Let it snow, let it snow
While the weather outside was frightful in many locations around the world not accustomed to snow others took the Christmas Day white stuff in stride
Yannick rides his sledge over a self-made ramp at the embankment of the river Main between Hanau and Frankfurt, December 25, 2010. Fresh snow forecasts threatened to prolong traffic chaos caused by a cold snap in parts of Europe. REUTERS/Kai PfaffenbachKAI PFAFFENBACH/Reuters
Adam Hildenbrand, 14, tries to escape a huge snowball his sister Emma Counce, 12, hurled at him on Christmas morning, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2010, in Tupelo, Miss. (AP Photo/The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Deste Lee)Deste Lee/The Associated Press
A dog runs through Jamison Orchards along the Grandin Road Extension in Roanoke County on Christmas Day, Friday, Dec. 25, 2010 as the snow dusts the branches of the trees. (AP Photo/The Roanoke Times, Stephanie Klein-Davis)Stephanie Klein-Davis/The Associated Press
A nativity scene is dusted with snow in Springville, Ala. on Saturday, Dec. 25, 2010. Areas of Alabama experienced a rare white Christmas. (AP Photo/The Birmingham News, Mark Almond)Mark Almond/The Associated Press
A swimmer wearing a Santa Claus beard and wig takes a Christmas Day dip in frigid waters of the Serpentine River in Hyde Park, central London, December 25, 2010. December is expected to be the coldest month for the country since records began this year. REUTERS/Andrew WinningANDREW WINNING/Reuters
A flock of ducks fly over the frozen Loch Faskally in Perthshire, Scotland, December 25, 2010. REUTERS/Russell CheyneRUSSELL CHEYNE/Reuters
A horse stands in a snow covered field on Christmas Day morning on December 25, 2010 in Letterkenny, Ireland. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images
Snow falls in downtown Rome as Christmas morning Saturday, Dec. 25, 2010 in Rome Ga. A rare white Christmas came to parts of the South as snow fell across the region. (AP Photo/Rome News-Tribune, Daniel Varnado)Daniel Varnado/The Associated Press
A man pulls a child on a toboggan in Allmend Park in Bern December 25, 2010. REUTERS/Pascal LauenerPASCAL LAUENER/Reuters
The frozen Potomac River is blanketed with snow in Washington on Christmas Day, December 25, 2010. U.S. Capitol dome (L) the Francis Scott Key Bridge (C) and the Washington Monument (R) are also pictured. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch through late Sunday night. REUTERS/Hyungwon KangHYUNGWON KANG/Reuters
People dressed as Santa Claus take part in a festive procession in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, December 25, 2010. Some 200 participants from different Russian regions marched during the "Parade of Santa Claus" to congratulate people passing by and to present Christmas gifts to orphans and children from low-income families. REUTERS/Ilya NaymushinILYA NAYMUSHIN/Reuters
A father takes a sledge ride with his daughter near the western German city of Bonn December 25, 2010. Fresh snow forecasts threatened to prolong traffic chaos caused by a cold snap in parts of Europe. REUTERS/Wolfgang RattayWOLFGANG RATTAY/Reuters
A man brushes snow from a car as a snowplough clears snow from a street on Christmas Day on December 25, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. Snowstorms over the past two days have dumped up to 30cm (app. 12 inches) of snow across Germany and again caused traffic and railway delays in what is already central and northern Europe's harshest winter in decades. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)Sean Gallup/Getty Images
Children play with snow in Sawfar village during Christmas celebrations in eastern Lebanon December 25, 2010. REUTERS/Jamal SaidiJAMAL SAIDI/Reuters
People walk over a bridge in front of snow covered Charlottenburg castle in Berlin, December 25, 2010. Fresh snow forecasts threatened to prolong chaos caused by a cold snap in parts of Europe. REUTERS/Fabrizio BenschFABRIZIO BENSCH/Reuters
Karuna Vellino, 12, figure skates as sister Sarah, 9, mom Brenda and friend Michal Leskie, 12, left to right, watch on a pond in Ottawa on Christmas Day, Saturday, December 25, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Pawel DwulitPawel Dwulit/The Canadian Press
People dressed as Santa Claus take part in the annual Chrismas race in Vilnius on December 25, 2010. Getty Images / PETRAS MALUKASPETRAS MALUKAS/Getty Images
Workers, from left, Sergio Reyes, Manuel Franco, and Jose Trujillo shovel snow off the roof of the Mt. Charleston Lodge in Lee Canyon (about 30 miles Northwest of Las Vegas) Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010. Residents in the Echo View subdivision were asked to evacuate Thursday morning because of avalanche danger. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, K.M. Cannon)K.M. Cannon/The Associated Press