99 Words About … The simple joys of the Yule Log

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As holiday entertainment goes, it makes those wooden cup-and-ball toys look like an iPad.

It’s hypnotic in its simplicity.

It’s the Yule Log, a 48-minute burst of nostalgia available in the FreeZone of Cox’s on-demand channel. You can even take it with you via rentmoviesondemand.com/yulelog.

A roaring hearth crackles as embers explode and drift out of sight, all while traditional carols play.

There are spinoffs: snow falling on a snowman, snow and a pine forest.

But granddaddy of them all is the Yule Log, which first aired in 1966.

To rip off "Scrooged," another Christmas classic: Yule love it.

– CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE