Competition | Reykjavík City Library Christmas Song 2026
It is time for the annual Reykjavík City Library Christmas song competition!
The Reykjavík City Library held its first Christmas song competition in 2022. As it was a great success, it has since become an annual event open to everyone.
We invite submissions of original, previously unpublished songs in digital format. Songs must be in Icelandic and may be submitted with or without lyrics. The recommended length is approximately three minutes.
The deadline for submissions is Thursday, December 1st at 23:59.
Participants are asked to send their entries to:
jolalag@borgarbokasafn.is
The results will be announced on Monday, December 7th.
The judging panel consists of Bára Bjarnadóttir and Alexander Sigurðarson, specialists at the Reykjavík City Library, and the winner of the 2025 competition, singer María Agnesardóttir, who also serves as the chair of the panel.
Winning songs from previous years:
2025 | Jól ó, þessi jól by Maríu Agnesardóttur and Jóhann Víði Erlendsson
2024 | Ég er jólakötturinn by Inga Hrafn and Gumma Grétar
2023 | Það snjóar á alla by Jens Einarsson
2022 | Christmas is my favorite time of the year by Ximena Días
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