# Southern Hemisphere Dopers and Christmas carols **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 10, 2008, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-hemisphere-dopers-and-christmas-carols/476475 "2008-12-10T00:17:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-hemisphere-dopers-and-christmas-carols/476475/21 "2008-12-10T20:34:41Z")
I thought they sang the same songs as we do, just counterclockwise? ---
**Author:** ![maplekiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@maplekiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maplekiwi)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-hemisphere-dopers-and-christmas-carols/476475/22 "2008-12-10T20:35:51Z")
I think those words in White Christmas had a lot of significance for my mum. She was born in Nova Scotia and every Christmas she used to get terribly homesick. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-hemisphere-dopers-and-christmas-carols/476475/23 "2008-12-10T20:51:05Z")
Most of them make no sense here either, I don’t recall a white christmas here. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-hemisphere-dopers-and-christmas-carols/476475/24 "2008-12-10T21:25:58Z")
> [@Cazzle](#): > > The only Australian carol I’ve heard with any regularity (other than myself) is [Six White Boomers by Rolf Harris](http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=hlSsffF2xhA). I’ve seen it referenced, but I’ve never heard it sung or played anywhere. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-hemisphere-dopers-and-christmas-carols/476475/25 "2008-12-10T21:59:17Z")
White Christmas never made any sense to me in WestMan - we had to incorporate snow boots into our Hallowe’en costumes. The idea that there could be no snow on the ground by Dec. 25th was completely alien. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-hemisphere-dopers-and-christmas-carols/476475/26 "2008-12-10T23:53:50Z")
> [@An\_Gadai](#): > > Most of them make no sense here either, I don’t recall a white christmas here. It doesn’t snow in Ireland? ---
**Author:** ![madrabbitwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-hemisphere-dopers-and-christmas-carols/476475/27 "2008-12-11T00:06:43Z")
Aussie Jingle Bells [http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=WAS63tWVu94](http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=WAS63tWVu94) Aussie christmas medley [http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=6IusyooFMMk](http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=6IusyooFMMk) Aussie carols [http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=gjO2LtwKorM](http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=gjO2LtwKorM) ---
**Author:** ![BigNik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/73ab20/32.png) [@BigNik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigNik)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-hemisphere-dopers-and-christmas-carols/476475/28 "2008-12-12T01:01:13Z")
> [@Cunctator](#): > > I’ve seen it referenced, but I’ve never heard it sung or played anywhere. They played it at me in Coles yesterday. Interestingly, it was a musakoid instrumental version, sans wobbleboard. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-hemisphere-dopers-and-christmas-carols/476475/29 "2008-12-12T04:51:55Z")
> [@](#): > > It doesn’t snow in Ireland? Very rarely, from what I understand. Despite Cork being at the same latitude as Saskatoon, the island is kept warm year-round by the Gulf Stream. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-hemisphere-dopers-and-christmas-carols/476475.md?page=1)