A beautiful Currier & Ives Christmas has been forecast for Denver this year. It’s probably going to be a white Christmas, defined as at least an inch of snow on the ground. Surprisingly, by that definition, only about 30% of Denver’s past Christmases have been white. But opinion polls indicate that for most people, a true “White Christmas” is one where snow is actually falling on December 25. And that has happened only 13% of the time. This year the meteorologists are saying there’s a 70% chance of snow on Christmas Eve and a 30% chance on Christmas Day. Mmmm. Fingers crossed.
Nobody could croon it like der Bingle! Nice.
I have visions of the closing scene of “White Christmas” floating through my mind, with Bing & Company singing as the snow starts to fall outside.
I think it’s a very good movie. One of the better holiday ones floating around out there
Can’t remember the last time I saw it on TV. Maybe it’s deemed too old for today’s audiences (although there are an awful lot of us old farts still around who would enjoy it).
I have it on dvd. Actually, one of the things I like about it is that it isn’t overly Christmasy. They really should show it on tv again
Oh now you’ve gone and made me get all sappy and drippy PT, but I hope you get your wish in spite of that! 😉
I’m the president and CEO of “S&D,” so you’re in good company here.
There are some wonderful clips on YouTube of him singing this in “Holiday Inn,” but embedding has been blocked.
I truly hope you get some snow. Please; if you get extra send it to Alabama.Snow is one of the things I really miss about Oregon. Oh well.Anyhoo Merry Holidays to you and yours…
I can’t imagine a much bigger change than going from Oregon to Alabama. In this year of freaky weather, maybe some of our snow will get redirected down your way. Best wishes to you and yours for a Happy (if not white) Holiday.
And here in southwest Michigan, land of “lake effect” snow, we don’t even have enough to cover the grass–and not much in the immediate forecast. Maybe listening to Der Bingle has raised our chances.
Doh. I thought you caught some of what came through here a few days ago.
I know all about that lake effect nonsense. I lived in Oswego, NY, (SE shore of Lake Ontario) for a couple of years. Considered putting a bicycle flag on my Mazda MX-6 so I would be seen when approaching intersections.
Well, now. Listening once again to Bing croon must have done the trick. I see snowflakes starting to fall. Just in time for our Christmas eve festivities.
Hurray! Merry Christmas, gabby!
Just a postscript: We got a couple of inches of snow late on Christmas Eve. Enough to look great but not pose driving problems. The sun was shining Christmas morning, but the scene was set.