I was planning to mention the WPIX (NYC Channel 11) Yule Log again this year, but what I didn’t plan on was having more than nostalgia on which to base the topic. As fate would have it, a Seattle station, KCPQ-TV, is taking a page from sister station WPIX-TV’s programming schedule and also airing a Yule Log on Christmas morning. Back in New York, WPIX is adding two more hours and additionally transmitting the blazing log on a High Definition channel. Imagine that, the Yule Log in HDTV. Amazing. And lest you scoff at the perceived popularity of a fireplace on television, note that the Yule Log regularly wins the ratings in its timeslot, and not just in New York. The Yule Log.net has a list of stations that will be broadcasting the fire this year. Maybe in a few years everyone will be able to tune into television fireplaces for a lovely Christmas Day. And no, it’s just not the same watching it on the Internet (heck, it’s just not the same watching it on cable TV. Luckily my parents’ TV is still wireless).