Posted on 12/22/2023 7:25:04 AM PST by lightman
Also, fruit trees produce way better if they have gotten their required Chill Hours. So White Christmas can be a very good sign.
Songs like “Jingle Bells,” “Winter Wonderland,” Frosty the Snow Man” and “Sleigh Ride,” none of which mention Christmas, are probably popular around Christmas because it comes at the start of snow season. In the snowbelt, no one feels like singing those songs in February and March.
An ancestor of ours was Ives of Currier and Ives. My sister has one of their originals which isn’t scenic, but of children. It hung in Grandpa’s farmhouse.
Looks like here in Southeast Alaska we’re going to have a “Wet” Christmas. Lots of rain. No snow worth mentioning yet and none in the forecast.
Wrong true meteorological winter starts 12/1 and runs until 2/28.
Next silly question from the nitwits?
“white Christmas” or “White Christmas”?
Hmm….
***at the Piggly Wiggly***
Reminds me of living out West and my wife telling a co-worker that she used to shop at Piggly Wiggly.
They asked What is that? as the main grocery chain in that area was Humpty Dumpty.
It’s white privilege, don’t you know. We can’t have that ...
Interesting piece, thanks for posting!
I’m surprised our gentle author doesn’t tell of how Irving Berlin was inspired to write “White Christmas” whilst sitting by a swimming pool in Los Angeles (something like that). I think if you hear a rendition that includes the intro that info is provided, but don’t have time to look.
I also remember hearing that “Sleigh ride” was composed in beastly hot weather during summer in New York.
So two of the popular classic tunes are truly based on longing for the refreshingly cold weather!
Merry Christmas FRiends!
[Intro]
The sun is shining, the grass is green
The orange and palm trees sway
There’s never been such a day
In Beverly Hills, L.A
But it’s December the twenty-fourth
And I am longing to be up North:
I’m dreaming....
Here in Eastern Washington we have zero snow. Should have several feet by now. All the local ski resorts are closed.
Its just a typical El Nino year.
I can see how that’s a problem. We can have a cold and snowy winter here, or not. This year it has been mild. One weekend some years ago I took a drive up to Wisconsin in January. There hadn’t been a flake of snow and I felt sorry for the snowmobile rental places and cross-country skiing shops.
#9 Minnesota, which is a great location to be guaranteed a white Christmas.
Not this Christmas. It will be raining and 43°!!
Two essentially snowless winters in succession in south central Pennsylvania.
The lawn mowing contractors mostly switch to snow removal contracting during the winter.
Imagine two winters of zero or negligible income.
It’s definitely a risky business. My lawn guy works like a mad man spring through fall and then goes to Mexico for the winter.
In Ottawa people paid in advance and the snow removal people take the risk of how much snow they would plough.
If it stops snowing in Ottawa, I really will believe in Global Warming !
‘Round here many of the contractors charge a retainer fee which includes a set number of plowings; usually with a higher charge for snow above a certain depth.
Contracts are generally for automatic service at 2 - 4 inches.
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