First recorded in 1715–25
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So in that case, you treat it more like the Yule log, right, at Christmas time.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2025
In Serbia’s capital, Belgrade, hundreds of worshipers gathered outside St. Sava Temple, the largest Serbian Orthodox church, for the traditional burning of dried oak branches that symbolize the Yule log.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 6, 2022
Every year, my parents, my older brother, and I would haul out our fake tree from the basement and watch the Yule log on WPIX.
From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2016
The Yule Log Station: The warm, homey sounds of a crackling Yule log.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 8, 2015
In Cornwall, in many villages, Christmas merriment begins on the vigil, when the "mock" or Yule log is lighted by a portion saved from last year's fire.
From A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide by Behrend, Arthur C.
The yule log, for example, existed during the Viking era.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2025
The sound of the fire, crackling and popping, struck Borsay as weirdly familiar, like the YouTube yule log video he put on at Christmas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2025
Participants can join in greeting the yule log with toasts, Christmas carols, coffee roasting with Valhalla Coffee Co. and ornament making.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2021
Host Jesse Palmer challenges the competitors with five styles of yule log cakes in 10 flavor combinations.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 7, 2021
The yule log burned on the hearth and flaming torches filled the sconces.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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