Christmas in July
“it's a cold winter's day in July and you find yourself surrounded by merry Australians who are unapologetically embracing the spirit of Christmas.”
You glance at your calendar, questioning the fabric of time and space. Has the world gone mad? No, my friend, it's just us Aussies, rewriting the festive rulebook with a mischievous twinkle in our eyes.
Christmas in July is because December down under
Although this sounds like blasphemy, the reason we celebrate Christmas in July is because December down under is anything but cold. Because of the seasonal changes in December in Australia compared to other parts of the world, Christmas is celebrated differently involving surfing Santas and pavlovas.
For those of us craving a traditional roast turkey and ham with all the trimmings, mulled wine, fireplaces with wine-fulled carols and warm, sticky Christmas pudding - Christmas in July has become an annual tradition akin to the OG holiday itself.
The unique holiday is often attributed to a group of Irish tourists that travelled to Sydney's Blue Mountains in 1980. Delighted to see snow on their summer trip, they convinced a local hotel owner to hold a “Yulefest” party and thus this upside down tradition was born.
