Watching ‘Yule Logs’ on Screens: A Short, Crackling History

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For apartment dwellers who yearn for the joys of cozying up to a crackling fire, Yule Log videos are as much a part of the holidays as honey ham and “Home Alone.” Here's a brief history.

The holiday tradition of the yule-log video started with 17 seconds of footage in 1966. It’s evolved in strange ways ever sinceFOR APARTMENT dwellers who yearn for the joys of cozying up to a crackling fire, Yule Log videos are as much a part of the holidays as honey ham and “Home Alone.” Here’s a look at how the tradition evolved.

Broadcast Era: In 1966, WPIX’s “The Yule Log” looped 17 seconds of jittery 16mm film, treating New Yorkers to hours of the first TV-screen-sized “fire,” with flames shot at the mayor’s mansion beneath a pair of stockings. In 1970, WPIX introduced an upgrade, looping seven minutes of higher-quality 35mm film. That version...

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