Underplayed Gems

Christmas Calendar of Yleisradio (1963)

Christmas Calendar of Yleisradio poster
Genre
children's television series, Nordic Christmas calendar
Country
Finland
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This is a recurring Finnish-language TV series shown each December leading up to Christmas. It started in 1962 and has become a holiday tradition especially for children. Swedish-language versions have also been produced since 1991.

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What happens

Julkalendern (finska: Joulukalenteri) i Yle är en, inför jul, återkommande finskspråkig TV-serie i Yle och senare även på svenska i Yle Fem. 1962 visades den första julkalendern som bara hette Joulukalenteri (Julkalendern). 1991 visades den första svenskspråkiga julkalendern Julmappen och sedan år 2000 har det utöver den finska också visats en svensk julkalender varje år. Julkalendrarna har avlöst varandra och med tiden blivit en jultradition, särskilt för barn. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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