I know I normally stick to Spanish with the odd diversion into Catalan, French or German. However, this Christmas is very different as my family and I are spending it in Iceland.

So, in the spirit of our adopted country at this time of year,

Gleðileg jól

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74tzIAH1eo8

Want to find out more about Icelandic Christmas traditions?

Jólasveinarnir (Yule Lads) click on the links below the article to find out about each one of the lads who have been kindly delivering presents to my boys.

Find out more here about other traditions such as the Yule cat and Grylla.

Þorláksmessa – find out more about the tradition carried out on 23rd December.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3UHKu7ykR0

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZiHtnljJFE

A lovely app for iPad from Kumquat in Argentina, featuring Christmas carols in Spanish.  Beautifully and quirkily illustrated, you can choose whether you want them sung to you, or if you’d rather sing them yourself! Although it’s possible to access many of these tunes on the web, I think it’s well worth £1.79 as you get everything in one place – lyrics (which highlight as they are sung), sound files and illustration!

Shame I discovered it too late to use in school, but I know it’ll be a hit as my ‘testing panel’ love it!

¡Feliz Navidad!

Screenshots from the app.

This clip combines two of my favourite things  – Spanish and iOS devices.

Made completely on iOS devices like iPhones, iPods and iPhones, here is NorthPoint Community Church wishing you a Merry Christmas.  Funky and fun!

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcexJQM-8W0

And here’s more Christmas music from the same place if you enjoyed that.

Perhaps this one will prove more useful at the moment!

A very catchy Christmas carol about the Wise Men arriving at the stable in Bethlehem.

Click the image to access the song with subtitles, or go here for the lyrics.

A bit late for Halloween this year but ready for next… another subtitled song!

Click the picture to go to the video.

Here’s a story about Father Christmas and his plans to move Christmas to July to make it easier to deliver presents on time that have rather unexpected consequences!

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHWw4nQgyfk

Another version of the Christmas story – this time, an animation with audio and songs, focussing on the story of Mary and Joseph.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CqJgn9D93U

A lovely story here in Spanish about the fourth wise man, Nazario, delivering an important message about what is real worth.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxCE7woxeKo