Whether you prefer being snowed in for the holidays or a pleasant outside gathering under the stars, Christmas is a jolly day for most students at LCHS. But do they prefer snowmen on their holiday breaks, or sitting around a campfire with their closest family and friends?
When asked this question, most of the student population came to a solid agreement. The student body of LCHS prefers White Christmas.
Some people had reasons as simple as the joy of waking up with white covering the ground outside their window. The child-like wonder of waking up your family to play in the powdery, cold covering is extremely memorable and special for many students. Jonah Klei (10), in particular, had this exact thought.
“[I prefer] White Christmas. I like that there’s snow.” Klei said.
Going outside on Christmas morning after opening presents is a core memory that most can attest to, whether it’s for building snowmen or more active cold-weather activities. Zander Wample, a senior, likes a cold Christmas with the promise of snowboarding.
“I like the cold, I snowboard,” Wample said.
While these outside activities are great, the peace of coming inside and warming up by a fire, bundled in blankets, and drinking hot cocoa, is a winter staple. Ninth grader Anyeli Canahui Apen appreciates this domestic winter scene.
“[I love] Cold Christmas, because I like being in my blankets and warm,” Canahui Apen said.
Even students who are warm-weather enthusiasts can appreciate the stereotypical white Christmas scene as the ultimate winner of this short-lived debate. Jayden Quintana (11) is one of these people.
“Okay, I like warm weather, but on Christmas it has to be cold. I love when it snows on Christmas. I feel like if it’s not cold, it doesn’t feel like Christmas.” Quintana said.
Quintana brings up a good point. White Christmas feels like Christmas. It feels like tradition, Audie Seay (9) agrees. He thinks that snow on Christmas is simply how the holidays are supposed to work.
“I would say [I prefer a] snowy Christmas because it’s just how the South works. I mean, like, we barely get enough snow as it is, so we don’t really get to experience having snowball fights, playing in the snow, and making snowmen. And the world’s made it Christmas with the snow and the cold. It just feels more meaningful.” Seay said.
Seay had the right idea about the South’s snowy Christmases. We’ve all started to respect that cold is the ideal holiday weather. We have fun puffy jackets, fuzzy hats, and gloves to look forward to. In fact, one would say snow is part of the season’s festivity. Taylor Crass (10) likes White Christmas because of its festiveness.
“I like the snow, it’s so festive,” Crass said.
White Christmases bring feelings of joy and happiness; the winter festivities, such as snowboarding, snowmen, snow angels, and snowballs, can’t happen without snow itself.
So, as a whole, White Christmas wins by a landslide. We love warm weather here at Lenoir City, but not as much as a classic White Christmas.
