Angelenos hoping to open presents by a roaring fire on a chilly Christmas morning this year are out of luck. The weather’s cold enough, but local air quality officials on Christmas Eve put in place a no-burn order for the non-desert portions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, andall of Orange County.
Luckily, we have the internet, and there are a plethora of virtual options. The original, of course, is the WPIX Yule Log, a three-hour-long loop of a 17-second-long film of a roaring fireplace at Gracie Mansion, the New York City mayor’s residence that first aired on Christmas Eve on 1966.
For those the in the tri-state area, the station will air the 1970 version of its Yule Log from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on on Christmas Day.
For those whoo want the 1966 original, WPIX will air that footage from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. It can also be streamed during those same windows here.
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