Yule log
noun
a large log of wood that traditionally formed the backlog of the fire at Christmas.
Yule log
American
[yool lawg, log]
/ ˈjul ˌlɔg, ˌlɒg /
Or
yule log
noun
yule log
British
noun
Etymology
Origin of Yule log
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
Just here we are reminded by Loudon and others of the Yule log and Yule festival, a most ancient British institution, now known to our dwellers in towns only by historical report.
From Cultus Arborum Phallic Tree Worship by Anonymous
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
Host Jesse Palmer challenges the competitors with five styles of yule log cakes in 10 flavor combinations.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 7, 2021
He could have fit a navel orange, a Christmas cracker and a yule log in there.
From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2013
He could see the pages coming from the forest, dragging the yule log and branches of holly to decorate the Hall.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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