Yule log

noun

: a large log formerly put on the hearth on Christmas Eve as the foundation of the fire

Examples of Yule log in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There's also the age-old custom of burning a Yule log, traditionally associated with good fortune and protection from misfortune. — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026

In France, the bûche de Noël turns the old Yule log tradition into a chocolatey cake roll. — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 23 Dec. 2025

While the world hurtles towards holiday chaos, reclaim your winter solstice with stillness and reflection just as the world’s ancient cultures did thousands of years ago, from Roman Saturnalia feasts to Persian Shab-e Yalda gatherings to the blazing Yule logs of Scandinavia. — Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2025

Though the Yule log had once sprouted from a place of whimsical evolution (not many of us are reliably lugging colossal hunks of wood home), its flavors and construction have yet to experience the breadth of remix its flat-sheet and round-tiered kin have undergone. — Ingu Chen, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1725, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Yule log

• analog
• analogue
• catalogue
• decalogue
• demagogue
• dialogue
• epilogue
• homologue
• monologue
• pedagogue
• synagogue
• tagalog

Kids Definition

Yule log

noun

: a large log formerly put on the hearth on Christmas Eve as the foundation of the fire