Christmas in Sweden: Donald Duck?

I'm not sure what to make of this. On Christmas Eve, half of Sweden sits down to watch Donald Duck.

Here is an excerpt from a story posted on Slate magazine:

"Kalle Anka, for short, has been airing without commercial interruption at the same time on Sweden's main public-television channel, TV1, on Christmas Eve (when Swedes traditionally celebrate the holiday) since 1959. The show consists of Jiminy Cricket presenting about a dozen Disney cartoons from the '30s, '40s, '50s, and '60s, only a couple of which have anything to do with Christmas."

Here, we sit down to watch "Christmas Story" or "It's a Wonderful Life" or, my favorite, and it explains a lot, "Bad Santa." In Sweden, they watch cartoons.

Read the whole story here.