We have all heard about Christmas in July, but where did this tradition come from? It is believed that the custom started in McMurdo Station in Antarctica because of the midwinter July supply drops. As the temperatures and conditions were far too cold and dangerous for the military planes to land, the planes would soar by overhead and drop packages that contained fresh food, mail and other supplies down onto the ice. The sudden arrival of packages in the dead of winter naturally made people associate it to a visit from Santa himself, hence the Christmas in July celebration.
Continue this Christmas in July tradition in your home by gathering some old clothes and blankets that you and your family no longer use and donate it to the local shelter. Our winter can get quite cold so the extra warmth is much appreciated by the less fortunate.