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** The story is set in northern Michigan, which really does get regular and thick winter snowfall.

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** The story is set in northern Michigan, UsefulNotes/{{Michigan}}, which really does get regular and thick winter snowfall.



* '''Inverted''': The story is set in Australia, where [[UsefulNotes/ChristmasInAustralia Christmas takes place on a hot summer day]].

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* '''Inverted''': The story is set in Australia, UsefulNotes/{{Australia}}, where [[UsefulNotes/ChristmasInAustralia Christmas takes place on a hot summer day]].



** In the future, people celebrate a white Christmas on ''Venus''.

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** In the future, people celebrate a white Christmas on ''Venus''.''UsefulNotes/{{Venus}}''.



* '''Averted''': The story is set in Florida, so no snow is present.

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* '''Averted''': The story is set in Florida, UsefulNotes/{{Florida}}, so no snow is present.



** A Miami resident goes on vacation to Canada to experience a white Christmas.

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** A Miami UsefulNotes/{{Miami}} resident goes on vacation to Canada UsefulNotes/{{Canada}} to experience a white Christmas.



* '''Defied''': The characters go to Honolulu, Hawai'i for a tropical Christmas.

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* '''Defied''': The characters go to Honolulu, Hawai'i UsefulNotes/{{Hawaii}} for a tropical Christmas.
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* '''Deconstructed''': The snowfall is so heavy as to impede traffic, making it impossible to have Christmas fun outside.

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* '''Deconstructed''': The snowfall is so heavy as to impede traffic, making it inconvenient or impossible to have Christmas fun outside.
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* '''Deconstructed''': The snowfall is so heavy as to impede traffic, making it impossible to have Christmas fun outside.



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** At Christmas midnight in Australia, the temperature instantly drops from 40 degrees Celsius to zero, and a half-meter of snow falls in less than one hour. The day after Christmas, the temperature jumps back up and the snow instantly melts.

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** At Christmas midnight in Australia, the temperature instantly drops from 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) to zero, zero (32 Fahrenheit), and a half-meter of snow falls in less than one hour. The day after Christmas, the temperature jumps back up and the snow instantly melts.
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* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???Once the snow has fallen, people spend their Christmas making snowmen, going on sleigh rides, etc.
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* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???

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* '''Discussed''': ???
"Of ''course'' it's snowing. It's Michigan, isn't it?"
* '''Conversed''': ???"White Christmases are the best ones, aren't they?"

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* '''Enforced''': The creators want to make Christmas magical.

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* '''Enforced''': '''Enforced''':
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The creators want to make Christmas magical.magical.
** It's easier to design it like that than make it realistic

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* '''Parodied''': At Christmas midnight in Australia, the temperature instantly drops from 40 degrees Celsius to zero, and a half-meter of snow falls in less than one hour. The day after Christmas, the temperature jumps back up and the snow instantly melts.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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At Christmas midnight in Australia, the temperature instantly drops from 40 degrees Celsius to zero, and a half-meter of snow falls in less than one hour. The day after Christmas, the temperature jumps back up and the snow instantly melts.melts.
** In the future, people celebrate a white Christmas on ''Venus''.

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* '''Justified''': The story is set in northern Michigan, which really does get regular and thick winter snowfall.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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The story is set in northern Michigan, which really does get regular and thick winter snowfall.snowfall.
** It's always 'winter' at the pole.
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* '''Parodied''': At Christmas midnight in Australia, the temperature instantly drops from 40 degrees Celsius to zero, and a half-meter of snow falls in less than one hour. The next day, the temperature jumps back up and the snow instantly melts.

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* '''Parodied''': At Christmas midnight in Australia, the temperature instantly drops from 40 degrees Celsius to zero, and a half-meter of snow falls in less than one hour. The next day, day after Christmas, the temperature jumps back up and the snow instantly melts.



* '''Defied''': The characters go to Honolulu, Hawaii for a tropical Christmas.

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* '''Defied''': The characters go to Honolulu, Hawaii Hawai'i for a tropical Christmas.
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** Santa Claus [[LetThereBeSnow makes it snow]] so that everyone can have a white Christmas.
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* '''Parodied''': The story takes place in Australia, where it doesn't snow on Christmas, but a blizzard occurs anyway and the people are caught unprepared.

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* '''Parodied''': The story takes place At Christmas midnight in Australia, where it doesn't the temperature instantly drops from 40 degrees Celsius to zero, and a half-meter of snow on Christmas, but a blizzard occurs anyway falls in less than one hour. The next day, the temperature jumps back up and the people are caught unprepared.snow instantly melts.
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** A Miami resident goes on Christmas vacation to Canada to experience a white Christmas.

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** A Miami resident goes on Christmas vacation to Canada to experience a white Christmas.



* '''Defied''': The characters go on a tropical vacation over the Christmas period.

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* '''Defied''': The characters go on to Honolulu, Hawaii for a tropical vacation over the Christmas period.Christmas.

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* '''Exaggerated''':
** At midnight on the winter solstice, there is a huge snowfall that creates an instant "white Christmas."
** The setting is in ''Australia''.

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* '''Exaggerated''':
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'''Exaggerated''': At midnight on the winter solstice, there is a huge snowfall that creates an instant "white Christmas."
** The setting is in ''Australia''.
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* '''Justified''': The story is set relatively far North, in a place that really does get regular and thick winter snowfall.
* '''Inverted''': The story is set in a place where winter is the Dry Season, and summer is the Wet Season.

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* '''Justified''': The story is set relatively far North, in a place that northern Michigan, which really does get regular and thick winter snowfall.
* '''Inverted''': The story is set in a Australia, where [[UsefulNotes/ChristmasInAustralia Christmas takes place where winter is the Dry Season, and on a hot summer is the Wet Season.day]].



* '''Parodied''': The setting makes snowing outright impossible, but a blizzard blew out anyway and the people were caught unprepared.

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* '''Parodied''': The setting makes snowing outright impossible, story takes place in Australia, where it doesn't snow on Christmas, but a blizzard blew out occurs anyway and the people were are caught unprepared.



* '''Invoked''': A weather machine is built to make snowing possible.

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* '''Invoked''': '''Invoked''':
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A weather machine is built to make snowing possible.possible.
** A Miami resident goes on Christmas vacation to Canada to experience a white Christmas.
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* '''Defied''': ???

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* '''Defied''': ???The characters go on a tropical vacation over the Christmas period.
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'''Basic Trope''': Unless the story is set in a very warm/arid climate, it will always snow in winter.

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'''Basic Trope''': Unless the story is set in a very warm/arid climate, it will It's always snow a snowy winter in winter.Christmas.



* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???The setting makes snowing outright impossible, but a blizzard blew out anyway and the people were caught unprepared.



* '''Averted''': The story is set in Florida.
* '''Enforced''': ???

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* '''Averted''': The story is set in Florida.
Florida, so no snow is present.
* '''Enforced''': ???The creators want to make Christmas magical.



* '''Invoked''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ???A weather machine is built to make snowing possible.

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* '''Exaggerated''': At midnight on the winter solstice, there is a huge snowfall that creates an instant "white Christmas."

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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At midnight on the winter solstice, there is a huge snowfall that creates an instant "white Christmas."
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** The setting is in ''Australia''.
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* '''Lampshaded''': ''As you can see by the greeting-card snowfall, it is winter.''

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* '''Lampshaded''': ''As "As you can see by the greeting-card snowfall, it is winter.''"
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Back to {{DreamingOfAWhiteChristmas Dreaming of a White Christmas}}, and we can have a snowball fight!

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Back to {{DreamingOfAWhiteChristmas [[DreamingOfAWhiteChristmas Dreaming of a White Christmas}}, Christmas]], and we can have a snowball fight!
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Back to [[DreamingOfAWhiteChristmas]], and we can have a snowball fight!

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Back to [[DreamingOfAWhiteChristmas]], {{DreamingOfAWhiteChristmas Dreaming of a White Christmas}}, and we can have a snowball fight!
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Back to {{DreamingOfAWhiteChristmas}}, and we can have a snowball fight!

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Back to {{DreamingOfAWhiteChristmas}}, [[DreamingOfAWhiteChristmas]], and we can have a snowball fight!
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Back to [DreamingOfAWhiteChristmas], and we can have a snowball fight!

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Back to [DreamingOfAWhiteChristmas], {{DreamingOfAWhiteChristmas}}, and we can have a snowball fight!
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Back to [Trope]

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Back to [Trope][DreamingOfAWhiteChristmas], and we can have a snowball fight!
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* '''Exaggerated''': At midnight on
* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???

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* '''Exaggerated''': At midnight on
on the winter solstice, there is a huge snowfall that creates an instant "white Christmas."
* '''Downplayed''': ???
Winter scenes are accompanied by sparse flurries of snowfall.
* '''Justified''': ???
The story is set relatively far North, in a place that really does get regular and thick winter snowfall.
* '''Inverted''': ???
The story is set in a place where winter is the Dry Season, and summer is the Wet Season.
* '''Subverted''': ???
The characters walk through a field of snow, which turns out to be from the snow machine at a ski resort.
* '''Double Subverted''': ???…but the next day, there's a blizzard that leaves a ''real'' field of snow behind it.



* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
The story takes place over several years. Some of these years have thick snowfalls, but others don't.
* '''Averted''': ???The story is set in Florida.



* '''Lampshaded''': ???

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???''As you can see by the greeting-card snowfall, it is winter.''
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'''Basic Trope''': [A one sentence summary of the trope]
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* '''Exaggerated''': ???

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'''Basic Trope''': [A one sentence summary of Unless the trope]
story is set in a very warm/arid climate, it will always snow in winter.
* '''Straight''': ???
Whenever it's winter, it snows enough to give a nice, even coat on the ground.
* '''Exaggerated''': ???At midnight on
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'''Basic Trope''': [A one sentence summary of the trope]
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