white Christmas
December with snowfall
A white Christmas is one with snow on the ground—the idealized image of the holiday, especially in northern latitudes.
The phrase evokes nostalgia and traditional Christmas imagery: sleigh rides, frosted windows, children playing in snow.
We're hoping for a white Christmas this year.
The 1942 Irving Berlin song cemented the phrase in popular culture.
Festive religious songs
- SantaMythical Christmas gift-bringer
- presentsItems given freely
- stockingsFitted leg coverings
- mistletoeParasitic festive greenery
holly · tinsel · ornaments · gingerbread · sleigh · elves · nutcracker · candles
- dreamingMental imagery during slumber
- childhood memoriesRecollections from youth
- homecomingReturning to one's origin
- traditionCustom passed through generations
Irving Berlin · cozy · sentimental · vintage · old-fashioned · yuletide · fireside · warmth
Precipitation of frozen crystals
- flurriesBrief, light precipitation
- snowflakesFrozen precipitation crystals
- frostThin ice coating
- powderFine dry particles
drifts · blanket · flakes · wintry · icicles · snowman · frozen · chill
Nativity's traditional setting
- midnight massWorship at Christmas's first hour
- AdventChristmas preparatory season
- magiPersian priest-sorcerers
- shepherdsThose who tend flocks
candlelight · Epiphany · frankincense · myrrh · star · angels · holy night · church
carols
Festive religious songs
mistletoe · holly · tinsel · ornaments · gingerbread · sleigh · elves · nutcracker · candles · twinkle
Bing Crosby
- dreamingMental imagery during slumber
- childhood memoriesRecollections from youth
- homecomingReturning to one's origin
Irving Berlin · tradition · cozy · sentimental · vintage · old-fashioned · yuletide · fireside · warmth · reunions
snowfall
Precipitation of frozen crystals
- flurriesBrief, light precipitation
- snowflakesFrozen precipitation crystals
- frostThin ice coating
powder · drifts · blanket · flakes · wintry · icicles · snowman · frozen · chill · accumulation
Bethlehem
Nativity's traditional setting
- midnight massWorship at Christmas's first hour
- AdventChristmas preparatory season
- magiPersian priest-sorcerers
shepherds · candlelight · Epiphany · frankincense · myrrh · star · angels · holy night · church · hymns
- Cold Expressionsfreezing cold, bitter cold, bone-chilling, cold snap, cold spell
- seasonal greetingsseason's greetings, happy Hanukkah, happy Kwanzaa, best wishes, peace on earth
- winter coldsnowstorm, snow, cold front, ice, arctic air
- Winter PlacesAntarctica, Arctic, North Pole, South Pole, Siberia