Yule is a Norse word for "wheel"...?

At least according to today's daily Linux calendar reminder. Why did I not know this until yesterday? Because it's not actually true — just neo-pagan folk etymology, seemingly.

_{Dec 21 Benjamin Disraeli born, 1804
Dec 21 St Thomas
Dec 21 Phileas Fogg completes his trip around the world in less than 80 days
Dec 21 Women gain the right to vote in South Australia, 1894
Dec 21 Women gain the right to hold political office in South Australia, 1894
Dec 21 Frank Zappa is born in Baltimore, 1940
Dec 21 Yule (Norse for "wheel") - Germanic 12-day feast
Dec 21* Winter Solstice
Dec 22 Giacomo Puccini born, 1858}

Oh, yeah. First day of Winter... Knock yourself out at Stonehenge. There's too much snow around here.