Season 1 • Episode 24
LatestThe story begins with Santa Claus falls through a hole in the ozone layer and lands on "høggeritomten". Santa's sleigh is broken, and Santa even has a little amnesia. And worst of all is that children can not get Christmas presents if he does not get the sled repaired so he can go back up in the air again. Already in the first episode, viewers got acquainted with Inga Toppen owning Blazer Mountain Panorama Apartments. This is a mountain located just above "høggeritomten". Many rich people bought shares in this property, and they get very upset when they discover that "høggeriet" spoils the view, poisons the air with heating of the tires and the "Vazelina guys" also disrupts mountain peace by playing loud music. We also meet Synnøve who owns the small farmhouse Glenna who rent out "høggeriet" to the "Vazelina guys". She works as a cleaning lady on Blazer Mountain, and when Inga hears about this she looses her job until she agrees to cancel the lease with "høggerne".
Acting
Vazelina Bilopphøggers band members playing absurd versions of themselves
Production
Gloriously cheap 2000s Norwegian TV aesthetic
Writing
Biting class satire disguised as children's nonsense
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Norwegian Christmas calendars (julekalendere) are a sacred national tradition, with NRK producing one annually since 1979. Vazelina Bilopphøggers, a real rockabilly band, had already starred in two previous calendars, making this their chaotic trilogy finale.
The 'høggeritomten' set was reportedly built on a shoestring budget using actual scrap from the band's real-life auto repair business, blurring reality and fiction in ways that delighted Norwegian children and confused international viewers.
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