Except that no one goes outside during October and November to wait for the Hunt. To be outside and hear their call is a bad omen, and those unlucky enough to be caught are drawn into the hunt and forced to ride for eternity.

That does remind me. I think you get part of your 'Santa Claus' from Odin. As scary as he can be in early winter, in December around Yul, he and his horse visit homes with children. Midwinter, we leave our shoes out by the heart fire and place carrots inside them for Sliepner, and the next morning they're filled with small gifts.

I learned about how you celebrate Christmas. A lot of your so called 'christmas traditions' start from ours-like leaving gifts, but with stockings instead of shoes. You also have the christmas tree, which comes from the tradition of the yul log.