White Christmas

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"I'm dreaming of a white Christmas,
With every Christmas card I write,
May your days be merry and bright,
And may all your Christmases be white."

"White Christmas", written by Irving Berlin in 1942, the year my mom was born.

The song was made famous by Bing Crosby in the movie of the same name. Bing starred in the movie with Danny Kaye and Rosemary Clooney, the latter now known to today’s youth only as "that singer that’s George’s aunt".

I heard this famous Christmas carol on the piped in music at work. This occurred during a rare moment when my iPod headphones were not inserted deeply into my ears to drown out Clay Aiken’s very gay (as in happy of course) version of "The First Noel". "White Christmas" resonated with me a bit stronger than normal after experiencing temperatures in the 70’s for several days now - just less than a week before Christmas. While I’ll be dreaming of a white Christmas, my parents will probably be hoping the 70 degree weather sticks around Atlanta through at least New Year’s Eve - since they’ll be visiting from the great "white" north.

Merry Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, and winter solstice to all and to all a good night…