In Scandinavia, the Yule goat carries an elf bringing gifts; originally it carried this thunder god
...... Scandinavian Christmas traditions still carry a Yule Buck (Swedish 
Jul Bock)... [DOC] [TLE] Making Light: So that's why... - Patrick Nielsen Hayden [PAR] There's the Julbock or Julbukk, or Yule goat, from Sweden and Norway, who had 
his ... Now he carries the Yule elf when he makes his rounds to deliver presents 
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