The Yule Log (1966). The Yule Log is a television program broadcast by WPIX (New York) television on Christmas Eve from 1989–89 and from 2001–present. It consists of a film loop of a log burning in a fireplace with audio of Christmas music. The original film loop was filmed at the New York City mayor’s residence, Gracie Mansion. By 1969 that film had degraded and new version was filmed in a California fireplace. The original loop was only 17 seconds long; the second version runs for six minutes. The overall show is several hours in duration, and viewers often take pleasure in spotting the splice where the film loops and starts over.
