Nick Romano is a senior editor at Entertainment Weekly with 15 years of journalism experience covering entertainment. His work previously appeared in Vanity Fair, Vulture, IGN, and more. The Yule Log ...

"Watching Paint Dry." Now, there's an idea for a three-hour TV special. Not much crazier, though, than the idea Fred Thrower, general manager of WPIX-TV Channel 11, proposed in November 1966: three ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — The holiday magic returns: The Yule Log will once again air on PIX11, PIX11+, and PIX11.com on Christmas Day. PIX11 News will air its beloved 1970 WPIX Yule Log footage on Christmas ...

Christmas is a time of the year to celebrate family and holiday traditions. The season has plenty, from putting out cookies for Santa to hanging the stockings on the mantle. For all the talk during ...

NEW YORK — PIX11, Tribune Broadcasting’s New York flagship station, is thrilled to announce the station will air the original 1966 version of the Yule Log, which has not been seen on air since 1969.

The year 2016 is coming to a close, and what better way to shut it down than by staring at fire with a personal pitcher of egg nog in your grip. The fiery, eternal flames of the Yule Log are coming ...

This year, Christmas goes old school. The long-lost original Yule Log video — recorded by WPIX/Channel 11 at Gracie Mansion in 1966 — aired on Christmas morning for the first time since 1969. The tape ...

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 is a holiday tradition, but the original video recording of the festive fireplace hasn’t been seen on television ...