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To finish, guests can choose between Christmas yule log tree, Mont Blanc or Neal’s Yard British cheeses.
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Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Buche de Noel, or yule log, came in first in California, Tennessee and Louisiana — while residents of Alaska, Vermont and Idaho searched for the ever-popular sugar cookie more than anything else.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Many modern-day Christmas rituals, like decorating trees and burning yule logs, are derived from Winter Solstice traditions.
—Margaux Laskey, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2024
The Yule festival in German and pagan tradition is one of the oldest winter solstice celebrations in the world and includes burning a yule log—often the largest log a family could find—on the shortest and darkest day of the year.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Buche de Noel, or yule log, came in first in California, Tennessee and Louisiana — while residents of Alaska, Vermont and Idaho searched for the ever-popular sugar cookie more than anything else.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Many modern-day Christmas rituals, like decorating trees and burning yule logs, are derived from Winter Solstice traditions.
—Margaux Laskey, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2024
The Yule festival in German and pagan tradition is one of the oldest winter solstice celebrations in the world and includes burning a yule log—often the largest log a family could find—on the shortest and darkest day of the year.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yule
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The first four of those games will compete with three NFL games on Christmas: Dallas-Washington and Detroit-Minnesota (both on Netflix) and Denver-Kansas City (on Amazon Prime).—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
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To a degree, missing out on Christmas is meaningful for the Heat in light of the franchise’s 12-2 all-time record on the holiday.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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Late last year, to signal the return of Davies and commemorate its 60th anniversary, three specials aired featuring fan favorites David Tennant and Catherine Tate before Gatwa was introduced in a third Xmas special – The Church on Ruby Road, which divided critics.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
5 Dec. 2024
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Bong Candle’s Xmas Treez Bong Candle’s limited holiday time items are sure to bring on the giggles due to their names, never mind their effects.—
Joan Oleck,
Forbes,
4 Dec. 2024
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My grandmother used the large window as a seasonal display for her porcelain dolls, Easter decorations and Christmas nativity scene.—
Cierra Chenier,
Essence,
15 Apr. 2025
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The town celebrates its history with a magical twist at the Christmas Tour of Homes on December 6, where residents adorn their beautiful homes in their finest holiday decor, and guests enjoy a live nativity scene.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes,
2 Dec. 2024
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“Yule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yule. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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