For the next 13 days you'll be in for a fun treat.

In Iceland, we don't have one jolly Santa Claus bringing gifts one day a year.

Oh no, we have 13 of them!

They're called Yule Lads and they're all brothers that live in the highlands of Iceland. Thirteen days before Christmas they come down from the mountain, one by one, bringing the children gifts.

Like Wikipedia says (and I've verified it and it is correct)

The Yule Lads, or Yulemen, (Icelandic: jólasveinarnir or jólasveinar) are figures from Icelandic folklore who in modern times have become the Icelandic version of Santa Claus. Their number has varied throughout the ages, but currently they are considered to be thirteen. They put rewards or punishments into shoes placed by children in window sills during the last thirteen nights before Christmas Eve. Every night, one Yuletide lad visits each child, leaving gifts or rotting potatoes, depending on the child’s behavior throughout the year.

Each Yule Lad is different and will be bringing you a short audio tip each day for the next 13 days, ranging from pre-production to mastering.

These are small food for thought nuggets you should keep in mind for your next productions.

So be prepared for the first tip tomorrow.

While you wait you might want to read my free humorous eBook about their 10 cousins, the 10 Yuletide Tricksters of Audio:

www.audioissues.com/yule