When I look at Christmas cards and hear the song, I'm dreaming of a White Christmas, I imagine a snow covering on the ground and rooftops. The silence of Christmas day is caused when the traffic has stopped because shops are shut, people are at home, and the snow impedes walking and driving. c
But if you want to know which country will have snow, in order to make, or cancel, travel plans, or to make bets on a white Christmas, you might be interested in the following summary from Wikipedia, which I have divided by country for clarity.
The criteria for a "white Christmas" varies. In most countries, it simply means that the ground is covered by snow at Christmas, but some countries have more strict definitions.
In the United States, the official definition of a white Christmas is that there has to be a snow depth of at least 1 in or 2.5 cm at 7:00 a.m. local time on Christmas morning,[3]
CANADA
In Canada the official definition is that there has to be more than 2 cm (0.79 in) on the ground on Christmas Day.[4]
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UK
In the United Kingdom, although for many a white Christmas simply means a complete covering of snow on Christmas Day, the official definition by the British Met Office and British bookmakers is for snow to be observed falling, however little (even if it melts before it reaches the ground), in the 24 hours of 25 December.[5][6]
Consequently, according to the Met Office and British bookmakers, even 91 cm (3 ft) of snow on the ground at Christmas, because of a heavy snow fall a few days before, will not constitute a white Christmas. But a few snowflakes mixed with rain will, even if they never reach the ground.
In the United Kingdom the most likely place to see snowfall on a Christmas Day is in North and North Eastern Scotland, in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire or the Highlands.[7]
AUSTRALIA
Although the term White Christmas usually refers to snow, if a significant hail accumulation occurs in an area on Christmas Day, as happened in parts of Melbourne on 25 December 2011, this can also be described as a white Christmas, due to the resulting white appearance of the landscape resembling snow cover.[8]
Useful Websites
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Christmas_(weather)
https://www.41051.com/xmaslyrics/whitexmas.html
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