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in iceland we have this cool genre of christmas music best described as “italian completely non christmas related ballads given icelandic christmas lyrics and performed as christmas songs”

WHAT

here’s a few examples:

Fyrir jól - Björgvin Halldórs & Svala Björgvins (Voules Vouz Danser - Ricchi e Poveri)

Þú komst með jólin til mín - Björgvin Halldórs & Ruth Reginalds (Chi voglio sei tu - also Ricchi e Poveri)

Ég hlakka svo til - Svala Björgvins (Dopo la tempesta - Marcella)

Komdu um jólin - Gunnar Ólason (Gente di mare - Umberto Tozzi & Raf)

to name a few…

COSÌ CELESTE CHRISTMAS VERSION KILLED ME INSTANTLY

I love this! but how did it start?

my heart just BURST into LOVE FIREWORKS. this concept just gave birth to all that’s good in the world. no sun at all for months, incredibly cold winters, BUT THEIR HEARTS ARE KEPT WARM BY UMBERTO TOZZI. my soul just gained immortality points. but you know what – there’s something more to this story. (dramatic coughing)

let me tell you what’s real – Iceland is the #1 Italy stan and i bring receipts with me. 

(yeah ik about Greece & yes, they’re our bros forever, but the last two years those pesky icelandish folks have been working harder than the German bundesbank, so we have to pay our respects)

this legend….this hero….no one has ridden so hard & so far for Italy since Julius caesar’s time…NO ONE had the GUTS to stand against pineapple pizza’s disgusting dominion over foolish, gullible non-italic stomach. when the news of his brave cry for Justice were heard on the coast of the peninsula a CHEER of JUBILANCE erupted in millions of homes. 

he has since been silenced by cowards and liars but his words still ring true to all of us. so, in light of this new, delightful musical discovery, I gladly declare icelandish our new chosen brethren 

@ iceland you’re invited to a sunny gateway, all 3 mil of you, this summer to our coasts. I repeat ALL of iceland can COME and SUNBATHE on Italian coasts. you’re our new fave scandinavian peeps. bring sunscreen tho 

edit: there’s just 338.349 of you???? you’re all coming home to my house im telling nonna and the cousins to bring some extra food we’ll have so much fun

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