Why Do People Dream Of A White Christmas?
And why did Bing Crosby sound so sad when he sang about it? And why is it considered the "ideal" Christmas when most of the U.S never experiences it?
Our Christmas songs speak of "dashing through the snow" and "walking in a winter wonderland" and making the all time Christmas wish of "let it snow, let it snow, let it snow".
Did you know that every year in England and Ireland many wagers are made on whether it will be a White Christmas or not? So what is defined as a White Christmas anyway? How do you know if you won the bet? Does there have to be a blanket of snow on the ground or do sparse flakes floating from the sky that melt on touchdown meet the official definition?
As per usual, most of Canada will have a White Christmas this year. I, however, live where the smartest people in Canada live and where we seldom experience a White Christmas. Not only will there be no snow, we also have beaches and palm trees. No, unfortunately, it is not a tropical island. But it is an island and it has beautiful green grass, even at Christmas.
However, the green grass we have certainly does not make it a Green Christmas. Nope, because a Green Christmas refers to an Eco-Friendly Christmas. That's right, it's about buying "organic" Christmas trees instead of plastic artificial ones. And putting up fewer Christmas lights to save energy (so much for the competitive streets of Christmas light displays). Making your own gifts, cards and decorations is another requirement. Plus to have a Green Christmas, you must not waste wrapping paper and better yet, use environmentally friendly wrapping paper. Ugh!
Sorry to offend all the "tree huggers" out there, but I grew up dreaming of a Green Christmas and Eco-Friendly was not what I had in mind. (I do practice eco-friendliness the rest of the year though.)
So, now I dream of a Perfect Christmas. What is that you say? Well it isn't White because I have an incredible dislike for snow and it isn't Green because Eco-Friendly is not my middle name.
Christmas should be sunny with surf and sand......then it's a Perfect Christmas!
Well, according to the weather man, I will not see much sun this Christmas but I am grateful that my Christmas will not be white!
Here's hoping you get the White, Green or Perfect Christmas you are dreaming of this year.
Give Thanks!
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