This is a famous part of Christmas in New York, the WPIX yulelog, played for twenty-four hours on Christmas by a television station for people who don't have fireplaces but don't want to forego the traditions of Christmas around the fireplace. (The TV's probably already the focal point of your living room.) Quite ecological too, in its way, I suppose. Now you can download it onto your PDA or i-Phone - or blog! (Remember to press play.)
If you play it, youtube will connect you with many imitators. I experienced one, an updated (not improved) version on DVD, with my friends J and A yesterday - theirs looked more like something from a horror film, and the "crackling" soundtrack occasionally slipped into a brief Christmas carol and back out again, but it was in high-res and letter-box format! This fire never changes, never burns down. Even so, A had us when, at a certain point, she leaned forward and said "this is my favorite part!" and we all leaned forward expectantly...
