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You Can Snag A Stay At Santa’s Cabin For The Holidays

Author Melany Myers
Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images

If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like working for Santa Claus, now is your shot to find out! Airbnb is looking for some ‘elves’ to pitch in and help out at Santa’s Official Post Office in Finland. How fun!

According to Airbnb, they’re looking to give folks a shot to stay at Santa’s cabin this holiday season. The trip is for two adults and two kids, and the stay is free to book! Only one lucky family will be able to snag the festive stay. I have a good friend that lives in Finland, and I love seeing the pictures he posts in the winter. It looks so beautiful there. Cold, but pretty!

The family that wins the trip will help out in Santa’s Post Office. You’ll be helping with the 30-thousand letters that arrive daily for Santa, and in exchange you’ll get a stay at Santa’s cabin for free. Your family will get a crash course in ‘elfing’ and partake in elf activities at the post office.But you won’t just be working! There will be lots of fun for you to experience.

All The Fun In Finland

After working hard at Santa’s Post Office and helping the Chief Elf Katia in lots of ‘elfing’ duties, you’ll be able to have some fun and relax in style. You’ll enjoy eating traditional Finnish meals, go snowmobiling, take a trip to see the Northern Lights, and try a traditional Finnish sauna.

Years ago, when I was married, my husband was a world-class powerlifter and went to a competition in Finland. He placed 2nd in the world and told me about the Finnish food he had there. Lots of berries! In addition, he said he tried reindeer. Not sure that will be on the menu since it’s Christmas and the reindeer work for Santa!

In addition to all the fun you’ll get to take part in, you’ll get to stay in Santa’s cabin! Of course, it’s decked out in tons of festive decorations! There’s even a wardrobe of elf-wear. How awesome is that?! I’d love to dress up in official elf wear!

Since the amazing trip is only going to one family, you’ll need to act quick. Booking for the stay on Airbnb is opening on December 11 at 5 a.m. The booking is on a first come, first served basis, so get up early and book your stay! The trip will be happening December 18-21. Find out more info here.

Airbnb on Twitter: "The Arctic is calling: Santa's Official Post Office needs your help sorting holiday mail in Lapland 💌✨Booking for this magical stay opens December 11 at 12pm EET at https://t.co/kMlZkOqWfS pic.twitter.com/0O70SvveXd / Twitter"

The Arctic is calling: Santa's Official Post Office needs your help sorting holiday mail in Lapland 💌✨Booking for this magical stay opens December 11 at 12pm EET at https://t.co/kMlZkOqWfS pic.twitter.com/0O70SvveXd

'Jingle Bells': The Drinking Song That Became A Christmas Classic

It’s one of the first songs that comes to mind when anyone thinks of Christmas music, but it started out as something else. In this Throwback Threesome, we’re dashing through the history of “Jingle Bells,” which is a little murky. The classic holiday song was written by James Lord Pierpont (1822–1893) purportedly at Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts. Pierpont, who was the uncle of famous financier and industrialist J. P. Morgan, originally copyrighted the song with the title “The One Horse Open Sleigh” on September 16, 1857.

“Jingle Bells” didn’t become a Christmas song until decades after it was first performed. In the 1850s, Pierpont was the music director for a Unitarian Church in Savannah, Georgia, where his song was introduce to the congregation during a Thanksgiving service. However, as a somewhat racy-for-its-time drinking song, it was a bit inappropriate for church. The lyrics describe reckless, alcohol-fueled sleigh racing. “Jingle Bells” became associated with winter and Christmas music in the 1860s and 1870s.

Did you know “Jingle Bells” was the first song played in outer space? According to Songfacts, Gemini 6 astronauts Wally Schirra and Tom Stafford played it for Mission Control on their smuggled harmonica and bells, respectively, on December 16, 1965. Both of the instruments are on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.

Throwback Threesome: ‘Jingle Bells’

  • 'Jingle Bells' - Frank Sinatra (1946)

    Frank Sinatra released a couple of versions of “Jingle Bells,” including this one recorded on a hot August night in 1946. An official video was released in 2019. In the animated clip, the Ol’ Blue Eyes hitches a ride on Santa’s sleigh for his Christmas Eve flight. Along the way, they see the iconic Capitol Records building, London, Rio de Janeiro, Paris and, finally, the Las Vegas Strip.

  • 'Jingle Bells' - The Singing Dogs (1955)

    While recording the sounds of birds in the 1950s, Danish ornithologist Carl Weismann ended up with many recordings that were spoiled by dogs barking. He found a new use for these tainted takes by splicing together the dog barks into song patterns. He teamed up with Don Charles, a record producer working in Copenhagen, to create the Singing Dogs. Their stirring rendition of “Jingle Bells” was originally on the B-side of the group’s first single, “Oh! Susanna,” in 1955. In 1971, RCA reissued “Jingle Bells” as a single and it went all the way to number one on the Billboard Christmas Singles chart in 1972. Unfortunately, there isn’t any video footage of the canine quartet but we can all still enjoy the musical stylings of Dolly (poodle), Pearl (terrier), Caesar (shepherd), and King (shepherd).

  • 'Jingle Bells' - The Brian Setzer Orchestra (1996)

    Stray Cats frontman Brian Setzer recorded a raucous rockabilly version with his Brian Setzer Orchestra in 1996 for the Christmas comedy Jingle All the Way, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. It later showed up on Setzer’s 2002 album, Boogie Woogie Christmas, and in the 2018 animated version of The Grinch.

 

Melany Myers is a Gastonia native and has spent most of her life here in North Carolina. Mel has worked in radio for over 20 years, many of which she spent co-hosting morning shows in Charlotte, NC, and Columbia, SC. Mel loves 80’s music, going to concerts, cooking, and eating! She is always writing about random news stories that really make you wonder, “what in the world?!” She also writes about rock music and human-interest content.

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