'Yule Log' available online and on cable TV through

The traditional "Yule Log" program is available online and through digital cable television in the United States through Jan. 2, its distributor announced. The image of a glowing log on a hearth, accompanied by traditional Christmas music, can be viewed for free at rentmoviesondemand.com and through video-on-demand for Xfinity, Cox Communications, Cablevision, Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks, Cablevision, Midcontinent and RCN cable systems. "This smoke-free and stoke-free fireplace will warm up any holiday party when a big-screen TV is transformed into a crackling hearth," a news release from distributor iN Demand said. The original televised "Yule Log" has been airing on broadcast TV since 1966. iN Demand first produced the high-definition version starting in 2002 and then lit it up on video-on-demand in 2007. A 3D version, which became available in 2010, was originally produced exclusively for cable. To see the 3D version, viewers need a 3D TV with compatible 3D glasses and an HD set-top box connected according to their system's specs. The program will also air on the Tribune-owned super-stations WGN, Chicago, and on WPIX, New York, Christmas morning.