Iceland’s Jólabókaflóð, or 'Yule Book Flood', celebrates Christmas Eve with book gifting, creating a cosy night of reading ...

Iceland enjoyed a surge in last-minute Christmas orders today (23 December ... providing additional support during what has been a challenging year for shoppers.

A number of major high street chains have confirmed they will remain shut on both December 25 and 26, so staff can enjoy a ...

Every year around Christmastime a meme always circles my social media about a tradition in Iceland: Jólabókaflóð. The meme ...

Jólabókaflóð, though, started during World War II ... surprising books became extremely popular Christmas gifts. Then in 1944 (the same year Iceland gained its independence from Denmark) ...

WHETHER it’s hanging your stockings by the fire or leaving milk and cookies out for Santa Claus, we all have Christmas traditions that we follow. And depending on where you are in the world, ...

The Scandinavian island nation of Iceland celebrates its national patron, St. Thorlak Thorhallsson, on Dec. 23.