ˈyül noun
( -s )
Usage: often capitalized, often attributive
Etymology: Middle English yol, yole, from Old English geōl; akin to Old English geōla December or January, Old Norse jōl heathen winter feast, yule, Christmas, ȳlir month ending near the winter solstice, Gothic jiuleis (in fruma jiuleis November)
: the feast of the nativity of Jesus Christ : christmas , christmastide