STOCKHOLM, Dec 17 (Reuters) - A giant straw Yule goat in the Swedish town of Gavle was set ablaze on Friday for the first time in five years, reviving a long-running tradition of locals illegally ...

The Swedish city of Gävle is best known for erecting a 13-metre Christmas ‘goat’ every December – but naughty locals are hellbent on stealing their hometown’s defining feature. The tradition of ...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Vandals again torched a giant straw Christmas goat in a town in central Sweden. The goat has gone up in smoke so frequently that it's almost become a Christmas tradition. Merchants ...

It happens every year.

STOCKHOLM (AP) — In what's become a Christmas tradition to some Swedes, a giant decorative goat made of straw was set ablaze early Sunday and police arrested a 25-year-old man suspected of arson. The ...

STOCKHOLM -- Sweden's Christmas Goat -- a giant decorative goat made of straw and wood -- didn't last long on its 50th anniversary. The straw goat, a Yuletide tradition in the city of Gavle since 1966 ...