Julotta
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The Julotta is a Swedish service that is held early on Christmas morning, at 7 a.m in most chuches, but in some curches it is celebrated at 10 a.m, or as early as 4 a.m. Earlier most julottas was held at 4 a.m. Julotta means Christmas morn, otta is the time which is slightly after dawn.
It was the most popular service earlier but now the Midnight Mass has become more popular. People who hardly visited the church regurarly in the rest of the year often visited the julotta but they tend to go to the Midnight Mass or the service of First Advent.