This year, Pittsfield dispensed with a century-old tradition: leaving its yule tree up to chance. Since before World War I, the city had been securing a series of temporary trees — usually through ...

Today, a burning tree trunk in your fireplace is not as commonplace. However, the yule log Christmas tradition still remains alive and well across parts of Europe and even the United States!

The U.S. Forest Service has a helpful breakdown of several plants we associate with Christmas and the traditions behind them, the most prominent being the Christmas tree, or Yule tree.

SOMERVILLE — Pumpkin Vine Family Farm, 217 Hewett Road, is set to hold a Yule Goat Celebration from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15. In Scandinavian tradition, the Yule Goat brings presents to ...

81. You're barking up the wrong (Christmas) tree. 82. She was always (cookie) cutting corners. 83. Santa hits the sack on Christmas Eve. 84. Please sir, I want some myrrh. 85.

Dark Christmas is sometimes referred to as “Gothic Christmas” or “Victorian Christmas”—both eras fall under different time frames and long after the origin of Yule.

A Christmas tree catching fire may have helped spread a house fire Tuesday night that caused $50,000 to $60,000 in damage. Tulsa firefighters at 6:15 p.m. were called to 1552 E. 41st St. after ...