 This is the first annual special, that has been aired on new years  eve since TV started in Iceland. It was shot on 30 December 1966 and  aired the next day. Since then it has been a custom for Icelenders  to sit at the TV just before the New Year. The streets literally go  empty. And no one can keep up a conversation after the New Year  without having seen the latest New Years Eves Ridicule.