Per the BBC, the Yule log was originally an entire tree, lit with the remnants of last year’s one. People thought that if ...

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 ...

Any other old-school English majors out there tasked with memorizing and then reciting the prologue of The Canterbury Tales in Old English back in the day? If so, chances are, you haven’t recovered.

Christmas is just a few days away, and many of us will be blasting Christmas songs that mention 'Yuletide' - but what does the word actually mean, and where did it come from? We all know about ...

Yule logs are a delicious way to celebrate Christmas, whether you bake your own or simply decorate one of these sweet chocolate cakes. While the Yule log may appear to be a Christmas tradition in its ...

"Yuletide," a term in Old English used by Norsemen, is a 12-day-long feast celebrating warmth, merriment and fellowship. Thousands of years later, and in many cultures around the world, families still ...

Yule logs can mean different things for different people. For some, yule logs mean warm, crackling fireplaces. For others, they bring to mind sweet, chocolate cakes. Either way, the Christmas icon in ...

Today is the Winter Solstice - the shortest day and longest night of the year. For some, it may only mean turning on their lamps sooner this evening. For others, however, the Winter Solstice is time ...

The Christmas period is referred to by many names, but it turns out many of us have no idea what one term, Yuletide, actually means or where the word comes from. The word Yuletide itself comes from ...