Yule in the Village

Light snow on the cobblestones
Twinkling lights in the trees
Winter in the Dales
What a wonderful place to be.

Carolers singing in the streets
People mingling here and there
Scent of hot chocolate fills the air
Oh what a special treat.

Homes dressed in dazzling style
Folks bundled in coats and hats
Children visiting house to house
With Yule baskets of cloved fruit, evergreens and floured wheat.

Bonfires lit in local fields
Crops and trees wassailed with spiced cider
A special feeling is in the air
And the ambiance couldn’t be brighter.

A Yule log set afire in the town square
Gingerbread and spiced cider to be had there
Under the mistletoe is where couples are found
And exchanging of gifts is all around.

Villagers gather round the town Yule tree
To decorate and dress it for all to see
With ribbons of red, green, white, silver and gold
To honour traditions of times of olde.