Chris Musial, VP and General Manager of WBBZ-TV is announcing that for the twelfth year in a row, Your Hometown MeTV Station will air a holiday “Yule Log” from 8pm Christmas Eve until 6pm Christmas Day. The “Yule Log” shows video of a fireplace set to classic holiday music.
{Photo by Sharon Cantillon / Buffalo News}
The Christmas Yule Log is sponsored exclusively by Russell J. Salvatore, of Russell’s Steaks, Chops, and More, as his Christmas gift to the Western New York community. Russell’s Steaks, Chops, and More announced recently that it has been named a winner of the OpenTable Diners’ Choice Awards for Top 100 Steakhouses in America. The list of winners is derived from more than 5 million reviews submitted by OpenTable diners from more than 20,000 restaurants in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.
WBBZ-TV Creative Director Joe Maulucci has once again created a unique mix of classic Christmas songs with artists like Frank Sinatra, Mel Torme, and Bing Crosby along with hometown favorites like The Goo Goo Dolls, Lance Diamond, and Pat Shea. The playlist is below.
The Yule Log was created in 1966 by Fred M. Thrower, President and CEO of WPIX, Inc. Inspired by an animated Coca-Cola commercial a year earlier that showed Santa Claus at a fireplace. He envisioned this television program as a televised Christmas gift to those residents of New York who lived in apartments and homes without fireplaces. This also provided time for employees of the television station to stay home with their families, instead of working for the usual morning news program. The program was both a critical and ratings success, and by popular demand, it was rebroadcast for 23 consecutive years.
WBBZ is seen throughout Western New York over-the-air on digital channel 67.1. Ch. 5 on Verizon FiOS (HD 505); Ch 5 Dish; Ch. 67 DirecTV, and these Spectrum Cable channels: Buffalo – Niagara Falls Metro area: Channel 5 (HD 1230); Batavia – Genesee, Wyoming, Orleans Counties Channel 71 (HD 1230); Parts of Erie and Niagara Counties Channel 71 (HD 1230); Dunkirk, & Warsaw Channel 5 (HD 1230); Olean Channel 5 (HD 1230); Fredonia – Jamestown Channel 72 (HD 1230); Alfred- Angelica- Avoca- Bath- Bolivar Friendship- Hornell Channel 71 (HD 1230).
WBBZ-TV is WNY’s only locally owned and operated television station. 4545 Transit Road, suite 750 Williamsville, NY 14221. 716-630-9229. www.wbbz.tv “Like” WBBZ-TV on Facebook. Follow the conversation @WBBZ on Twitter.
Yule Log Playlist 2025
(all segments 29:00)
Segment One
“Sleigh Ride” U.S. Navy Band
“American Salute” American Legion Band of the Tonawandas
Russell J. Salvator Message
“The Peace Carol” Pat Shea
“Lovin’ Little Christmas” Danny Tate
“You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch” Musicians Of Buffalo
Segment Two
“Hej Bylismy Bracia” Chopin Singing Society
“Toyland” The Fireside Singers
“Are You Burning, Little Candle” DC Anderson
“Joy to the World” Josh Vacanti & Mercedes Wilson
“Someday at Christmas” Stevie Wonder
“Once Again, It’s Christmas Time This Year” Placido Domingo
“Christmas is the Time to Say I Love You” Billy Squier
“Step Into Christmas” Elton John
“Please Come Home For Christmas” Pat Benatar
“O Come, Little Children” The Ambrosian Singers
Segment Three
“Single On The 25th” Lauren Spencer Smith
“Together” Backstreet Boys
“Everybody Loves Christmas” Chord Overstreet
“Someday At Christmas” Lizzo
“I Wish Everyday Was Christmas” Debbie Gibson
“Groovy Xmas” The Linda Lindas
“I Don’t Know What Christmas Is (But Christmastime Is Here)” The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
“Almost Christmas” Chris Isaak
“Amazing Grace” DVSN
Segment Four
“Ice Storm” Lindsey Stirling DVSN
“Just Me This Year” Rachael & Vilray
“What Christmas Means to Me” Joss Stone
“Grown-Up Christmas List” Chris Ruggiero ft. Darlene Love
“December Back 2 June” Alicia Keys
“Every Christmas” Good NEWZ Girls
“The Elf Song” Crowder
“Kid On Christmas” Pentatonix
“Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” Serendipity Swing
Segment Five
“Jingle Bells” Barry Manilow
“Little Saint Nick” The Beach Boys
“Sleigh Ride” The Carpenters
“Mele Kalikimaka” Bing Crosby
“God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” The Barenaked Ladies with Sarah Mclachlan
“Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” Bruce Springsteen
“Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy” Bing Crosby and David Bowie
“Good King Wenceslas” Robert Shaw Chamber Singers
“The Christmas Song” Mel Torme
“Rudolph, The Red-Noised Reindeer” Gene Autry
Segment Six
“Happy Holiday” Andy Williams
“It Came Upon A Midnight Clear” Frank Sinatra
“I Wish Everyday Could Be Like Christmas” Bon Jovi
“Do They Know It’s Christmas?” Band Aid
“Christmastime” Alison Pipitone
“I Saw Three Ships A Sailing” Chieftans & Marianne Faithful
“The Boar’s Head Carol” Robert Shaw Chamber Singers
“Welcome Christmas” Whoville Carolers
“Merry Christmas Darling” The Carpenters
“Greensleeves” Mozart
Segment Seven
“Single At Christmas” Judith Hanlon
“The UPS Bell Carol” DC Anderson
“Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” Brenda Lee
“Jingle Bell Rock” Bobby Helms
“Oh Holy Night” Celine Dion
“Do You Hear What I Hear” Carrie Underwood
“Mistletoe and Holly” Frank Sinatra
“Let It Snow” Harry Connick Jr
“It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas” Johnny Mathis
“Christmas Time Is Here” Vince Guaraldi Trio
“Coventry Carol” Mannheim Steamroller
Segment Eight
“Baby, It’s Cold Outside” Barry Manilow and K.T. Oslin
“Joy To The World” Mariah Carey
“Mary’s Boy Child” Boney M
“I Believe In Father Christmas” Greg Lake
“The Rest of the Year” DC Anderson
“Ave Maria” Andrea Bocelli
“Little Drummer Boy” Mormon Tabernacle Choir
“Christmas Canon in D” Trans Siberian Orchestra
Segment Nine
“Thistlehair The Christmas Bear” Alabama
“Believe” Josh Groban
“Let It Snow, Let It Snow” Gloria Estefan
“The Coventry Carol” Pat Shea
“I Wonder As I Wander” Jewel and Sarah Mclachlan
“12 Days of Christmas” Bing Crosby and The Andrew Sisters
“Silver Bells” Perry Como
“So This Is Christmas” John Lennon
“Christmas Time Is Here Again” The Beatles
Segment Ten
“Up On The House-top” Leeron Zydeco and the Hot Tamales
“Mele Kalikimaka” Jimmy Buffet
“Christmas Island” Leon Redbone
“Blue Christmas” Elvis Presley
“A Marshmallow World” Johnny Mathis
“White Christmas” Bing Crosby
“It’s Just Another New Year’s Eve” Barry Manilow
“Glow Worm” Mel Torme
“Oh Holy Night” ‘Nsync
Segment Eleven
“Frosty The Snowman” Ronettes
“The Man With All The Toys” The Beach Boys
“The Chipmunk Song” Alvin and the Chipmunks
“I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas” Shirley Temple
“Nuttin’ For Christmas” Barry Gordon
“Dickens Carolers” DC Anderson
“All I Want For Christmas” Mariah Carey
“It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” Andy Williams
“Christmas Waltz” The Carpenters
“Winter Wonderland” Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers
“Joseph and Mary’s Boy” Alabama
Segment Twelve
“We Are The World” Jackson/Richie
“Silent Night” Michael Bolton
“O Come All Ye Faithful” Nat King Cole
“Frosty The Snowman” Leon Redbone and Dr. John
“You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch” How The Grinch Stole Christmas
“Snoopy’s Christmas” The Royal Guardsmen
“Do You Believe In Him” Goo Goo Dolls with Lance Diamond
“Santa Claus is Back in Town” McCarthyizm
“Wonderful Christmastime” Sue Kincaid / The Need
Segment Thirteen
“Let It Snow (Frozen Parody)” Michele Marie Roberts
“Mr. Heatmiser” Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
“Boogie Woogie Santa Claus” The Brian Setzer Orchestra
“Feliz Navidad” Tom Scott
“A Marshmallow World” Dean Martin
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” Judy Garland
“O Little Town Of Bethlehem” Frank Sinatra
“Christmas Wrapping” Waitresses
“Run Rudolph Run” Chuck Berry
Segment Fourteen
“Little Jack Frost Get Lost (feat. Norah Jones)” Seth MacFarlane
“(It Must’ve Been Ol’) Santa Claus” Harry Connick, Jr.
“Santa Baby” Eartha Kitt
“Who Spiked The Eggnog?” Straight No Chaser
“Merry Christmas Baby” B.B. King
“I Saw Three Ships” Sting
“The Holly and the Ivy” Annie Lennox
“O Come, O Come Emmanuel” Enya
“O Little Town Of Bethlehem” David Benoit
Segment Fifteen
“Hard Candy Christmas” Dolly Parton
“Christmas Is Love” Alabama
“Away In A Manger” Willie Nelson
“Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers” Boston Pops Orchestra
“The Christmas Can-Can” Straight No Chaser
“Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” Lena Horne
“Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” Jackson 5
“Santa’s Beard” The Beach Boys
“Dominic the Donkey” Lou Monte
“Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle”
Segment Sixteen
“White Christmas” Plácido Domingo
“I’ll Be Home For Christmas” Amy Grant
“Winter Wonderland” Tony Bennett
“II Est Ne, Le Divin Enfant” Dr. John
“Early Christmas Morning” Cyndi Lauper
“(Everybody’s Waitin’ For) The Man With the Bag” The Brian Setzer Orchestra
“The Christmas Blues” Dean Martin
“Happy Holiday/Let’s Start The New Year Right/ What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?” Mel Tormé
“O Tannenbaum” Stanley Clarke, George Duke, Everette Happ
Segment Seventeen
“The Christmas Song” Anita Baker
“Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” Michael Bolton
“Little Drummer Boy” David Kane’s Them Jazzbeards
“Some Children See Him” Pat Shea
“The Lord’s Prayer” Barbra Streisand
“Little Altar Boy” The Carpenters
“Silent Night” Boyz II Men
“Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” Luther Vandross
Segment Eighteen
“His Favorite Christmas Story” Capital Lights
“Hey Santa!” Straight No Chaser
“Deck The Halls” Fitzhugh and the Fanatics
“Santa Claus Got Stuck In My Chimney” Sid Winkler Trio
“Christmas Time Is Here” George Winston
“Masters In This Hall” Robert Shaw Chamber Singers
“The First Noel” Frank Sinatra
“God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” Bing Crosby
“O Holy Night” Harry Connick, Jr.
Segment Nineteen
“I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm” Deana Martin
“Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” Dean Martin
“It’s Christmas Time Again” Tom Stahl Band
“Blue Christmas” Gretchen Schulz & The Morvells
“Christmas I Need You” Michael West
“I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” John Mellencamp
“Christmas in LA” Jay Spears
“Gabriel’s Message” Sting
“Bríd Og Ní Mháille” Nightnoise
“Mary Had A Baby” Robert Shaw Chamber Singers
Segment Twenty
“Winter Before the Fire” Kevin Tillman / Triangle Gay Men’s Chorus
“Angels” Jim Brickman
“Imagination” Gregory Douglass
“Away In A Manger” Pat Shea
“Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” U2
“Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” Miley Cyrus
“Wonderful Christmas Time” Demi Lovato
“Baby, It’s Cold Outside” Zooey Deschanel And Leon Redbone
“Holly Jolly Christmas” Burl Ives
“Greetings To Decca Employees” With Bing Crosby and Connie Boswell
Segment Twenty One
“That’s Christmas to Me” Pentatonix
“Cool Yule” Bette Midler
“I’ll Be Home For Christmas” Serendipity Swing
“Santa Tell Me” Ariana Grande
“It Came Upon a Midnight Clear” Josh Groban
“Jingle Bells” Diana Krall & The Clayton-Hamiliton Jazz Orchestra
“Christmas in America” Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo
“Sure Could Use Some Christmas Around Here” Alabama
“Go Tell It on the Mountain” GRP Christmas Collection Vol. 3
Segment Twenty Two
“Let It Snow” 98º
“Finally It’s Christmas” Hanson
“You Make It Feel Like Christmas” Gwen Stefani & Blake Shelton
“Adore” Chris Tomlin
“Angels We Have Heard On High” Sixpence None The Richer
“Merry Christmas Everyone” Rend Collective
“Lift Up Your Eyes (Christmas Is Here)” Danny Gokey
“Just Another Christmas” Laura Story
“Christmas Wrapping” Glee
Segment Twenty Three
“Warmer in the Winter” Lindsey Stirling
“What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve” Harry Connick Jr.
“Christmas was Made for Children” Mel Tormè
“Joy” MerceMe
“This Christmas” Chris Brown
“Today is Christmas” LeAnn Rimes
“Feliz Navidad” Josè Feliciano
“We Three Kings” Pat Shea
Segment Twenty Four
“Suzy Snowflake” Rosemary Clooney
“It’s a Marshmallow World” Bing Crosby & Ella Fitzgerald
“I’ll Be Home For Christmas” The Platters
“The Night Before Christmas” Gene Autry & Rosemary Clooney
“Here it is Christmas/Baby, It’s Cold Outside” Kenny Rogers & Jennifer Nettles
“Go Tell It on the Mountain” An Angel Band Christmas
“Christmas in Dixie” Alabama
“Christmas Time” Bryan Adams
“12 Days of Christmas” Bob & Doug McKenzie