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A student throws a sprig of holly onto the fire.
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The yule logs are carried into the Great Hall.
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The Gentlemen of the College a cappella group perform a medley for the crowd.
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Hundreds of members of the William & Mary community gathered at the Wren Building for the university’s annual Yule Log ceremony.
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The Passing Notes a cappella group performs.
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A cresset helps light the evening.
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Students and alumni decorated paper doves with well wishes.
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Hundreds gather at the Wren Builiding for the ceremony.
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The evening also included several musical performances from such groups as the Gentlemen of the College.
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William & Mary’s annual Yule Log ceremony brings the campus community together to celebrate the holidays and reflect on the year.
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At the end of the event, two logs were carried into the Wren Building’s Great Hall to be set ablaze.
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Samira Rahman ’23 from the Muslim Students Association was among representatives from various student organizations who shared reflections on peace, joy and gratitude.
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Participants in this year’s Yule Log ceremony wrote expressions of gratitude and other sentiments on paper doves, which adorned trees on the Wren portico.
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The students of Omicron Delta Kappa and Mortar Board leadership honor societies sponsor Yule Log each December.
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The evening also included several musical performances from such groups as the W&M Choir.
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Attendees took sprigs of holly into the Great Hall to throw onto the fire in a gesture to symbolize casting their cares away and beginning a new year.
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Each year, a charity is selected to benefit from donations received through the Yule Log event. This year’s charity was the Williamsburg House of Mercy.
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The Gentlemen of the College are just one of the W&M a cappella groups that delights the Yule Log ceremony crowd.
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Members of the university community are invited to decorate holiday ornaments for the tree that stands on the Wren portico.
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The annual Yule Log ceremony puts a smile on everyone's faces.
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W&M President Katherine A. Rowe tosses her sprig of holly into the Yule Log fire.
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Students make their way into the Great Hall carrying the Yule Logs.
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Students get into the holiday season wearing fun, festive holiday hats.
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The university community fills the Wren Courtyard, where festive cressets warm the crowd.
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A young man lights one of the festive cressets (wood-burning torches) that keep the crowd warm during W&M's annual Yule Log ceremony.
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The W&M Choir serenades the audience attending the annual Yule Log ceremony.
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A portrait of Queen Mary II can be seen through the Great Hall window of the Wren Building during the Yule Log Ceremony.
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It's a time-honored W&M tradition to cast aside the year's woes by tossing a sprig of holly into the flames of the yule log.
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The Wren Building is aglow for the annual Yule Log celebration.
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A staff member lights one of the cressets in the Wren Courtyard.
