Demons roasting on an open fire. Saja Boys nipping at your nose. Yuletide carols being sung by a girl group. And folks dressed up like that weird blue tiger.

Everybody has their own holiday traditions, but one of the kitschiest for some families (especially those that don’t actually have fireplaces in their home) is to turn on “The Yule Log,” a TV broadcast of a static shot of a roaring fire.

The show started in 1966 on New York’s WPIX, but you cannow find all sorts of similar programs on TV, the internet, and even streaming. Netflix currently offers no less than 15 (!) different “fireplace” programs. Some of their fireplaces are very generic and traditional; others are themed to Netflix programs like The Witcher , Squid Game , Wednesday , and Bridgerton.

Given that it was

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