The Little Blue Light was a popular musical variety show aired on Soviet television since 1962 during various holidays. The name alludes to the light bluish glare of a black-and-white cathode ray tube TV screen as well as some traditional Russian expressions relating to friendly visits: заглянуть на огонек – "to drop in on a light", i. e. to visit someone after seeing a light in their window; посидеть у огонька – to have a sit by the fire.