“White Christmas”

1. A popular song for Christmas, composed by Irving Berlin and memorably sung by Bing Crosby. It begins, “I'm dreaming of a white Christmas….”

Example Sentences

The last time the UK saw a widespread white Christmas was back in 2010, when snow fell at 19% of weather stations, and very unusually, 83% of stations reported snow lying on the ground.

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While this is a rare sight in much of the UK, a 'white Christmas' is more common than you might think.

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The definition of a white Christmas means that more than half of all Christmas Days in the UK have seen snow falling somewhere.

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So, although the odds are technically stacked in favour of a white Christmas, the detailed festive forecast for this year won't be confirmed for a while yet.

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Snow already lying on the ground on Christmas Day may make things look merry and bright, but it does not count under the official definition of a white Christmas.

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