This article originally ran on Dec. 25, 2008. From a TV perspective, Christmas Eve 1966 looked grim. The regular Saturday night college basketball broadcast was suspended due to the holiday, and while ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Yule Log TV special, popularized by local NY station WPIX, has an interesting history. The Yule Log special was first ...

Fred Thrower came up with the idea for the TV fire in 1966. "There's something very special about the fact that you're watching the same burning... Gather 'Round The Screen To Enjoy The Warmth Of The ...

For those of us who are fireplace-less, being able to stream a crackling fire into the living room could be pure holiday magic. “The Yule Log” made its holiday debut in 1966, according to The Wall ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) – PIX11 News is bringing back a classic Christmas tradition earlier than ever! This holiday season, you can enjoy the iconic WPIX Yule Log all month long on our streaming app PIX11+, ...

The Yule Log is a holiday tradition, but the original video recording of the festive fireplace hasn’t been seen on television since 1969. That’s changing nearly 50 years later as New York’s PIX11 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PIX11 celebrated Christmas with an annual ...

It's not just Norwegian television that runs riveting programs about firewood (including both stacking practices and images of cracking flames). New York City's WPIX has been running a Yule Log ...