Yule tree

Noun

Yule tree (plural Yule trees)

1. A Christmas tree.
   • Over the forest , over the towns swept the Christmas Angel. He bore folded in his shining robe the little Yule-tree.1917, The Kindergarten and First Grade, volume 2, page 428
   • There was no excited whispering among the children of gifts or of Yuletree.1974, Dorothy Burton Skårdal, The Divided Heart
2. A yuletide decoration comprising a potted tree decorated with ribbons and religious symbols.
   • Modern Yule Tree decorations are acceptable for this season, of course, though parents may wish to decorate the Yule tree so that it reflects Yggdrasill, the mythic World-Tree.1993 The Rites of Odin, Ed Fitch, Llewellyn, →ISBN, page 135.
   • Then again; what about those Indian shamans whose idea of a quick sure fire way to do a vision quest is to go stand on a mountain outcrop where lightning is about to strike, until they light up like Yule trees with static electricity, jumping off the rock to safety (hopefully) at the last possible...1997 Thunder issue 2 (Heathen Journal), The Folk's Noisy Friend, Garman Lord.