Some slight confusion. It's true that in Finnish, they kept the name "yule goat" (Joulupukki) for Santa. But in Swedish, Santa is called Jultomten, the yule gnome, which is just as stupid but in a different way.
If you're interested in odd Christmas traditions, check out Tió de Nadal of Catalonia. Let's just say that Mr Hankey the Christmas Poo isn't that outlandish after all.
This extract reminds me The Day Today’s that pool sketch.
Some slight confusion. It's true that in Finnish, they kept the name "yule goat" (Joulupukki) for Santa. But in Swedish, Santa is called Jultomten, the yule gnome, which is just as stupid but in a different way.
If you're interested in odd Christmas traditions, check out Tió de Nadal of Catalonia. Let's just say that Mr Hankey the Christmas Poo isn't that outlandish after all.