A Pagan Yule

[tutnallman]

wassail!

[AldousAnimus]

Which is this song?

[LadyLynnaea]

Very nice and I hope everyone had a blessed Yule. I am reminded that the name "Pan" is Greek for "all". So the great god Pan is "all of divinity". I like that thought as all gods are one god and all goddesses are one goddess and the two are All that is.

[morganaofmona1]

the music is from Damh the Bard - Noon of the Solstice. From the album Spirit of Albion

[yuriwolf47]

This song made me smile, I feel very close to Pan as my patron, hearinf this some just...made me feel so warm. Thank you. Liked and favorited.

[somethinwickedone]

What is the song and artist's name?

[globalman]

Thank you. A beautiful and peaceful video. I find great wisdom and comfort in the gods and traditions of the ancients.

[Korea4Me]

Really lovely video and nice music. Ahhhhh, I much prefer Yule!

[stiglaa]

They had a hard job converting some to Christianity, especially those Countries with strong Pagan Rites, as is my country, England. So the best P.R job happened." Lets say that Jesus was born around the time of the Winter Solstice, and their Easter Fertility Rites was when he was reborn again"....... Very clever.

To all that celebrated the Winter Solstice last Eve, I bless you thrice round :)

Stiglaa xx

[SuperAbomb666]

Who does the song? I love it.

[Shaden0040]

Thank you for sharing this with us. Blessed Yule. )O(

[spindlegrinder]

Merry Yule, Happy Solstice!!!

[TheLinainverse5]

happy yule everyone and blessed be!

[pipedude23]

2 hours till Yule starts!!!

[celticbattleaxe]

Have a most blessed and joyous Yule/Alban Arthuan/Iul!!

Blessed be times Three! )O( )O( )O( /l\

~ Bréinann

[aaronfawcett9911]

Wonderful video. I knew nothing of Yule until now (18 years old). I am an Atheist who was merely interested when I heard that Christians basically ransacked a pagan holiday.

[XXBleedingrose]

I'm semi pagan/wiccan. I def celebrate yule (in my heart as I can't express it around my family) rather than christmas, and I def respect nature more than commercialized "traditions" I hear any "reason for the season" crap and I give them a lesson on what makes it winter time, when jesus was born, and yule tradition.

I love this music and everything. Its magical.

[Lavard14]

@XXBleedingrose What does wiccan have to do with a germanic winter solstice celebration. Germanic!

[KesiIshtar]

Does anyone know what day Yule is this year?

[bexie1992]

@KesiIshtar MY books say it the 19th to the 22nd of december each year, so I do something little each day.

[dragonpalmcircle]

@KesiIshtar Dec.22

[missmaggiemay19]

@KesiIshtar this thursday :) 

[bobbybigfoot13]

@KesiIshtar December 22nd  bright blessings

[LittleRainbowMiss]

In Finland Christmas is still called Joulu, which derives from "yule" :)

[weegerri1sm]

Have a blessed 2011 Yule one and all. :)

)0(

[ashfordwitch]

many yuletide blessings to all my brothers sisters and family! )O(

[celticbattleaxe]

Happy early Yule/ Alban Arthuan to all!! :)

Blessed be times Three! )O( )O( )O( /l\

[Ersa1a]

Thank you for this, and thank you for blocking the haters. I often love a good debate, and sometimes I love to go after the trolls like a pitbull, but it's nice now and then, to just enjoy the holiday spirit, especially Yule, without having to defend it, or even explain it. To just celebrate with ones real peers. I love the music and the imagery. Blessed Be!

[johanagstamrawvegan]

Yeah, the origins have really been perverted. the Swedish name for santa claus in "Jultomte" and a "tomte" is an an elf, so santa claus the way we say it, in meaning has very different connotations from the commercialized view. THere are loads of books read to kids of these elfs, living in natral objects and helping humans with various tasks and we should respect them and be kind to them if we see them.

[rccola8282]

Beautiful. Wonderful vibration. Peace:)

[rawmark]

Very lovely. Thanks for the lovely video and music. Happy Winter Solstice to you. :)

[fizzytot]

Love it thank you for posting it very lovely to listen to approaching yule! Blessed be )o(

[mandohiker]

is "A Pagan Yule" the name of this song, and if not, what is it? it's a lovely tune...

[MAW00001]

@mandohiker Hi there the track used here is by Damh the Bard titled Noon of the Solstice. It's from his third album Spirt of Albion which was relised in 2006 and he is a fantastic bloke!

[uniquendnbaby]

Lovely, lovey video!!

[GaeilgeSpraoi]

In my country, Ireland, the traditional midwinter festival is known as Lá an Dreoilín, or Wren's Day but is celebrated on December 26. It involves hunting a fake wren and putting it on top of a pole and the wren boys dressed up in straw parade through the town. It's an odd festival and only celebrated in very rural areas in the west of the country. It became Christianised and is known as St. Stephen's Day which is akin to Boxing Day in Britain.

[777azathoth]

very nice! this will be put on my playlist this solstice,thank you! me and my children will be dressing the pine trees out side with popcorn for the winter folk who have to battle the elements. the chickadees especialy enjoy this! a candle will be lit,and a fire as well to remind the sun God to return,and of coarse ale will be left out for the wee folk!!! happy yule to all :)

[pophits]

Who wrote this song (and what's the song name too)? I absolutely love it!!

[tatsnake]

Great video and thank you very much for sharing it with us.

Bright Blessings

[wbworkout]

Wonderful, love it, great song!

[onewitchlady]

Sorry if I missed where it was listed but who is the singer/name of the song?

[Thanatos71185]

Blessed Be!

[PuffyCatTail]

Great vid. :)

[quietjedi1010101]

Is there a CD I can purchase that has this song?

[Paganboynuneaton]

@quietjedi1010101 Hi, I did not remove your comment....? please post again if you wish....Not sure what has gone on here....

[quietjedi1010101]

@Paganboynuneaton Oh, its really not a big deal. Just wanted to know what CD this i s from. But, I already have it on my Mp3 via Amazon.

[Thorskald]

Christmas is only a name given to a concept. In Norway we still use the name Jul, while others have choosen a different name. You can give actions or a set of actions any name prefered, but actions do not change by new label alone. The sacred tree and the morning star on top are labeled christian only because of denial. In Norway people still embrace the sacrifice of placing porridge in the barn to thank the dwellers in the underwold realm for no mischief related to old dependency of harvest.

[Paganboynuneaton]

@Thorskald Wonderful....Thanks for this..... It's nice to know that there are traditions kept alive....

[wickedrocketelvispel]

@Thorskald Awesome!!! I love tradition... it's what keeps me happy and warm on those long and cold winter nights.

[AmakiirHF]

@Thorskald We also still celebrate Yule here in Iceland called Jól ;) and we still have the Yule Lads but in modern time they are just said to be 13 santa clauses

Somewhat correct Wikipedia Article wikipedia(dot)org/wiki/Yule_La­ds

[AmakiirHF]

@Thorskald We also still celebrate Yule here in Iceland called Jól ;) and we still have the Yule Lads but in modern time they are just said to be 13 santa clauses

Somewhat correct Wikipedia Article wikipedia(dot)org/wiki/Yule_La­ds

[AmakiirHF]

@Thorskald We also still celebrate Yule here in Iceland called Jól ;) and we still have the Yule Lads but in modern time they are just said to be 13 santa clauses

Somewhat correct Wikipedia Article /wiki/Yule_Lads

[TheChuckles916]

@Thorskald Hail to you From Vinland ! Merry Jul

[valdyrgramr]

@Thorskald I might live in the USA, but my blood strongly comes from Norway...I don't really celebrate Christmas personally I mean I get up and am cheerful to the Irish Catholic who adopted me since they are neo-crusaders about it, but I still personally follow Jul as a wise Norseman so yeah I don't follow their traditions closely I respect them though as an Odinist...not racist Odinist lol I don't even ally myself with them for hypocrisy and lies on their part.

[dimensions78]

@Thorskald In finland we allso still celebrate Jul, its in finnish Joulu, comes from the old norse word Hjul means sun wheel, im a Pagan i celebrate the real yule ;)

[Raegh]

@Thorskald Oh my, I just ... This sounds wonderful! 

[metallicatampamagnet]

i wish i could celebrate these holidays but my parents think it satanic. :'(

[Paganboynuneaton]

@metallicatampamagnet This is the world we live in ..... Lots have eyes closed to the faith that is 20,000 years old that came before every religion on the planet. Man worshiped the Sun and the Moon & took wonder on the world around. Keep it in your Heart and seek out when your away Paganism is a nature based spirituality take note of the holidays and just signify them in your own way there is no structure like Christianity we have no right and wrong way of doing things only be true .Blessings

[YoniPetals]

@metallicatampamagnet I'm very sorry. :( Satan is actually a concept that arose out of Islamic/Jewish/Christian beliefs. So, any actual Satanists who might be out there are twisting those religions, and are not related in any way to real Pagan and Wiccan faiths. We were celebrating our holy days (including Yule) several thousand years before Christ was born. I hope that you will be able to practice your faith in your own way until you can get your own place. Blessed Be. )O(

[Annasea666]

@metallicatampamagnet Keep it in your heart and your actions: helping the planet, mother Earth, is a wonderful way to celebrate and express your love for Nature.

[Annasea666]

@metallicatampamagnet Keep it in your heart and your actions: helping the planet, mother Earth, is a wonderful way to celebrate and express your love for Nature. And your parents probably won't object to your studying the cycles of Earth--call it being a weather or star observer, call it agriculture, call it kindness to animals--these can be a solid base for you when you are able to celbrate as you like.

[mathiasmorqubus]

Do not block them if you can get one of them ask then they are open minded.Do not waste the chance for them to experince where we come from.

[Paganboynuneaton]

@mathiasmorqubus This has been done before....It just opens up an argument that goes on and on and this channel is not for that. Let the negative people fester in there own realms I don't permit it here. I am tolerant to all but over the years it has got out of hand so I no longer put up with it.

Blessings to all

[Aspanaut]

Now this i fancy,he sings of de jentilak of old

[davlor86]

REAL FACTS:

Yule was first than Christmas

Horus was first than Jesus

Isis was first than Virgin Mary

[SmaragdineSage]

Wait...is this YOUR song?!?!?!?! I thought it was so mass-produced thing...WOW! If this is you it is just amazing. I absolutely love the lyrics and the true folk spirit in the instrumentation. Wonderful!

Thank you!

)O(

[Paganboynuneaton]

@SmaragdineSage No sorry its by Dahm the Bard on youtube channel damhbard all his music is readily available. Its wonderful. Or goto my channel and you will see him as the first friend.

[jimbojamesIV]

Would it be possible to ascribe the time of year for the 8 festivals depicted at the 3:58 mark for the unfamiliar?

I'm gathering Yule is around 12/21, Imbold, I believe is Spring and around Feb. 1, Ostur is like Easter, yes? and around the equinox? Beltane is May 1st? Midsummer is the Summer Solstice? Lugh must be around 6 weeks later, akin to Tammuz and fall? I can't read the 7th festival but I'm guessing it's in between Lugh and Samhain? I understand Samhain is winter? around Nov 1?

[hailtosatansvictory8]

@jimbojamesIV Humanities Original Holidays should be recognised and celabrated the original way. Not the way that the media tries to convince us that it is. Keep looking and you'll find the answers you are seraching for. I could give you a link to get you started in the right direction if you would like. We are coming up on Beltane (Pronounced "B'yal-t'n") on April 30th. I love Beltane.

[jimbojamesIV]

The green leaf and red-berries is that mistletoe or ivy?

[MrDavidboggs]

@jimbojamesIV Niether, Thats holly

[WinterFox333]

any songs made yet for Imbolc???? or any other sabbets??

[Paganboynuneaton]

@WinterFox333 Hi & thanks for the comment..please visit my channel for more sabbat shows.

Blessings

[PanakeiaESOTERIK]

Happy Yule / Jul and a peaceful new year !

12 Yule nights between the years last from Dec 21th / 22nd to the 1st of January or this year to the morning of Januar 2nd !

[Mysticdreamlight]

I hope everyone had a good Yule.

The sun is returning to this hemisphere, to bring light and life.

Blessings to all.

[CyberSoldierGerm]

Allfather smile on you.

[pagansailor]

I hope everyone had a Kewl Yule!

[daearanion]

As one who identifies as Christian I want to apologize for any attacks, trollings or other negative comments made. They do not speak for us all.

When all is said an done, we are all one in spirit, and that is more important than how we have chosen or been raised to identify that spirit. May we all share the joy of the holidays, even if that means sharing and learning of holidays that are not strictly our own.

[LilBlackEmoCat]

Pagan and proud :D

Celebrated Yule this year with me and 8 other fellow Pagans. It was the best holiday I've celebrated so far. :D

ps: I like how no matter who insults us, we always just reply 'blessed be'. :D PEACE :D

[maryloopylou]

i love your side show and the lovely song many blessings to you in the new year and may it be filled with love light honesty and respect of all things bless you

[Earthdragon1230]

Merry Yule to all )O(

[Earthdragon1230]

gotta love Damn the Bard!

[AnnaLeah27]

This is just beautiful. Thank you. Blessed yule to everyone :)

[Evergr3entree]

Merry Yule to all! =) All hail the Oak King!

[marynraven]

Blessed Yule, Happy Solstice! :D

[Skittles3Ginny3]

Blessed Yule to you all!!!

[paganprincess1979]

Merry Yule...Love this...

[CaraLunaDark]

Let's welcome the returning sun and the rebirth of wonderful nature.

*A Blessed Yule*

to all of us Pagans over the whole world!

~ Love ~ Peace ~ Good Fortune ~ in the coming year.

May your hearts filled with lots of joy.

Heartfelt Winter Solstice greetings from Germany .....

)O( *BLESSED BE* )O(

And thank you VERY MUCH, Paganboynuneaton, for this marvelous video!

[Jayson510510]

BLESSED YULE TO ALL!!!!

[renataduver]

Blessed Yule!!!!

[GardenVader]

Blessed Yule my brothers!

[keg1994]

Beautiful! This is an amazing song, and Video well down!

Blessed be, in perfect love and perfect peace :)

[cheetaz49]

Blessed Yule to all!

[vampsRkool]

beautiful song thanks for posting, blessed yule :)

[Shewolf0uk]

Brightest blessings, may the Yule fires burn bright and bring you happiness!

I can't wait to see damh again, wonderful music and a great guy.

[ShadowsofHattori]

Happy Yule from our coven to yours any everyone Blessed Be

[Wizzman101]

blessing to all on this day of solstice :)

[iballs65]

Video and song a perfect combination!

Blessed Yule to everyone

[Paganboynuneaton]

Very sorry if i removed your lovely comments by accident but i had again the very Charitable Christian community giving there unwanted opinion here so if you can't see yours its cause i removed it by accident many ,many appologies.

They have been Blocked by the way.!

Blessings - Hail to the Oak King.

[wolflight4664]

@Paganboynuneaton This is a beautiful piece, very well done indeed. And as a Christian I feel compelled to say I am sorry if others have belittled or attacked you or your offered peices here.Many forget that we are all at one time or another atacked or slandered by others so, for whatever it's worth to you I am sorry for the behavior of the others. Have a Blessed Solstice

[Paganboynuneaton]

@wolflight4664 Blessings to you & many thanks for this......... have a wonderful Yule.

)o(

[foxyterradon]

@Paganboynuneaton Blessed Yule to you too! Thank you for your art in this!

[ravenwulf1]

Hail from northern Ontario Canada and Yule tidings from this Heathen to all my brothers and sisters pagan and heathen alike

[yams4lunch]

Hey, what is the title of this song and the artist? Blessed yule )o(

[Mysticdreamlight]

@yams4lunch It's "Noon of the Solstice" by Damh the Bard.

[mrmellars]

big smile. if you send one you may receive one

[dmadchatr]

Beautiful job! Made me smile --- so grateful for the creative pagans on youtube .. really helps get me in the spirit. And we have a triple treat tomorrow --- Yule, Full Moon and Lunar Eclipse!

MM & Yule Blessings to All )O(

Yes, indeedy ... Yule is the REAL reason for the season!

[Sunnshyneone]

Blessed Be to all my fellow Wiccans and Pagans! May the Lord and Lady shine down upon you and bring you love and light in the coming year.

[Shaden0040]

AWESOME heard this first time December 20, 2010. Blessed be and merry Yule. Welcome sun's return. Thank you for posting this.

[cnewq5]

This Yule there is lunar total eclipse, tomoro (Dec 21) beginning around 05:30 I think.

[JayNWArk1977]

Merry meet to all my fellow Pagans. wishing you all a Happy Yule. Blessed be.

[KawaiiKonekkoKaddi]

Soon Is Jul *00* It will be my first Jul!*0*-excited-

[Paganboynuneaton]

Thanks to all who view this video i cannot believe how popular it gets every Yule and this Solstice its been the most viewed ever.

Many Blessings to all.

[dilantfamily]

@Paganboynuneaton Thank you so much for posting this!!! I am always looking for uplifting music to play for my son, especially during this season. Blessed be to you and yours and Happy Yule!

[heavenlyvalvkc]

Blessed Yule to All!!

[kathbeth43]

Well said, I am a Witch/Wiccan/Pagan, my hubby is a new age pagan spiritualist. I love your posts. Thank you. Blessed Be, Jacquelette Marquiette (High Priestess)  (FaceBook Name)

[Beatnikzombie]

Blessed Be.

[CharlesSpriggs]

Love this... Now i can add this to my top 10.... Wonder song and the lay of the movie was great.... Blessings

[MissSpock709]

Happy Yule (next week!) to everyone out there and to all my fellow pagans around the world! Thanks for posting this video, I really enjoyed it.

[evvy21]

I want to buy this song where can I find it :)

[Paganboynuneaton]

@evvy21 Hi , it tells you right at the end of the video or goto Damhs youtube channel damhbard

[ebailey140]

Just to point out, the Celts in Britain didn't celebrate Yule. Yule was German, their name for December. It wasn't specific to December 25 until 800 AD, when the festivities were set then as part of Christmas. The British Celts and German Saxons didn't share common festivals or religion. The only thing they agreed on was their mutual hostility.

[midnightmist1967]

This is very nice ``` thanks for posting `

[eldergothic]

blessed yule to everyone.. wonderful video.

[VILeonidasV]

We Heathens are preparing for yule as well. Greatest time of the year!

[Ilma1984]

he's not just Cernunnos, Pan and Herne, but also Artemis, don't you think? :) (I have in mind the song: The voice)

Love this song!

[tooth2fang84]

wups lol just say it at the end of the vid..lol thanks..hail to the heathen and pagan gods

[tooth2fang84]

wow who sings this i really like it, i wounder if he has a cd ?

[oOcheebsOo]

@tooth2fang84 it sounds like damh the bard. he has several cds

yule blessings )0(

[JunkiePanzer]

Nice Video, it has been quite a delight seeing it.

Greetz from México-City.

[Achilles1389]

Watch the VIDEO on You Tube titled...

" War on Christmas - HD version "

& also

" David Duke Wishes You a White Christmas! "

[fishheads1998]

this is by Damh the Bard, right?

what song is it?

[Mysticdreamlight]

@fishheads1998 Yes, it's Damh the Bard, and it's called "Noon of the Solstice".

[tayray88]

Who sings this song in the video? I like it :)

[KadajSweetie]

Have a Blessed Yule from a fellow BritPagan who's out of the broom closet and proud. C;

)O(

Love and Light to all. :D <3

[RushFanPix]

Beautiful! I wish you a Joyful and Blessed Yule.

Love and Light to all! )O(

[mcglynn670]

Blessings from England and to you my friend :)

[MichaelFreedom71]

Greetings from Denmark )O(

[lobke0102]

Like the vid! Bright blessings to you, too :)

[chalkmonkey]

Lovely pictures! :)

[zinarae]

Brightest of Blessings

[krisluvs1]

Thats very true about the christians basing their holidays on pagan ones. They wanted to get rid of samhaim but it didn't happen thank the gods and goddesses.They actually made november 1 all saints day for that reason imagine what we would know if they didnt destroy all of our history so much of it was brought to us by word of mouth and traditions. I am not bashing any religion but its fact. I respect every religion and people should respect ours...merry part

[cheapcape]

YULE = The REAL reason For The Season !

[realityvsmyth]

I love these kinds of musical slides :) They are great for the holiday. I do feel an upset that Christians have mean things to say about something so merry. But after all they have been cosistantly intolerant and aggressive for a very long time now so Im in no way shocked. I hope you continue to make your slides of merry music and blessings :)

[Paganboynuneaton]

Just al ittle message - I keep getting comments from different sections of the "Christian community & l aways block them and remove the comments - in our path we are tolerant of others but it realy comes to light just how ignorant these people are. Yes in on of my videos i have a picture saying 'Keep Britain pagan' that is my personal opinion as in the UK there is not enough out spoken openness not like the USA. Please if you are Christian and want to comment here & its negative ..DON'T.......

[Nell2999]

@Paganboynuneaton That's the best thing I've read in awhile. Blessed Be!

[dramaking2188]

@Paganboynuneaton Hi, just want to say I love your videos. And in response to your message, I agree with you to say "keep Britain pagan" because it is hard not having enough support from the pagan community especially if they are still in "the broom closet." I am a Pagan from the USA and it is true that we have more openness at times but we still need to work for it. I do my part by being the president of the Pagans club at my university. Spending knowledge and truth

[dramaking2188]

@Paganboynuneaton (cont) about the Pagan faith. Keep up the great work. I always wanted to visit England. Hope the upcoming Holiday and days of celebration are a joyous one.

Blessed Yule, and to the coming winter.

Peace, Love, and Brightest Blessings )O(

From a Proud and open Pagan :)

[Paganboynuneaton]

@dramaking2188 Great to hear from you ... I love all the comments from all over the world...Blessings to all have a wonderous Yule.)O(

Pagan & Proud...Hailya....

[GianniStunato]

@Paganboynuneaton Keep it up, my friend! Blessings to you from an Italian Pagan!!!

[steelplatedheart]

@Paganboynuneaton I know a lot of Christians can be really offensive when it comes to pagans, but I promise, they are NOT all like that! I go to a Unitarian Universalist church, and we had a concert for Samhain. There are friendly Christians out there!

[Paganboynuneaton]

@steelplatedheart Blessings...You would be welcome around the hearth of many a pagen gathering i'm sure but sadly you are few and far between in my experience.

Blessed Yule to you. )o(

[startrekmakesmehappy]

Where can i get sheet music?

[hanno21664]

no matter what faith you believe in, and there are so many in our world, please allow me to say that i wish you all-

Health, Wealth and Happiness to you!

May you all Blessed Be.

love and respect from Arizona

take care my friends

[itsmrbrain2u]

Seeing this makes me look forward to the season )0(

[mussusbutley74]

Nice tune, got me looking forward to Winter already!!!!

[ghostrider82599]

Love your clip... you may also like the Saga of Baba Yaga on the Ghostrider Guitars website

[DarkAngelrace]

Happy Summer Solstice! (The Holly King's turn to reign now!) >;D

Half a year away from Yule )O(

[junglemike72]

Sunday worshipping Christians keep your celebrations.

[kahetel13]

nice slideshow:) blessed be

[ghostdancer1974]

Amazing job, my friend!  Blessings to you and yours! )o(

[DarkAngelrace]

The song can also be applied to Midsummer right? :D

[LadyFreeSpirit]

beauty!

[CalmingWind]

good job nice song

[TheRedWizardOfYule]

Very nice video.. damh the bard has great music.. Blessed Be to you :-)

[TheNorsePagan]

blessings from the Norse!

[Paganboynuneaton]

@TheNorsePagan

Thanks - How strange I'm attending workshops avout Norse and helping out others learn Heathenism...Wonderful stuff

Blessings to all

lee PBN..)o(

[TheNorsePagan]

what country are you from?

[Paganboynuneaton]

Albion my friend [The UK]

[TheNorsePagan]

cool, I'm from Norway :)

[HarperDearMilo]

great slideshow. hope everyone had a happy Yule!

[ManelinhoAraujinho]

Hope everyone had a great Yule!