a white Christmas

noun

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

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Early forecasts predict temperatures in the upper 60s to lower 70s across the state, making a white Christmas nearly impossible — barring a holiday miracle. Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 16 Dec. 2024 Americans are obsessed with a white Christmas and all the trimmings – snow, icicles, sleigh rides, frost on window panes, cuddling up by the fire, mittens, the North Pole. Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024 The National Weather Service defines a white Christmas as having an inch or more of snow on the ground Christmas morning. Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2024 Similar to the original, one version has a white Christmas tree with multi-colored string lights. Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Dec. 2024 Boston last met the criteria for a white Christmas in 2009, though measurable snowfall on Christmas Day occurred in 2017. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024 Here's your complete guide to the 2024 underground experience This 1840s home looks like a white Christmas wonderland. Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 25 Nov. 2024 The holiday season is lovely, but a white Christmas is increasingly rare. Elizabeth Warkentin, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2024 The National Weather Service also doesn’t foresee a white Christmas for much of the country. Nick Perry, Fortune, 24 Dec. 2023

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“A white Christmas.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20white%20Christmas. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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