a white Christmas

noun

: a Christmas when there is snow on the ground or when it is snowing

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There is also likely to be snow in the Northeast, where some places could see 1 to 3 inches of snow, potentially waking up to a white Christmas. Chandelis Duster, NPR, 22 Dec. 2024 People in the Northeast woke up to the sight of snow on the first day of winter Saturday, despite the news that a white Christmas is not expected later this week. Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2024 The following 10 Christmases had the most snow on the ground: 2000: 25 inches 1951: 17 inches 2008: 13 inches 1959: 11 inches 2013: 10 inches 1969: 10 inches 1909: 10 inches 2016: 8 inches 1950: 8 inches 1983, 1935, 1925 and 1918: 6 inches More:Will Milwaukee see a white Christmas in 2024? Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024 The Old Farmer's Almanac does not foresee a white Christmas for Tennessee, either. Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 11 Dec. 2024 Overall, a white Christmas is now a guarantee across much of the mountainous terrain of the West, including the Sierra Nevada and the Rockies, according to AccuWeather. Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024 The last time Nashville had a white Christmas was in 2010. Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 19 Dec. 2024 The different colors represent the probability, according to measurements taken between 1991 and 2020 across the United States on Christmas Day, of what regions might have the best and worst chance of having a white Christmas. Meredith Garofalo, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2024 Whether the snow sticks around long enough for a white Christmas is uncertain. arkansasonline.com, 20 Dec. 2024

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“A white Christmas.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20white%20Christmas. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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