Summer Santa: Facts about Christmas in July

SUMMER SANTA Facts about CHRISTMAS IN IN JULY Christmas in July (also known as Yulefest or Yuletide) is an event that is celebrated in Australia and other countries in the Southern hemisphere. As July is generally the coldest month of the year In Australia, Christmas day (a5 Dec) is in the peak of summer d typically ODEC a day spent outdoors & many 25 Australian's miss out on the Christmas atmosphere that is enjoyed in the Northern hemisphere during winter Origins of Christmas in July How the Tradition Started 1977 a tradition was established in the Blue Mountains, when a group of Irish visitors, experienced a fall of snow and asked the management if they could arrange for them to have a traditional Northern hemisphere winter-style festive dinner Blue Mountains A winter attraction titled "A Yulefest Celebration" which runs for the months of June, July and August, the coldest months of the year This winter entertainment has spread to many parts of Australia as "Christmas in July" where a Christmas style function is held History of Christmas in July Christmas in July was first mentioned in Werther, an 1892 opera where a group of children rehearse a Christmas song in July, to which a character responds, "When you sing Christmas in July, you rush the season July 1933 a girl's summer camp in North Carolina called Camp Keystone, celebrated with a Christmas tree, gifts, and a visit by Šanta Clause The US. Post Office and US. Army and Navy officials, in conjunction with the American advertising and greeting card industries, threw a Christmas in July luncheon in New York in 1944 to promote an early Christmas mailing campalgn for service men and women overseas during World War II Chbl The Calvary Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., celebrated Christmas in July with carols and the sermon Christmas Presents in July The term. if not the exact concept. was given national attention with the release of the Hollywood movie comedy Christmas in July in 1940, written and directed by Preston Sturges They repeated it in 1943, with a Christmas tree covered with donations Interesting Facts about Christmas in July Colors Facts About Christmas in July Red represents the magical flow of life, the blood that flows within all of us related to High winds and ice during winter in McMurdo Station in Antarctica, once made it too dangerous for planes in July to land with supplies, so they parachuted deliveries instead Christmas SO The sudden arrival in July of presents from the sky reminded some people of a'Visit from Santa.“ Green reminds us to honour the everlasting transformative element of nature RESOURCES QUGLYS Christmas Sweater http//twwidau/christmas/tradshtm http//karenlangstoncom/201a/01/what-is-christmas-injuly/ http://www.theholidayspot.com/christmas.injuly/placeshim http://www.christmaswarehouse.comau/flex/christmas-in-uly/38/1 http//ezineartices.com/:ChristmasinJuly--Funfacts-and Historysid-4auS43 www.uglychristmassweater.com 866-823-8537