The Yule Cat has to be one of the most interesting Christmas beasts. Coming from Icelandic folklore, it's surrounded by mystery, and serves as a holiday cautionary tale - equal parts cute and ...

When it comes to holiday traditions, Santa and his reindeer are being upstaged by some quirky and unexpected traditions around the world. From a gift-pooping log in Spain to a mythical cat that ...

Dafni Ma divides her time between Greece, England, and Lithuania, or wherever her book-sniffing nose takes her. She has worked as an author, ghostwriter, editor, copywriter, publisher, screenwriter, ...

Christmas time is upon us, and though children loathe getting new clothes for gifts, they best put on that new itchy sweater or slide on those unwanted socks. Or else risk being eaten alive by a giant ...

The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel will air "A Very Happy Yule Log," featuring the seasonal fire, music, Happy the cat, and Happy the dog. That's a lot of happy. (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) In ...

Santa Claus may be the ruby-cheeked patron of the holiday spirit in the United States, but in other countries he’s often accompanied by helpers of all kinds, who can quite frequently be terrifying.

Christmas isn’t just a time for presents, cookies, and holiday cheer, but the hunting period of Iceland’s murderous monster feline, the Yule Cat. This giant, fluffy cat towers over buildings, roaming ...

When we think of the holiday season, pop culture has conditioned us to equate the ideal Christmas with sitting around a warm fire burning a Yule log. Sadly, a whole heck of a lot of us don’t have a ...