"I'm dreaming of a white Christmaswith every Christmas card I write.
May your days be merry an' bright
and may all your Christmas's be white!"
- Irving Berlin
Dreaming may be the closest to snow most of Europe gets this Christmas. With record high temperatures throughout the entire continent, the holiday spirit is at a low. Thanks to Global Warming, 2006 is the sixth warmest on record. Many families planned ski vacations to the Swiss Alps for their holiday and now have to turn it into a hiking vacation. One of the top British Christmas destinations for 'believing' families is Rovaniemi, Finland the home of Santa Claus. Tourist flock there to enjoy sleigh rides pulled by real reindeer, Santa Park, Santa Claus Village, and snow ball fights. The town that sits on the Artic Circle that is usually blanketed in white is green this year.
Helsinki received it's first snowfall of December last night. With a forecast returning above freezing tomorrow, the snow will soon disappear leaving the city without a white Christmas this year! In the news today, even the animals of the city are being effected by the warm temperatures.
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