As the world celebrate the Yuletide season under the freezing winter cold, families gather around the fireplace on Christmas Eve to get the much needed heat from the burning wood. While books, movies, ...

Fred Thrower came up with the idea for the TV fire in 1966. "There's something very special about the fact that you're watching the same burning... Gather 'Round The Screen To Enjoy The Warmth Of The ...

Sixty Christmases ago, the icon made its television debut — and it’s still a backdrop to our holidays. This Christmas, countless Americans will celebrate the holiday with the mesmerizing flicker of a ...

In 1966, Fred Thrower — president of the independent New York City television station WPIX — had a pesky three-hour hole to fill in his Christmas Eve programming. Then, one night ahead of the holidays ...