There's a great book which unfortunately I can't get at at the moment to tell you the correct name, but it's by Frank and Jamie Muir and it goes through the entire Christmas period from Hallowe'en to Candlemas. In it there are descriptions of old games played up and down the centuries - how much more folky can that be?

It might be called 'A Treasury of Christmas', but I know it's been out of print for a while.. if you can get hold of a copy, then do so, because it's brilliant.

LTS