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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. NEW YORK — It’s a classic Christmas ...

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+, ...

Half a century ago, Fred M. Thrower, president of New York's WPIX-TV had an idea. Film a few minutes of a log burning in a fireplace, loop it, and broadcast it for hours on Christmas morning. The Yule ...

In 1966, WPIX in New York aired the original Yule Log show, a loop of a log burning in a fireplace. The station aired it for a few years before re-filming it in 1970, as the original had "degraded." ...

WBDC will provide every TV home in our market with a roaring blaze in the fireplace on Christmas morning. The station is bringing back "Yule Log" for a second year. Actually, a new and improved "Yule ...

From Ozzy to Baby Yoda, here are some made-for-TV fires that will (sort of not really) keep you warm Ah, the televised burning Yule log, a symbol of the holidays that, depending on how you look at it, ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — It’s a classic Christmas tradition that can’t be missed. PIX11 News will air its beloved 1970 WPIX Yule Log footage on Christmas from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Plus: The original WPIX Yule ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. NEW YORK (PIX11) — It’s the return of a ...