The 12 days of Christmas run from Dec. 25 through Jan. 5, ... It’s a time for skits, with a Lord of Misrule appointed to lead the festivities: ...

The Lord of Misrule and the Christmas Prince. The Lord of Misrule was a medieval tradition in England and Scotland that involved appointing a peasant to be in charge of winter festivities to turn ...

And that means today, January 5, is the twelfth day of Christmas — which makes tonight Twelfth Night. This was traditionally an evening of skits and parties, with a Lord of Misrule leading the ...

On the twelfth night of Christmas, when Santa finally retires for a long winter’s nap and Dionysus awakens to start his debauched reign, the St. John Fools of Misrule will proclaim that Carnival ...

Journal Editorial Report: The year’s worst from Kim Strassel, Bill McGurn, Mary O’Grady, Dan Henninger and Paul Gigot. Images: AFP/Getty Images/Zuma Press Composite: Mark Kelly We’ve twisted ...

The Lord of Misrule and the Christmas Prince. The Lord of Misrule was a medieval tradition in England and Scotland that involved appointing a peasant to be in charge of winter festivities to turn ...