When you think of a yule log, you probably picture a roaring, wood-burning fire casting a warm light on an ornament-adorned Christmas tree. Or perhaps you have a sweet tooth and the first thing that ...

The holiday season is filled with time-honored traditions, and the yule log is one of the many cherished Christmas rituals that have been around for centuries. But when you think of a yule log, two ...

Yule has become synonymous with the Christmas season, but its origins predate the Christian holiday by centuries. By many accounts, the term comes from the Old Norse word jól, which was a three-night ...

This article originally ran on Dec. 25, 2008. From a TV perspective, Christmas Eve 1966 looked grim. The regular Saturday night college basketball broadcast was suspended due to the holiday, and while ...

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William & Mary’s most lasting holiday tradition — the Yule Log ceremony — dates back 90 years ago when the university’s president began his annual Christmas party for students and faculty. In the ...