Before there was Christmas, there was the Viking winter solstice celebration known as Yule. Many raucous traditions from this pagan holiday evolved into the Christmas rituals we still observe today.

Learn about the pagan holiday Yule, which takes place on the winter solstice, and how to celebrate it today.

In Southwestern Wisconsin, preparation is underway for Circle Sanctuary's 50th annual Yule festival. For the pagan members the church serves, it marks winter solstice, the longest night of the ...

BARNEVELD, Wis. — Today, on the winter solstice, Selena Fox will be leading a celebration of Yule, the pagan winter holiday that predates Christmas. It’s the 50th Yule ritual she’s hosted ...

(Mass Appeal) - Yule is a festival that takes place on or around the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. The Winter Solstice is at 4:20 am on December 21st, this Saturday. Reverend ...

(Mass Appeal) – Yule is a festival that takes place on or around the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. The Winter Solstice is at 4:20 am on December 21st, this Saturday. Reverend… ...

Enter the Yule Viking Festival: a December event dedicated to entertaining and educating audiences about the Yule tradition. “My job is to pull the sun across the sky,” said Bridget Uhles. “I have my ...

The Yule Log premiered in full color on Dec. 24, 1966, at 9:30 p.m. on WPIX Channel 11 in New York City. Although many duplicates and copycats exist, the original Yule Log — the one that started ...