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Article: The Hot Show on Christmas Day; And Now There Are Two 'Yule Log' TV Loops, One in Hi-Def
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- The Washington Post
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- December 18, 2006
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There's a Yule duel brewing this Christmas.
Not one, but two separate versions of "The Yule Log," one of
television's oddest yet most heartwarming holiday habits, will
beckon families as they open their gifts next Monday.
There's the traditional log, burning brightly since filmed by New
York's WPIX-TV in 1970, and another that will air uninterrupted for
24 hours on INHD, with a high-definition picture so crisp you'll be
tempted to reach for a poker.
For many years a peculiarly New York tradition, both "Yule Logs"
will now glow in most of the country.
It seems silly: Why would anyone want to fill a television screen
with a picture of a burning log, backed by a soundtrack of Christmas
carols? ...