Brian is a Boston-based Forbes breaking news reporter. The odds of a white Christmas this year are abnormally slim, according to a Christmas Day weather outlook released Thursday by forecasters ...

If you want a white Christmas in a city setting, your best bets historically are Minneapolis – about a 70% chance — or Burlington, Vermont — around a 60 to 65% chance.

A second movie – White Christmas, also with Crosby – came out in 1954. Despite Crosby's wishes, only 25% to 30% of the 48 contiguous states are typically snow-covered by Christmas, according ...