This is what makes a white Christmas official, according to the Met Office

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The festive season is now well underway, and as everyone wrestles their way through the shopping crowds like a rugby player running for the line, some might be wondering if when the day finally arrives it will be a white Christmas.

It's not an essential part of the big day, but there's no denying that when there is snow outside it somehow seems just that bit more Christmassy.

Something about tucking into Christmas dinner with a crisp blanket of fresh snow outside sets the scene. And while it might seem like a fairly clear cut thing, the Met Office does actually have some proper rules about precisely what constitutes a 'white Christmas'.

Unfortunately, while Christmas is the time of year we might want it to snow the most, we are more likely to see snow through January than at Christmas itself. READ MORE: “Teachers shouldn’t ask kids what they got for Christmas…the potential harm is massive” As for the Met Office's exact definition, if you were thinking that it would require a minimum amount of snow to fall to count then you would be right.