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Do you remember Yule log burning

skatting44 — Sat, 25 Dec 2021 16:30:06 GMT

Was watching a Christmas program on TV and they had a segment mentioning that in 1966 WPIX in Ny began brocasting a 17 sec loop of a real fireplace with Yule logs burning which played over and over . This became a Christmas Eve and Day tradition which spread across the country on many TV stations. In the 1990's you could buy a video of the Yule log burning . To this day , there are many versions of the Yule log burning that one can view .

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all.

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Othereeeen — Sat, 25 Dec 2021 16:53:27 GMT

I DO remember that!

We lived in Glendale Queens from 1965 to 1972, in a single family house off Woodhaven Blvd and 88th Street on Union Turnpike. It was two lanes each direction with a tree line in the center of the street.

My grandparents bought that house in 1931, right after it was built. My mom, sis and I moved there in 1965 after my parent divorced. I LOVED that house and area, and when my grandmother sold it in 1972, we were crushed. We all moved away from the city, which in the 1970s was in serious decline...

I recently looked up the address and WOW--the PRICES are insane!! !!The street STILL looks very nice, and I'm glad to see people have kept it up. Of course, for the home values, you would have to....

My Dad, when he visited us, took us to view the first 747's landing at JFK,from a viewing area across Jamaica Bay. He also took us to see the World Trade Center being built as it went up. He was an engineer who was fascinated by these accomplishments...

Both those wonders ( the 747 and the WTC) are now gone forever.

The Yule Log on WPIX or WOR I DO recall....also...at the time, the soap opera Dark Shadows was on TV and everyone was crazy about that show!!! (Kids anyway!)

Thanks for the reminder. ALL my parents and grandparents are gone now....so it's fun to think back!!!

I have pictures of family gathered around that NYC dinner table in the 1960s at Christmas and all the men are wearing suits and the ladies are dressed like June Cleaver....and we kids had to dress too!!!

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Jo1313 — Sat, 25 Dec 2021 16:53:59 GMT

Certainly do! We had better TV shows and only a few channels..

METV..had the Yule log last night..it was at the bottom part of the regular TV show screen

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ValuSkr — Sat, 25 Dec 2021 16:56:54 GMT

I have a DVD of logs burning in a fireplace, but haven't viewed it in years. I guess I should get it out. Or start a real fire in the fireplace - but that's too much work.

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Caaareful Shopper — Sat, 25 Dec 2021 16:57:02 GMT

For anyone interested, QVC has its own Yule Log video streaming on all its streaming channels. They've had the Yule Log up since last month.

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catter70 — Sat, 25 Dec 2021 17:05:11 GMT

They were airing that here this morning on one of my channels.

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Jo1313 — Sat, 25 Dec 2021 17:18:45 GMT

@Othereeeen ..I was originally from close by the area where you were from.

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ValuSkr — Sat, 25 Dec 2021 17:27:30 GMT

@Caaareful Shopper wrote:
For anyone interested, QVC has its own Yule Log video streaming on all its streaming channels. They've had the Yule Log up since last month.

Thank you, I found it. Very nice!

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haddon9 — Sat, 25 Dec 2021 17:50:42 GMT

@Othereeeen I lived in Queens when I was in 4th & 5th grade in 1963-1965 (Brooklyn before that) and we were near Alley Pond Park. It was a small single family home and when I looked up the prices recently I was amazed at the costs!

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Othereeeen — Sat, 25 Dec 2021 17:58:47 GMT

@haddon9 @Jo1313

Gee maybe we ALL went to Forest Park and remember the carousel that burnt down...or Myrtle Avenue to shop at Lerners......or maybe to PS 113 or Richmond Hill High School.....We left high school in NY when I was in tenth grade, and where we moved to ( my Mom was trying to get us out of the City....she meant well....) the schools were covering what WE were learning in about 8th grade. !!! I rode a NY City bus to school, with a bus pass, and the kids in my new school took the yellow school bus like little kids...

Small world...I am remembering today because I now live alone and was looking at pictures...

You Tube has a TON of walking and driving tour videos of the "old neighborhoods" you can look up by area or address.....

O the olden days....sometimes I want to go back....

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meallen616 — Sat, 25 Dec 2021 19:30:56 GMT

It's been on my TV for hours, channel 11, WPIX, we are enjoying the music! Thanks for posting the memory,

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sunshine 919 — Sat, 25 Dec 2021 19:37:17 GMT

@catter70 wrote:
They were airing that here this morning on one of my channels.

It was Antenna tv this morning

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Jo1313 — Sat, 25 Dec 2021 21:06:03 GMT

@Othereeeen @haddon9 I lived near Woodhaven Blvd. and Jamaica Ave. from the mid 50's till the late 70's.

Used to love hanging out at Forest Park..Do you remember the live pony rides?.. Jahn's ice cream store next to the movie house? Then we moved not too far from JFK airport.

My parents owned a couple of businesses and I had a Gold Crown Hallmark Store..until the mid-90's..Then 200 miles away..I miss the city at times.It's so boring here..LOL

I used to take Trailways down for a long time to visit..then my health would no longer alow it.

My childhood home sold for a small fortune..and so did the home near the airporrt..

Thanks for the trip down memory lane today!

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proudlyfromNJ — Sat, 25 Dec 2021 21:10:58 GMT

@Jo1313 wrote:
@Othereeeen @haddon9 I lived near Woodhaven Blvd. and Jamaica Ave. from the mid 50's till the late 70's.
Used to love hanging out at Forest Park..Do you remember the live pony rides?.. Jahn's ice cream store next to the movie house? Then we moved not too far from JFK airport.
My parents owned a couple of businesses and I had a Gold Crown Hallmark Store..until the mid-90's..Then 200 miles away..I miss the city at times.It's so boring here..LOL
I used to take Trailways down for a long time to visit..then my health would no longer alow it.
My childhood home sold for a small fortune..and so did the home near the airporrt..
Thanks for the trip down memory lane today!

@Jo1313 @Othereeeen @haddon9 My husband is from Woodhaven and our close friends are from and still live in Richmond Hill.

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Mary Bailey — Sat, 25 Dec 2021 22:07:57 GMT

DH had an icon on his Iphone that looked just like that yule log.

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AngelPuppy1 — Sun, 26 Dec 2021 12:58:46 GMT

I watched this show also! I believe I have an old tape which has a yule log and also other scenic Christmas views that you can watch and just pretend that you are there!

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Othereeeen — Sun, 26 Dec 2021 14:10:07 GMT

@proudlyfromNJ

YES!!! I DO remember Jahns!!!

Gonna talk to my sister later ( we live way apart) and we'll probably go down memory lane..

Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday no matter where they're from or where they ended up!!!

Til next year!!!

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Linda0215 — Sun, 26 Dec 2021 14:20:00 GMT

Yes, I absolutely do remember and grew up watching it. As a matter of fact, PIX in NY still does it. I had it on for several hours yesterday. As goofy as it is, it's still a tradition with us.

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LyndaGee — Sun, 26 Dec 2021 15:56:42 GMT

LOVE the yule log. One of our favorite traditions. Always tune in after returning home from a Christmas Eve family gathering. The Gracie Mansion version brings back nice childhood memories. The one with the pets is another favorite.

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haddon9 — Mon, 27 Dec 2021 16:10:51 GMT

@Othereeeen wrote:
@haddon9 @Jo1313

Gee maybe we ALL went to Forest Park and remember the carousel that burnt down...or Myrtle Avenue to shop at Lerners......or maybe to PS 113 or Richmond Hill High School.....We left high school in NY when I was in tenth grade, and where we moved to ( my Mom was trying to get us out of the City....she meant well....) the schools were covering what WE were learning in about 8th grade. !!! I rode a NY City bus to school, with a bus pass, and the kids in my new school took the yellow school bus like little kids...

Small world...I am remembering today because I now live alone and was looking at pictures...

You Tube has a TON of walking and driving tour videos of the "old neighborhoods" you can look up by area or address.....

O the olden days....sometimes I want to go back....

@Othereeeen I went to PS 18 when we lived in Queens and PS 152 in Brooklyn. When I looked it up online PS 152 is now a magnet science school. I remember Brooklyn more than Queens since I was there longer.

We only lived in Queens for less than 2 years. My dad worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and they closed it down so we moved to NJ and he got a job at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.

I'm still not too far in Bucks Co., PA but have not been back to either Brooklyn or Queens for decades! Before Covid I would go into the city a few times a year.