According to legends, the Christmas or Yule Cat is a monstrously huge black cat
that only appears at Christmas Eve,
when little children are sound asleep, dreaming of the glitter of the Christmas Tree and
what marvellous gifts lie under it.
Jólakötturinn, a huge and vicious cat
who is described as lurking about the snowy countryside during Christmas time and
eating people who have not received any new clothes to wear before Christmas Eve.
He is the house pet of Grýla and her sons.
You would think with such a frightening story about cats that they wouldn't be so popular!