Why are Americans obsessed with a white Christmas? Blame Dickens and the Little Ice Age.
Dreams of a white Christmas were planted by Charles Dickens, Victorian mass media and the Little Ice Age, historians say.
List: What to do in the Washington DC area, Dec. 16-22
Through Mon., Dec. 23 from noon to 8 p.m., Penn Quarter-Chinatown, free entry DC Holiday Market at Dupont Circle: Extended through Mon. Dec. 23, 1500 19th Street NW (behind the Kramers Bookstore), ...