Ready to party? The pagan celebration of the winter solstice is known as Yule, and it’s one of the oldest winter celebrations in the world. It simultaneously celebrates the shortest day of the year, ...

Sculptures of Grýla, mother of the 13 Yule Lads, and Skyrgámur, a Yule Lad fond of Icelandic yogurt Andrii Gladii via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 In Icelandic folklore, 13 merry but ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: November 1966: local New York TV station WPIX had nothing to broadcast for 1.5 hours. There wasn't much on TV during the holidays, so viewers were ...

Winter Solstice, sometimes referred to as Yule, is the darkest day of the year. Although the ancient Yule festival actually lasted for a couple of months, typically most pagans and polytheists ...

For those without a fireplace this Christmas, the wonderful invention that is the Yule Log is an absolute must during the holiday season. So where can you watch the Yule Log this Christmas Eve? If you ...

In Iceland, folklore has deep roots. Stories passed down from generation to generation about elves, trolls, giants, and other mythological creatures living in the country’s many natural wonders are ...

If history repeats itself, one of the most popular programs on television Christmas Day will be a looped, seven-minute piece of film that's more than 40 years old. In some cities, it's consistently in ...

The Yule Log, a looped video of a wood-burning fireplace set to classic Christmas songs, has been a holiday staple for more than 50 years. But in a TV landscape dominated by angry pundits and Real ...

Though commonly linked with Christmas, the celebration of Yule can be traced much further back. Yule became a name for Christmas in the 9th century. It came from the Norse word hweol, meaning wheel.

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines truly has a magical reason to celebrate the longest Christmas season in the world following the season extension of the "Harry Potter: A Yule Ball Celebration" ...

With only three other locations worldwide, Milan, Montreal, and Mexico City, tickets for this limited experience, which start at $69, are already in high demand. With the Houston location already ...