White Christmas (weather) by Bing Crosby from the film "Holiday Inn", is the best-selling single of all time and speaks nostalgically of a traditional white Christmas. The definition of "white Christmas" varies. In most countries, it simply means that the ground is covered by snow at Christmas, but some countries have more strict definitions. In the United States, the official definition of a white Christmas is that there has to be a snow depth of at least at 7:00 a.m. local time on Christmas morning, and in Canada the official definition is that there has to be more than on the ground on
Christmas Is My Time of Year Christmas Is My Time of Year "Christmas Is My Time of Year" is a Christmas single written by Howard Kaylan and Chip Douglas, both members of the Turtles. "Christmas Is My Time of Year" was first recorded and released on the Turtles' White Whale label in 1968 by The Christmas Spirit, a supergroup consisting of Kaylan and fellow Turtle Mark Volman; Gram Parsons and Gene Parsons of the Byrds; Linda Ronstadt; Modern Folk Quartet alumni Cyrus Faryar and Henry Diltz; and gospel singer Bessie Griffin. The song was compiled onto a 1984 collection of Christmas songs titled "Rockin' Christmas: The