Hello everyone!
Yesterday I read it in an article, I hear it on the radio, and see it with my own eyes on all the weather sites: It is going to be a rainy Christmas. There is no small sign of snow. For weeks I hoped the weather would still change and that it would cool down. But none of that is true.
While regretting that there is rain with Christmas, a question popped into my head. Why exactly is snow associated with Christmas? And where does it come from? I decided to do some research.
After searching for a while, there weren't a lot of explanations. However, I found one which sounded good to me.
In the northern countries of the Northern Hemisphere Christmas is in the winter, therefore it is realistisc to snow on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. However, December is in the middle of Southern Hemisphere summer, and therefore white Christmases are extremely rare. Ivring Berlin's song "White Christmas", sung by Bing Crosby from the Film Holiday Inn, speaks of a traditional snow-covered Christmas, and is the highest-selling single of all time.
This song could be a good spark for everyone to believe Christmases should be white, and they relate snow to Christmas. For this year, I give up hoping for a white Christmas. Hopefully next year I'll have more luck and there will be snow with Christmas!
While regretting that there is rain with Christmas, a question popped into my head. Why exactly is snow associated with Christmas? And where does it come from? I decided to do some research.
After searching for a while, there weren't a lot of explanations. However, I found one which sounded good to me.
In the northern countries of the Northern Hemisphere Christmas is in the winter, therefore it is realistisc to snow on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. However, December is in the middle of Southern Hemisphere summer, and therefore white Christmases are extremely rare. Ivring Berlin's song "White Christmas", sung by Bing Crosby from the Film Holiday Inn, speaks of a traditional snow-covered Christmas, and is the highest-selling single of all time.
This song could be a good spark for everyone to believe Christmases should be white, and they relate snow to Christmas. For this year, I give up hoping for a white Christmas. Hopefully next year I'll have more luck and there will be snow with Christmas!
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