Some Christmas traditions mirror pre-Christian festivities, but some pagan influences may have been overstated.

It’s a classic Christmas tradition that can’t be missed. PIX11 News will air its beloved 1970 WPIX Yule Log footage on ...

The Yule Log Cake, or Bûche de Noël, has been a staple of our holiday table for years, a dessert that feels as magical as the ...

Burning a Yule log around Christmastime dates back to ancient Europe as a symbol of light, warmth and good fortune in the ...

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, including PIX11’s special holiday programming schedule! WPIX is New York’s ...

The winter solstice marks the Northern Hemisphere’s first day of winter and the day with the fewest hours of sunlight. It ...

The yule log tradition can be traced back to Scandinavia, where Yule, a festival dedicated to the winter solstice, started. To ring in the shortest day of the year, people feasted and celebrated ...

William & Mary’s Yule Log celebration dates back to the 1930s. It’s still a well-loved holiday tradition for students and ...

From KFC dinners in Japan to roller-skating to church in Caracas, Christmas traditions around the world offer a vibrant ...

Dan traces the unusual history of ancient winter folk traditions in England.

Scots call Christmas “Yule” today, and it’s part of the holiday vocabulary for Norwegians, Swedes, and Danes (“jul”), Estonians (“joulud”), Fins (“joulu”), and Icelanders (“jol”). During the early ...