Weather experts at the Met Office in Bracknell, Berkshire, said people living in the north and east of England and Scotland will have the best chance of dashing through the snow on Christmas Day.
Billy Hayes, general secretary of the Communication Workers Union, said the development was "the best possible Christmas present for the majority of our agency members".
Well, The Pogues' boozy ballad "Fairytale of New York" remains as popular now as when it was released almost 20 years ago, regularly topping polls of the best Christmas songs ever, despite -- or perhaps because of -- being a tawdry tale of drunkenness, drug addiction and broken dreams.
Some of the best Christmas films are comedies that are not exactly family-friendly fare, and that even bend the concept of traditional holiday good cheer.
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But these are all great films, a grand total of 30 of the finest, best Christmas films ever made, all of them worth viewing.
The daughter of folk singer Ewan MacColl, she is best known for her 1987 Christmas hit with The Pogues, Fairytale of New York, and the hit single There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis.
There you go, dear readers, my list of the top ten best Christmas movies featuring animation or puppets for your entire family to enjoy together.
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For extra support, I stayed in my pink fluffy bathrobe, grabbed some of those Christmas cookies my mom made and brewed the best cup of Starbucks coffee.
The survey found that the best way to avoid stress was to finish your Christmas shopping before the busy month of December.
Christmas is one of the best things you Christians have given us, along with mac and cheese, Bono, croquet and politeness.
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But of course, the best of the best when it comes to puppets at Christmas will always be The Muppet Christmas Carol.
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This year, I offer you a different kind of list, collecting the very best animated and puppeted Christmas movies and holiday specials ever made!
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Even in the best of circumstances Mr Hyde's deadline may not be realistic (will the committee have long enough between now and Christmas to accommodate 37 long-winded politicians, even if Mr Hyde sticks to his post-election musing and calls as witnesses only Mr Starr himself and an expert on testimony under oath?).
And that, of course, means that the best you can hope for this Christmas is that he has bought you a perfume that you absolutely hate.
Lincoln had also been a hot ticket for best picture before Christmas, but Argo, which tells the story of how the CIA and Hollywood helped rescue US hostages in Iran in 1980, has gained momentum in recent weeks.
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Christmas is coming, a period of the year where Best Buy makes 60% of its annual profit.
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"This is the very best Christmas ever, " said Lewis, biting off as much of the turkey as he could fit in his mouth, and quickly swallowing it, before the yelling woman could take the rest of it away.
Target, Kmart, Toy R Us, Best Buy and many other prominent outlets sought to take advantage of the Christmas shopping season a little earlier than usual.
After queuing for two hours for them to meet Father Christmas a member of staff dressed as an elf informed them that all the best presents had gone.
On Monday, House of Fraser said it enjoyed its "best ever" Christmas, with like-for-like sales, which strip out the impact of new stores, rising 6.3% in the six weeks to 5 January.
However, with the device commanding such interest from retailers such as Walmart and Best Buy, it is not out of the realm of possibility that Apple might exceed that total before Christmas on its way to at least 6.5 million units.
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