace
    @broadwayace 3 года назад +79

    I would sacrifice myself to the giant kitties. I cant help it.

    • @broadwayace
      @broadwayace 3 года назад +1

      @chaneliswell nah, i just love cats a lot XD

    • @ShadowValleys
      @ShadowValleys 3 года назад +2

      s a m e

    • @eddiesroom1868
      @eddiesroom1868 3 года назад +1

      So would Taylor Swift, it's ok.

    • @lugerpants
      @lugerpants 19 дней назад

      I would SO try to pet the Yule Cat because I AM a CRAZY CAT LADY 🐈 😻 🐈‍⬛️!!!

  • @eysteinnorarson8443
    @eysteinnorarson8443 3 года назад +94

    Grýla’s husband is called Leppalúði witch directly translates to “Eye-patched loser”

  • @lorddampnut5275
    @lorddampnut5275 3 года назад +75

    Why does Iceland get all the cool cryptids. All we have is mothman and Ryan Bergara.

    • @samanthakershner4558
      @samanthakershner4558 3 года назад +6

      Omg I literally just laughed out loud! I miss the boys!

    • @mauditebalvenie
      @mauditebalvenie 3 года назад +5

      @@samanthakershner4558 Ryan and Shane tell scary stories on their other channel

    • @CadetFD
      @CadetFD 3 года назад +2

      @@mauditebalvenie What other channel?

    • @jessicaheald5261
      @jessicaheald5261 3 года назад +2

      @@CadetFD They started their own channel - "Watcher" - with Steven Lim from Buzzfeed Worth It!

    • @mauditebalvenie
      @mauditebalvenie 3 года назад

      @@CadetFD Watcher

  • @elyanusz437
    @elyanusz437 3 года назад +44

    Visit us. Iceland is very friendly place, even during Christmas....when the Yula Cat is all over the streets of Reykjavik :D

  • @ursaltydog
    @ursaltydog 3 года назад +33

    A very good message at the end... we all who have much should pay attention to those who do not have enough... and to express kindness and support to our communities to our abilities.

    • @Such.is.life.of.an.adventurer
      @Such.is.life.of.an.adventurer 3 года назад +4

      Nice pfp:)
      Also, absolutely true 💛

    • @ursaltydog
      @ursaltydog 3 года назад

      @@Such.is.life.of.an.adventurer Thank you :)

    • @matchagreeen
      @matchagreeen 3 года назад +3

      love seeing a good little interaction on the cesspool that is the internet, thanks for the smile guys

    • @ursaltydog
      @ursaltydog 3 года назад +3

      @@matchagreeen I try.. :)

  • @blom91124
    @blom91124 3 года назад +123

    It's still a thing in Iceland, "going to the yule cat" if you don't get something new for Christmas, though mostly as a joke or an excuse to buy new clothing 😆

    • @runascarlet2623
      @runascarlet2623 3 года назад +2

      That’s awesome 🤣

    • @onandonitgoes5957
      @onandonitgoes5957 2 года назад +1

      Well... At least you can buy it and you don't have to farm, shear, wash, card, spin into thread, spin thread into yarn, roll into a skein and knit into a garment by yourself anymore... you can just buy or receive it ...

  • @courtneyprantl2653
    @courtneyprantl2653 3 года назад +16

    I visited Iceland a few years ago and learned about some of their folklore. It's fascinating!

  • @patricialessard8651
    @patricialessard8651 3 года назад +56

    I listened to a story on a creepy pasta site called "The Yule Cat" and thought this person just made it up. Boy am I surprised that it is from mythology.
    Thank you for all that cool info. I'm always looking to learn things such as that. Have a great Holiday and stay safe!

  • @Deadpoppedgeist
    @Deadpoppedgeist 3 года назад +33

    The snack that screams back children

  • @irinaklimova5863
    @irinaklimova5863 3 года назад +46

    just me and the yule lads cracking open a cold one on christmas and having a jolly ol’ time

    • @joem1382
      @joem1382 3 года назад +1

      Sounds like fun

  • @lauravr5632
    @lauravr5632 3 года назад +8

    ‘Christmas cat eats children’
    *needs a good bum pat and chin scratch if you ask me*

  • @royyyax3
    @royyyax3 3 года назад +19

    New band name: “The Child-Eating Christmas Cat of Iceland”

  • @thetruth1862
    @thetruth1862 3 года назад +17

    Sounds like a good way to get new clothes from your parents, hey do u want the yule cat to eat me

  • @privateinvestigator8607
    @privateinvestigator8607 3 года назад +9

    I heard spoon licker and window peeper mated and had a baby cat. They named it window licker.

  • @Meirstein
    @Meirstein 2 года назад +1

    "Mommy, I saw a guy looking in my window last night."
    That one weird neighbor: "Yes, that was the Yule Lad... Windowpeeper!"

  • @jelle6951
    @jelle6951 3 года назад +5

    my toxic trait is that i think i can tame it.

  • @mbader2399
    @mbader2399 2 года назад

    Personally, I would love for a giant fluffy cat to visit me during christmas. I bet its hugs would be magical.

  • @rebekkarut4546
    @rebekkarut4546 2 года назад +1

    They don’t finish on the 25th, Icelandic christmas day is on the 24th so we recieve our last gift on christmas day. We open our packages in the evening and do all the normal christmas things on the 24th, unlike others that open their gifts on the morning of the 25th

  • @lear0612
    @lear0612 3 года назад +4

    Iceland: "Watch out for the terrifying Yule cat please"
    All of us: "There's worse ways to go..."

  • @somebody4244
    @somebody4244 3 года назад +4

    ‘Winter holidays’ lol. Half the world is in summer during the holidays.

    • @LindaC616
      @LindaC616 3 года назад

      Sure but that half of the world doesn't have snow ....they have real life things that will kill you

  • @vimerveilles
    @vimerveilles 3 года назад +3

    Can I have the giant cat for Xmas? Promise to leave out gallon barrels of temptations treats.

  • @LongWuzHere
    @LongWuzHere 3 года назад +17

    I know this video is supposed to be spooky, but if you're a drawfee fan, this video is very funny.

    • @jacobcarrico1999
      @jacobcarrico1999 3 года назад

      Can you reference the episode? I used to watch them and enjoy them a lot

    • @LongWuzHere
      @LongWuzHere 3 года назад

      @@jacobcarrico1999 ruclips.net/video/L0YXvwBX8Bk/видео.html also search up Drawfee yule lads and you can find more videos on them too.

    • @jacobcarrico1999
      @jacobcarrico1999 3 года назад

      @@LongWuzHere Thank you so much!

  • @jamiepollard7857
    @jamiepollard7857 3 года назад +4

    The poverty cat, it eats you when you’re poor on Christmas

  • @angelagreen3642
    @angelagreen3642 3 года назад +2

    I wanna hug the big fluffy kitty.

  • @lovely1641
    @lovely1641 3 года назад +7

    **reads title**
    The whom of what??

  • @joannasmith3226
    @joannasmith3226 3 года назад +38

    The poor people really can't win can they ?

    • @fbsyc
      @fbsyc 3 года назад

      a

    • @fae3726
      @fae3726 3 года назад

      apparently not...

  • @Heyhunniesbuffytimmons8513
    @Heyhunniesbuffytimmons8513 3 года назад +8

    They switch up the hosts on this channel a lot, getting use to it

  • @Tone720
    @Tone720 3 года назад +20

    OK but who decided to call it the Yula Cat and not Santa Claws?

    • @rebekkarut4546
      @rebekkarut4546 2 года назад +2

      Because it is a direct translation of the icelandic name Jólakötturinn. Jóla = yule kötturinn = cat

    • @THESEAL1475
      @THESEAL1475 Год назад

      Because it's corny

  • @eyrestahl
    @eyrestahl 3 года назад +5

    How can I say no with a title like that?

    • @MCRTS
      @MCRTS 3 года назад

      Ikr

  • @DonaMohema
    @DonaMohema 3 года назад +3

    5:33 i like her intense pronunciation of gryla haha

  • @karenvermeulen3981
    @karenvermeulen3981 3 года назад +4

    'winter holidays around the world' just a reminder that only the northern hemisphere has a wintry Xmas....

  • @justmagdalenadownhere
    @justmagdalenadownhere 3 года назад +2

    At no point in time did I know what would come next reading this title.

  • @shirleymaemattthews4862
    @shirleymaemattthews4862 Год назад

    The Yule-Cat was the OG "Pet animal named "Cupcake"" meme!

  • @TheOGGreenWitch
    @TheOGGreenWitch 3 года назад +3

    Grýla sounds pretty awesome. Respect.

  • @DrAquapet
    @DrAquapet 3 года назад

    Oh, You mean that old chestnut the Christmas childeating cat. Yeah that one

  • @tinypants7895
    @tinypants7895 3 года назад

    I got period cramps on Xmas Eve and called them krampus kramps... Then no joke my cat attacked me 🤣

  • @xxzcfdxc
    @xxzcfdxc 3 года назад +3

    Do a series on creepy things like this

    • @LindaC616
      @LindaC616 3 года назад

      Or you could just watch Monstrum on PBS' YT channel...

  • @DanGamingFan2406
    @DanGamingFan2406 3 года назад +5

    Who remembers Cox and Crendor talking about this?

    • @windowlicker_4207
      @windowlicker_4207 3 года назад

      I remember 1 of them 😒 and he didnt pay child support!!

  • @Just1for2le3Randoms
    @Just1for2le3Randoms 3 года назад +5

    Mainly just here to hear Americans try to pronounce Icelandic names lol Grýla was pretty good, Jólakötturinn could use some work 😂

  • @Yggi11
    @Yggi11 2 года назад

    "Also known as 'Jolaq'turin." It's always hilarious to hear foreigners try to pronounce Icelandic words.

  • @aslaugsara1662
    @aslaugsara1662 Год назад

    Honestly Yule cat is way more sinister than Christmas cat

  • @kikitaina
    @kikitaina 3 года назад +7

    This is just as creepy as Father Johan from Big Mouth😂

    • @IncrediBelleJessi
      @IncrediBelleJessi 3 года назад +3

      I somehow instantly thought of Father Johan 😅

    • @goldilox369
      @goldilox369 3 года назад +1

      Seriously, you guys beat me to it. Will you tell the tale of Vader Johan!? LMAO 🤣
      Let's not mention the Santa "bit". 😒😱

  • @superfurball89onyoutube52
    @superfurball89onyoutube52 3 года назад

    If someone put a potato in my shoes for Christmas i would be glad to have more food

  • @PhantomStella
    @PhantomStella 3 года назад +1

    I'd want to pet the kitty
    Really enjoyed the video and the narrator's voice is nice

  • @Ice-fg9jc
    @Ice-fg9jc 3 года назад +3

    The only protection from this Yule cat 🐈 would be the Yule Dog 🐕

  • @oneshotme
    @oneshotme 3 года назад +1

    Enjoyed your video so I gave it a Thumbs Up

  • @TheElusiveReality
    @TheElusiveReality 3 года назад +1

    300 heads but exactly one beard lol

  • @viperv6768
    @viperv6768 3 года назад

    And everyone loves Clifford. Sounds like another case of dog-owners hating cats.

  • @maddiemcarthur1480
    @maddiemcarthur1480 3 года назад

    Never watch Buzzfeed unsolved anymore but boy did that title get me

  • @AnnaBridgland
    @AnnaBridgland 3 года назад +1

    If I met Jólakötturinn I would simply let him eat me

  • @randomlyswatching9481
    @randomlyswatching9481 3 года назад

    She got bored n ATE HIM 😂😂😂😂. Oh dear some humans followed that

  • @fangbanga7021
    @fangbanga7021 3 года назад

    Awwwww look at the kitty ( scream in fear )

  • @CometNuclei
    @CometNuclei 3 года назад +1

    Iceland has never had any Jule/Jóla/Christmas goat

  • @whatisnot1926
    @whatisnot1926 3 года назад

    The fact Buzzfeed makes a reference from PBS Monstrum about the yule cat makes me happy

    • @LindaC616
      @LindaC616 3 года назад

      Makes me surprised!

  • @redwardranger7034
    @redwardranger7034 3 года назад +1

    Nice! Doctor Z got a shoutout

  • @Joy-TheLazyCatLady2
    @Joy-TheLazyCatLady2 3 года назад +2

    He just needed some love. 🥰 Seriously, though, who would be so cruel to children to make up such an awful story? And continue telling it through the ages? And I thought people in Iceland are nice. 😂 ✌🏻💙🐾 Is there a sign up for Yule Lads? Is it like the Boy Scouts? 😂

  • @tomoyaokazakiremiejordan756
    @tomoyaokazakiremiejordan756 3 года назад +1

    so American Christmas tradition originated here

  • @Horrorblonde
    @Horrorblonde 3 года назад

    Well gonna have to see if window peeper shows up lol

  • @monica.laurette
    @monica.laurette 3 года назад

    That's just how cats are.

  • @ragingharlot13
    @ragingharlot13 3 года назад +3

    Yeah, that’s my fiancées cat.

  • @redadder515
    @redadder515 3 года назад +12

    How this awesome mythic being or its ghoul cat counterparts was not in AC: Valhalla? Black Shuck is more of an English legendary beast mentioned around the same time. The enormous Yule Cat and the frightening ghoul cats sits better with the Nordic Vikings and sounds like something they would've fought.

  • @majidaazarine8057
    @majidaazarine8057 3 года назад

    01:43 that meow made me laugh😭

  • @paola_2080
    @paola_2080 3 года назад +2

    My kind of cat

  • @boltgang6389
    @boltgang6389 3 года назад

    Shane and Ryan carried this Channel lol

  • @jynxxxx4444
    @jynxxxx4444 3 года назад

    Big mouth wasn’t lying

  • @malpal5530
    @malpal5530 3 года назад

    I love this narrator!!!

  • @3412554
    @3412554 3 года назад

    Yes, we also call Christmas a Winter holiday.

  • @karyx1250
    @karyx1250 3 года назад

    SHE ATE HIM WHEN SHE GOT BORED WITH HER HUSBAND. I like it.

  • @blue_bunnii
    @blue_bunnii 3 года назад +3

    Little bit boring story time *Warning: bad grammars:
    So in 3-4rd Grade I was In school, when I heard this story I got so scared I asked one of my friends about Grýla and Jólakötturinn they said like: “Oh don’t worry, Gryla Stopped eating children” and I asked them about the cat and their respond were:
    “ok so the Yule Lads told the Cat to stop hunting children, but the Yule Cat still kept doing it so Gryla took the cat away, back home.”

  • @ticsbassplace
    @ticsbassplace 3 года назад +1

    I bet this is Gyula the Christmas witch

  • @Ilovemydogmorethanlife
    @Ilovemydogmorethanlife 3 года назад +1

    This is the opposite of Clifford the big red dog

  • @jasonq703
    @jasonq703 Год назад

    Good kitty!

  • @armagreggen6681
    @armagreggen6681 Год назад

    It’s just a baby.

  • @Chi-sf2vx
    @Chi-sf2vx 3 года назад +2

    my family have Swedish cat collars and a Russian dog collar because I was worried The Yule Cat would eat my pets if they didn’t have clothes

  • @AV-bz2zv
    @AV-bz2zv 3 года назад +3

    My cats have got to be related. Little evil bastards.

  • @Anonymous-ik3kc
    @Anonymous-ik3kc 3 года назад +1

    Great, now my Christmas is ruined...

  • @evanobel7462
    @evanobel7462 3 года назад

    The name just means Christmas cat

  • @gary00832
    @gary00832 3 года назад

    Jola the Yule cat, it was on the Christmas chronicles 2

  • @Areyousayingidontknowmyname
    @Areyousayingidontknowmyname 3 года назад +1

    I like Growler. My new Spirit Wife example. :)

  • @gonhunter3994
    @gonhunter3994 3 года назад +3

    The Yule Cat

  • @RibbonHorn
    @RibbonHorn 3 года назад

    i heard of gryla from hilda and the yule lads 🤣

  • @California_Bear
    @California_Bear 3 года назад +3

    I would love to hear Ryan and Shane, explain this Christmas story. I really miss those 2. :'(

  • @jeasmineandreadianepayumo2802
    @jeasmineandreadianepayumo2802 3 года назад

    How I wish Sabrina would come back wirth all these information!! :(

  • @billslocum9819
    @billslocum9819 3 года назад

    Glad Bjork made it out of there okay.

  • @meghnakalita8488
    @meghnakalita8488 3 года назад +1

    Ohh 😮 that is y crime cases are 0% in ice land .. criminals are eaten alive by yule 🐈 cat😰during their childhood

  • @medusha979
    @medusha979 3 года назад

    Good kitty

  • @dylanfuller5224
    @dylanfuller5224 3 года назад

    We want ryan and shane back

  • @petermiller4953
    @petermiller4953 3 года назад

    This holiday season is especially tough for me: Covid. Nuff said

  • @ksbn3004
    @ksbn3004 3 года назад

    It's a very interesting content! Could you please write down the name of song that starts to play in 2:00 minutes?

  • @cjb8910
    @cjb8910 3 года назад

    Why did there need to be a call to action at the end… I came here for horror

  • @blanda_1783
    @blanda_1783 3 года назад +3

    Those two really aren't coming back

    • @SanskarWagley
      @SanskarWagley 3 года назад +2

      Duh, they have their own channel now

    • @blanda_1783
      @blanda_1783 3 года назад

      @MUSI⭕️ I'm a child

  • @nicklassvensson
    @nicklassvensson 3 года назад +29

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    • @nicklassvensson
      @nicklassvensson 3 года назад

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    • @wahidnazareth
      @wahidnazareth 3 года назад

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    • @jamiebicheno1895
      @jamiebicheno1895 3 года назад

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    • @nicklassvensson
      @nicklassvensson 3 года назад

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    • @nicklassvensson
      @nicklassvensson 3 года назад

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  • @theevildrjelly4626
    @theevildrjelly4626 3 года назад +1

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