I haven't. The closest I came to a white Chirstmas was when it snowed on New Year's Eve 1979.
2006-11-20 02:49:18 · 47 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
There were some very brief light snow flurries on Christmas Day two years ago, but I'm talking about heavy snowfalls.
2006-11-20 02:51:37 · update #1
It was the Christmas Eve of 1962 when as a mere child, I was taken to midnight mass. No sign of snow when we went into the church, but when we came out there was about 8" of snow and the reflection of the lights shining through the stained glass window onto the untrodden snow was pure magic. I will remember all the pretty colours on the snow to my dying day!
The winter of 62/63 went on to be one of the coldest and most snowy on record!
2006-11-21 01:42:44 · answer #1 · answered by Ladyfromdrum 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yep! Many. I love it too. It does make it a bit crazy if the snow is heavy but who cares! It's Christmas! Let it snow!
Best one was just a few years ago and we had a blizzard On Christmas Day. Everyone came as expected and we were having a great time, as always. No one seemed to be paying attention to the weather and when it was time to leave instead of a few inches of snow, there were 21 inches and it was still falling and blowing hard. 16 people slept overnight at my in-laws one-bedroom condo! we played cards, watched movies, ate Christmas foods and laughed until the wee hours! The next morning, the plows came through and we dug out we we needed to......after a snowball fight!!! It was a blast!
2006-11-20 05:50:37 · answer #2 · answered by michael g 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am from Canada so most of my Christmas' have been white and to me there is no better way to celebrate Christmas than to have all the lights on with a little bit of snow on the ground. It makes all the lights look much prettier and it just makes it feel more like Christmas. To me Christmas without snow just doesn't seem right.
2006-11-20 02:52:45 · answer #3 · answered by huntingforlyrics 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I have. I live on Cape Cod, MA...and I've had several white christmas'. I love it, my family is small and so far it's never affected us getting together or anything. It truly does make it festive, and I never even thought of a the possibility of a "not white/winter-y christmas" until last year when my friend went to Hawaii for christmas! It helps our family come together since we stay inside together for a whole day (sometimes two or three). The only downside is if/when the power goes out...I live in the middle of the woods, and we tend to get "stranded" for a lot longer than other people w/o power because of this.
2006-11-21 10:47:04 · answer #4 · answered by sk8rgrl02631 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My sister-in-law specializes in "recycled" gifts, which wouldn't be so bad if she'd just give the present and keep her mouth shut! Instead, she tells us all about how she already has a set of steak knives that she likes better or she got this book and didn't like it, so she's giving it to us. Last year's gift was the absolute kicker, though. We got (I am not joking) a used plastic silverwear holder. Yep, they cost $1 brand new at the Dollar Tree. . .and she gave us a used one. This year, she is getting a set of the absolutely ugliest angel figurines that I could find. And I'm going to be sure to tell her that I'll be coming over soon to see them because I just know she'll want to put them on her fireplace mantel. My mama didn't raise no dummies when it comes to one-upsmanship in the tacky Christmas gift department! Edit: I forgot to mention the fact that my brother-in-law and his wife get the same treatment from her. So about four years ago, they took a brand new DVD, unwrapped the plastic, and told her that they'd gotten a duplicate and decided to give her the one that they didn't need. Four years later, sis-in-law still brings up getting a "used DVD" and has a hissy fit about how tacky they were to give her something they didn't want. I'd tell her the truth, but it's more fun to watch her rant and rave.
2016-03-29 02:40:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok, try driving 20 miles to your parents in a snow storm! That is the worst part, but I do think the snow adds a festive atmosphere. I live in Michigan by the way. Every year I pray for snow BEFORE Christmas, but in the past couple of years it has been the day before or right on Dec25. I just worry too much about driving in it. Come experience one of our Christmases. I think you are lucky.
2006-11-20 02:59:02 · answer #6 · answered by looloo1122 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a white christmas here were I lived, It was like it think 3 years ago it was snowing on Thanksgiving and on Christmas Eve! But I think this year it won't.
2006-11-20 13:19:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We had a white Christmas a few years ago. It turned into an ice storm. Power lines were down. Trees were breaking. We could not leave the house. I thought it was great even without electricity, phone and other things. It was pretty and looked and felt more like Christmas. We got to enjoy all the gifts with our son and just spend time as a family with nothing to bother us.
2006-11-20 02:58:27 · answer #8 · answered by ajkballard 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Christmas 1998 was a white one where I live. It was great but at the same time miserable. Because of the snow, I couldn't go out on my new roller skates. Instead my friends and brother build a smowman in the garden.
2006-11-20 03:05:18 · answer #9 · answered by Amy_Lou 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, xeveral times. One was miserable as the blizzard hit a couple of days before we had to travel. We had wind chill factor of -55 degrees.
However, one year it started snowing wildly about 8:30 a.m. when everyone was already assembled, and continued to snow through our midday feast. It was perfect! Also, the driveway and walks were still warm enough from the previous day, that the snow there melted on contact. My kind of snow!
2006-11-20 02:52:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋