“I’m dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the tree tops glisten
And children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow, oh, the snow…”
If you agree with famous composer Irving Berlin, who penned perhaps the most popular holiday song, your dreams of a white Christmas appear to coming true.
Berlin wrote “White Christmas,” reminiscing about an old-fashioned Christmas setting, for the musical film Holiday Inn, released in 1942.
The composition won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 15th Academy Awards and various versions have sold more than 100 million copies, half of which came with Bing Crosby’s most famous rendition from the film.
Berlin and Crosby would be thrilled with the National Weather Service forecast for north central Ohio, including Richland, Ashland, Crawford and Knox counties.
The NWS office in Cleveland has issued a hazardous weather outlook for the area, beginning Christmas Eve on Thursday.
A strong cold front is expected to move across the area Thursday morning with the colder air changing rain to snow from west to east between late morning and mid afternoon.
Snow accumulations are likely with 1 to 4 inches possible. Additional snow is expected into Thursday evening with a winter weather advisory possible.
Much colder air is expected to move into the area after sunset Christmas Eve and remain over the area into Saturday.
Gusty westerly winds will cause wind chill temperatures to dip into the single digits Christmas Eve through Saturday morning.
