___ cat, holiday creature in Icelandic folklore (4)

I believe the answer is:

yule

(Other definitions for yule that I've seen before include "Christmas season" , "The feast of Christmas" , "festive tide" , "Festival" , "Seasonal feast (arch.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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