Everyone loves a traditional snow-themed Christmas. However, for many countries, December is summer and the thought of cooking a hot meal is enough to trigger heat stroke. Therefore, in various countries of the world, it is understandable that “Christmas in July” is gaining popularity. In recent times, it is considered an unofficial holiday marked by celebrations that include parties and dinners with the traditional heavy hot meals associated with the cooler-weather Christmas celebration in the northern hemisphere on December 25.
Many countries, such as Australia, experience warm to hot weather on December 25, with July being the coldest month. In recent times this new custom of celebrating “Christmas in July” has been adopted in Australia and is gaining momentum across the country. Like many other countries that experience warm or hot weather in December, July offers the chance to capture the atmosphere of a traditional cold-weather Christmas with log fires, a hot roast, and hot plum pudding. For many people who yearn for a traditional Christmas holiday, “Christmas in July” is the only way they can experience it without spending a lot of money to travel to another country in the northern hemisphere. Not many people want to leave family and friends behind in December to experience a “White Christmas”, so “Christmas in July” is the perfect alternative!
“Christmas in July” is also gaining popularity with retailers who often hold “Christmas in July” sales. If you do a Google Internet search for “Christmas in July,” you’ll see hundreds of retailers offering all kinds of Christmas merchandise and festivities and gift ideas. Christmas movies are also popular during this time with reruns on television. A wonderful and fun movie that you can buy or rent is “Christmas in July (1940)” starring Dick Powell and Ellen Drew. There is even a TV shopping channel “QVC” that has a show called “Christmas in July”.
Although “Christmas in July” is held on different dates during this month in different countries, there is no doubt that “Christmas in July” will continue to rise in popularity. Not only is it exciting to experience a traditional “White Christmas” for people residing outside of the Northern Hemisphere, but it is also a wonderful time when people are further reminded of the virtues associated with Christmas: giving, forgiving, loving and thankful. . The mid-year reflection offers a healing opportunity for people to begin the process of transformation from the inside out by reviving and rekindling the spirit that belongs to Christmas!