PIX11 celebrated Christmas with an annual tradition, airing the Yule Log on Wednesday, screening the original, long-lost footage from 1966 on Christmas morning from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. At 9 a.m., viewers ...

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+, ...

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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

The Yule duel is heating up again. Two separate versions of “The Yule Log” will beckon families as they open their gifts: The traditional log, burning brightly since filmed by New York’s WPIX in 1970, ...

If any further proof is needed that TV watching is not foremost on people’s minds during Christmas Day, WPIX New York harvested more viewers than any other local TV station from 8 a.m. to noon by ...

NEW YORK — It’s a classic Christmas tradition that can’t be missed. PIX11 News aired the original WPIX Yule Log footage from 1966 from 4-5 p.m. That version of the Yule Log can be watched now in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NEW YORK (PIX11) — It’s a classic Christmas tradition that can’t be missed. PIX11 News will air its beloved 1970 WPIX Yule Log ...