Sinterklaasjournaal is a Dutch children's television news programme that follows the fictional arrival and adventures of Sinterklaas in the weeks before his feast day on 5 December, presented in the style of a real news broadcast. Its cheerful theme and familiar presentation have made it a shared cultural touchstone in the Netherlands, especially for viewers who watched it as children. Boosted edits, with the audio pushed louder and more compressed, circulate online as playful, high-energy versions used to signal the start of the festive season.