Not So White Christmas: Getting in the Holiday Spirit when there is No Snow

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by Gale Jefferson

Not So White Christmas: Getting in the Holiday Spirit when there is No Snow

You're in bed, dreaming of a white Christmas. All your life you've only enjoyed pleasant memories of your Christmases being white and fun, with sleigh rides down the ravine and hot chocolate around the bonfire after a few hours of skating on the lake. Snow balls flying across the snow covered field, your friends on the receiving end. The glistening snow reflecting rays of light on its refreshing surface, painting such a radiating image in your mind, you find yourself consumed in the imagery. Without realizing, you cry out, I'll be home for Christmas. So loud was your statement that you've clearly startled yourself awake. Cautiously, you look around you to try and identify where you are. Slowly, you begin to recall again where you are, and nothing has changed. Lying in bed, in your Californian apartment, you realize, this is it. This will be your first Christmas here, with sunshine, and occasional rain, in a sometimes cool, but without snow environment. So the question is how can you keep your holiday spirit now that tradition is broken, and new ones must be set?

Cheer up, there's always something you can do to be a little more festive, and celebrate the holidays this year. But coming from a history of pleasant memories of a fondness of snowflakes and winter activities it will require a little or lot more effort and work than that in previous years. So here's what you can do.

Families and friends are the key to successful holiday celebrations. They tend to be associated with the best holiday memories, so they will definitely be the key here too. First of all, if there's no way that you can spend the holiday season with your family; make sure you surround yourself in the company of many good friends. If you have not met very many of them in your new area of residence, here's your chance to get out there and make yourself known. Chances are there will be a good number of people who share your same disposition, that is, trying to be festive but are having trouble with it. Try to use that to your advantage. Commonality is the easiest and most powerful way to get to know people and build friendships.

Historical Quote

When the weather is bad as it was yesterday, everybody, almost everybody, feels cross and gloomy. Our thin linen tents—about like a fish seine, the deep mud, the irregular mails, the never to-be-seen paymasters, and “the rest of mankind,” are growled about in “old-soldier” style. But a fine day like today has turned out brightens and cheers us all. We people in camp are merely big children, wayward and changeable.

—Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893)

Nothing sets the mood like good Christmas classics both movies and music. Venture an evening out with the Christmas classics: A Christmas Carol or A Charlie Brown Christmas will definitely lift your spirits, and help you feel more Christmassy. To add a little more festivity, just listen to some Christmas carols. By now, you should have a few tunes up your sleeves, if nothing else, to get yourself started. You can jingle bell rock the season, just by keeping yourself involved in the holiday spirit which becomes so contagious during this time of the year.

Why not bring Christmas to you by simply digging into a little bit of holiday decorating? Setting up a Christmas tree is always a great place to start. Even without the real white snow, there's much that you can do to create that atmosphere. For instance, faux snow is something that will give you the same look as real snow, except of course you can't expect it to feel like the real thing. Then you can deck the halls, and share a cup of holiday cheer with those around you. Strategically placing the infamous and traditional mistletoes around your place will help you and your visitors to greet one another more affectionately and may even make things a little more fun this holiday season.

With all that said, it is clear that tradition is something we all treasure and value dearly no matter where we are, or in what walks of life we might be at. However, when traditions must be broken, and new ones introduced, it is important to keep an open mind, an optimistic outlook, and a good attitude. Nothing is ever going to replace your traditions, or pleasant memories, but there's always room for growth. Adapting to changes in your new lifestyle is a challenging task, but it can be achieved so long as you go into it with a willing disposition.

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