The Northern Hemisphere winter solstice occurs at 12:04 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time on December 21. That’s 5:04 a.m. here in Colorado, perfect for the people drumming up the Sun at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. (I won’t be there–too far away.)

Remember to visit Archaeoastronomy.com for all your calendrical ritual-timing needs.

You can vote on your favorite Pagan Yule song(s) here.

UPDATE: A YouTube video of this year’s drumming up of the Sun at Red Rocks.