When you think of a yule log, you probably picture a roaring, wood-burning fire casting a warm light on an ornament-adorned Christmas tree. Or perhaps you have a sweet tooth and the first thing ...

Other cultures have adapted the custom and made it their own over the centuries, but its significance to Yule remains the same: Burning the log is a way to welcome the sun’s return. Though ...

It's a time-honored William & Mary tradition to cast aside the year's woes by tossing a sprig of holly into the flames of the Yule log. In recent years, students have created a new tradition of ...