I am dreaming of a white christmas... are all your christmases white?
By manong05
@manong05 (5027)
Philippines
October 25, 2009 10:50pm CST
In my travels in the past I've experienced seeing lots of snows during Christmas time and it was really a new experience for me then. We don't have snows in the East and I begin to miss them now.
Given a chance, would you like to see a snow this Christmas?
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8 responses
@amyson (3498)
• Philippines
26 Oct 09
well,its one of my dream lol,i haven't go in western countries but i am looking forward in working in the future there.i wanna experience how they celebrate white Christmas.Christmas here in the Philippines is a little bit differences from other countries.the nice thing here we celebrate Christmas with some of our relatives coming home from other countries because celebrating x-mas here is lovely and it is one of the longest holiday.families get together and it is one of the best holiday.
@cloudwatcher (6861)
• Australia
26 Oct 09
I had white Christmases for the first 11 years of my life. In fact, it was white for a couple of months each year. On my returns to England, two of them at Christmas time, I had one day of snow one year, but the next day all the white was gone.
Here in Queensland, Australia, I will never see snow where I am, but they do occasionally get snow in the mountains near the southern inland border of Queensland, and of course we have vast areas of snow in the Snowy Mountains in the southern States.
For those who enjoy the snow and cold of Christmas, and sit before your warm fires eating a huge Christmas dinner, think of us here in the tropics, where the sun is blazing relentlessly and the humidity is seldom below 90%. We will most likely be eating a cold Christmas dinner and trying to replace our fluid loss with many drinks of cold water.
There is something special about a snow scene, but Christmas is Christmas regardless of the weather. I won't miss the snow, but I might wish for a cold breeze from it . . .
@cloudwatcher (6861)
• Australia
26 Oct 09
Amen! There is nothing better or more important to celebrate - except of course the time when our understanding was opened and this became a reality.
@manong05 (5027)
• Philippines
26 Oct 09
hi cloudwatcher. Yes, I was told that many parts of Australia is pretty much the same as here in the Philippines where we don't see snows. My first experience was so exciting as I only see them in books when I was young boy. It was like a fairy tale and to many of us Filipinos, it is usually like this. I miss it though. But as you said, Christmas is Christmas regardless of weather, the most important thing is celebrating the true essence of Christmas, the Son of God becoming a son of man so that we, sons of men can become sons of God.
enjoy life!
@karbuks (270)
• Philippines
26 Oct 09
hi manong!
white Christmas is one thing that i want to experience. Maybe because we don't have snow in our country that's why i love to somehow play in the snow. hehehe. I think it is much more fun especially when i am with my family. I hope it is still not too late for that. Hope someday i can see, touch and experience snow.
@wookieekyut (673)
• Philippines
27 Oct 09
When I went to Florida last year, I thought it would be my first white christmas but there was no snow, hehe... I saw fake snow in North Carolina when we went to Sugar Mountain for a ski experience. I said fake because it was man made snow.
I finally saw snow in Detroit when I was boarding a plane bound for Japan.
@moneymakingtoday (4061)
• Philippines
26 Oct 09
White Christmas is one christmas that I have yet to experience. I am dreaming of a white Christmas, yes. It would be a whole new experience having to wear several pieces of clothing to keep me warm. If ever, it would be the first time to set foot on an icy ground (but a friend jokingly told me that I have to be careful of the yellow snow ... someone must have been there first with a full bladder being emptied ... hahaha). When I was younger, we used to "invent" snow in our Christmas decorations. We sprayed snow flakes on the glass walls and made Christmas trees made out of white soap. It seemed to give us that cold effect, though. hahahaha
@manong05 (5027)
• Philippines
27 Oct 09
We used to do that too when we were kids and we had lots of fun. Yes I remember wearing at least 3 clothes aside from the outer coat to keep me warm. I didn't notice a yellow snow though LOL The place was just too vast and completely covered with white. I wish I can have the chance and the resources to see it again. I'm dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones I used to know..... I'm singing now. hahaha
enjoy!
@rodsdman (145)
• United States
31 Oct 09
here in northern New Hampshire it is 98% certian that we will have a white christmas. In my 36 years I only remember 1 where we didnt have snow. It was neg10degF so if we had gotten any precipitation we whould of had snow, it was just a dry year, by the time spring came they were saying we were short 20 inches of rain from normal. I love a white christmas, as long as it doesnt snow so hard that driving is bad, since we always travel on christmas day. I am going to be in NC this year, dont know if it will be white or not.
@markbrauer16 (265)
• United States
26 Oct 09
I live in Western Pennsylvania so most of my Chrismases are white.
@Agoenxz (551)
• Indonesia
26 Oct 09
White christmas...Yes, same here, we don't have snow season too here in our country...but i would really love too. That must be cool! Eventhough i never had any personal epxperience before and just seeing on TV... You we're lucky, atleast you ever had it before :)
Anyway where are you from?? Have a nice life
And happy mylotting!!