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It’s getting cold in here

Oh the weather outside is frightful,
but this blog is sooo delightful
Until the internet gets slow,
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

That’s right, it’s that special time of year where you can show off your holiday cheer with a little special blog flair — falling snow. To get it started:

  1. Go to your dashboard.
  2. Navigate to Settings » General.
  3. Check the box next to “Show falling snow on this blog.”
  4. Roast some chestnuts.

Even Texas boys like me who only saw snow a handful of times growing up can enjoy it all month long, until we turn it off on January 4th.

If you are a terrible Grinch or if the snow just slows down your computer or confuses your cat, you can go to your personal settings page and hide the snow everywhere you go.

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by Matt

Posted: Thursday, December 1st, 2011 at 10:49 pm. Filed in Uncategorized.
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  1. Milo
    Dec 1st at 10:52 pm

    Love it! #winteriscoming

  2. Jessica
    Dec 1st at 10:54 pm

    I just activated mine! It’s so cute, it’s such a warm start for the month. Too bad I can’t feel the same about the actual snow when it falls outside, haha.

    Thanks for the cute script and happy holidays! :D

  3. tonyqsf2805
    Dec 1st at 11:04 pm

    Thanks for the heads-up on the falling snow feature – I have turned mine on. Personally, I prefer the Dean Martin version!

  4. ovbrantley
    Dec 1st at 11:07 pm

    Thank you! I love the snow!

  5. Ruthie
    Dec 1st at 11:26 pm

    Cool! I just looked for it today :)

  6. Bosstiger
    Dec 1st at 11:28 pm

    Oh yeah! I have just seen it and of course it is already enabled!
    I really like this add on :D
    Happy Christmas holidays to all :D

  7. River
    Dec 1st at 11:28 pm

    I always look forward to the falling snow. Thanks for bringing it back for another year!

  8. Alvin T. Enguillo
    Dec 1st at 11:32 pm

    Nice pun on the lyrics! That definitely made me smile this morning. I also used the Let it snow plugin for a site I set up.

  9. Sajib
    Dec 1st at 11:39 pm

    I changed my header recently and was waiting for the snowfall to be available. I love this every year. :D

  10. Pete Howorth
    Dec 1st at 11:42 pm

    Mans you be crayzee!

    I shall be turning this on at some point nearer to Christmas :D

  11. Mikalee Byerman
    Dec 1st at 11:43 pm

    Can you arrange home delivery of spiked egg nog and elves to put up my tree, too? Because then I would feel the season is complete… ;)

    Fun option — you guys always come up with creative touches. I’m a fan!

  12. undiaunahistoriaytu
    Dec 1st at 11:50 pm

    Let it snow! ♥ it!

  13. issachar5
    Dec 2nd at 12:00 am

    Thank you for the option of turning it off. Naked ladies should not be left out in the snow.

  14. Carolyn Thomas
    Dec 2nd at 12:02 am

    As a resident of the balmy West Coast of Canada, where we rarely if every see the real live white stuff outside, I love this cyber snow!!!

  15. bekastays
    Dec 2nd at 12:06 am

    i just googled this today to try and find out when the snow was arriving on wordpress :) i always look forward to it! thanks so much!

  16. Jessica Aspen
    Dec 2nd at 12:09 am

    Love it!! Thank you WP!! I have black and white branches on my site and the snow looks so cool!

  17. Mary Curtis
    Dec 2nd at 12:10 am

    Yeah, it’s snowing! I love this WordPress annual celebration of winter!

  18. The Scottie Chronicles
    Dec 2nd at 12:21 am

    I wait for this every year – LOVE IT – but I don’t see the “show falling snow on this blog” when I navigate to Settings – General. HELP!!!! I’m like Rosemary Clooney and Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye and what’s her name – I NEED SNOW!!!!!!.

    OH. Guess I have to go to a forum for help.

  19. Christian Debbie Cheerilee Alvarez
    Dec 2nd at 12:22 am

    WordPress, you did it again! Used this on my blog, and it looks really nice.

  20. mchelsmusings
    Dec 2nd at 12:28 am

    Love it! Thank you!

  21. Monica Sawyn
    Dec 2nd at 12:29 am

    Well, isn’t this cool! Even with my slightly-out-of-date Mac OS (10.4) it works just fine. Thanks for the nice Christmas present!

  22. barb19
    Dec 2nd at 12:30 am

    Looks good on my blog – thanks!

  23. noreasterof93
    Dec 2nd at 12:33 am

    Just put it on my page , thanks a lot and it goes with the fact that my page is all about weather!! … https://northeasternnjwx.wordpress.com/

  24. vision791
    Dec 2nd at 12:35 am

    Thanks, I’ll check it out.

  25. Mark Randell
    Dec 2nd at 12:37 am

    Hmmmm…..heard of Australia?!? It’s SUMMER n the Southern Hemisphere folks!!

  26. mcb1219
    Dec 2nd at 12:48 am

    This was just the cutest way to announce the snow feature. “Cool” post! Of course, now the kids won’t leave me alone because I told them Santa made it snow on mom’s blog.

  27. mafh12609
    Dec 2nd at 12:49 am

    If only it were that possible to hide the snow everywhere! lol Unfortunately, I fear I’ll see much snow this winter, regardless of my settings on my dashboard. :)

  28. Marilyn Holt
    Dec 2nd at 12:52 am

    I must be missing something. I can’t see where to turn on the snow.

  29. Pete
    Dec 2nd at 12:55 am

    Southern hemisphere has a decent slice of the world population. It is summer here. http://www.google.com.au/search?gcx=c&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=weather+in+sydney

  30. Nora
    Dec 2nd at 12:58 am

    I am loving the snow!! Even here in Norway we are still snowless so at least I can let it snow on my blog :D Thanks!

  31. Thailand Floods 2011 , unprecedented
    Dec 2nd at 1:01 am

    (from Taipei) Man, this kicks .. love that merry xmas Matt and all wordpress bloggers !!! ..

  32. Gogs
    Dec 2nd at 1:05 am

    This is sooo cool :D Loving the snow and hoping for a white Christmas in England!
    Thank you!

  33. dschondog
    Dec 2nd at 1:09 am

    Thanks, Matt. This is really neat!

  34. conspiracyofravens
    Dec 2nd at 1:12 am

    Ha… Very cool indeed!

    Thank you!

  35. scaryteapotmonster
    Dec 2nd at 1:13 am

    Thank you for snow:) We don’t get it in the Southern Hemisphere because it’s summer. How lovely for a virtual white christmas:)

  36. estebancomunica
    Dec 2nd at 1:19 am

    Great! Awesome!

  37. Khalid Munir (@KhalidMunir)
    Dec 2nd at 1:25 am

    Lively feelings. lively thoughts foster them well and loudly tell
    Positively do something, make sure they don’t die down the well

  38. Onedesertrose
    Dec 2nd at 1:34 am

    Thanks! It’s delightful to use. Goes great with the Christmas theme.

    Do you have a theme for Thanksgiving? Or maybe get one?

  39. whistlingtrainfarm
    Dec 2nd at 1:34 am

    Thank you for the snow! I love it!

  40. littlesundog
    Dec 2nd at 1:46 am

    I changed my header photo to a winter scene. The snow is fitting! Thanks for the cool option!

  41. David Scott
    Dec 2nd at 1:46 am

    Love it! Great feature for the season.

    Thanks!

  42. Angelia Sims
    Dec 2nd at 1:51 am

    Yay! I love the snow. It doesn’t snow much where I live either. So happy it’s back!

  43. delajus
    Dec 2nd at 2:02 am

    Well, I don’t know yet whether I’ll welcome snow to my blog, especially because it’s on it’s way outside, for real, but I do know this. I’m definitely going to follow YOUR blog, snow or no snow. You, sir, are FUNNY!

  44. Vinh Hoang
    Dec 2nd at 2:05 am

    Poetry is great for all humankind

  45. MAC&WIN
    Dec 2nd at 2:05 am

    thx men Merry Christmas all

  46. leslie
    Dec 2nd at 2:12 am

    So beautiful, thanks Matt…its beginning to look alot like Christmas…

  47. Asa
    Dec 2nd at 2:13 am

    Thank you so much! This “function” really makes our blog more lively!! I loveeeeeeee it so much! Thanks thanks and thanks :D

  48. Rina Reflects - Rina Maini
    Dec 2nd at 2:16 am

    Magical! Snow looks great on my blog.

  49. learnearnandreturn
    Dec 2nd at 2:18 am

    I’m with Pete. It’s summer in Brisbane, 30 deg centigrade, and I imagine quite a few WordPress bloggers get a bit weary of the automatic assumption that we all live in the same part of the world.

  50. Eric
    Dec 2nd at 2:18 am

    snow is back!

  51. Aaron
    Dec 2nd at 2:19 am

    Love the snow!

  52. soiphotography
    Dec 2nd at 2:19 am

    It will be warm more and more with love and care when the Christmas come!!!

  53. thewanderingmoon
    Dec 2nd at 2:20 am

    Amazing…love how it looks!!!! thanks :)

  54. Huffygirl
    Dec 2nd at 2:20 am

    Thanks so much Matt. I love the snow. I changed my background to green, which I just discovered I could do, and it looks extremely festive.

  55. justm3lly
    Dec 2nd at 2:23 am

    Love it! Thank you!

  56. DanMikaelKuss
    Dec 2nd at 2:23 am

    We had some snow here.
    More is coming.
    A bit colder
    A merry christmas.

  57. The Reader
    Dec 2nd at 2:27 am

    Good function!!!!!

  58. Barbara Elizabeth Maleski
    Dec 2nd at 2:30 am

    It would be cool if it worked in Mobile.

  59. Balsillie & Associates
    Dec 2nd at 2:31 am

    Very cool

  60. lissyparkerltd
    Dec 2nd at 2:36 am

    Just added the snow…i love it!

  61. Darlene Steelman
    Dec 2nd at 2:37 am

    Thanks for the heads up! I love making things festive!! :D

  62. iantravis
    Dec 2nd at 2:39 am

    yeah it’s cold out there.

  63. lesposen
    Dec 2nd at 2:39 am

    And in Australia, where it’s just gone summer, we’re left out in the cold! ;-)

  64. TisaLira
    Dec 2nd at 2:40 am

    Haven’t tried out the snow thing, but I love the idea. (I’ll try it in the morning) Thank you!

  65. pillowsalamode
    Dec 2nd at 2:41 am

    I’ll admit that I’m easily amused, but I LOVE this! Thank you!!! :)

  66. TisaLira
    Dec 2nd at 2:45 am

    Ha. Scratch that, I just activated it; super cute!

  67. Aligning Arts Pilates and Integrated Bodywork
    Dec 2nd at 2:45 am

    I LOVE this!
    LLS

  68. cookiemomma
    Dec 2nd at 2:46 am

    Thank you thank you thank you! This is the only snow a Louisiana girl can get!!! :)

  69. rosimattos
    Dec 2nd at 2:54 am

    Very nice!! I liked poems like that!!

  70. Southern Cricut Lady
    Dec 2nd at 2:54 am

    Love it! Thanks for the nice article and the snow feature!

  71. Rachael Bennett
    Dec 2nd at 3:10 am

    Um… it’s summer here. Our Christmas is beach, bbq and sun.

  72. Sandi
    Dec 2nd at 3:14 am

    I’m in Australia too, but I still think it’s Grinchy to complain. With the joys of the world wide interwebs, we get to enjoy blogging on a site that is hosted in a hemisphere where it’s winter. That’s okay with me if they want to add novelty to the process!

  73. crawlingladybug
    Dec 2nd at 3:21 am

    Holiday is coming! Can’t wait :D

  74. benigubeng21
    Dec 2nd at 3:22 am

    Welcome to the world , ;-)

  75. writermyra
    Dec 2nd at 3:32 am

    It’s way too cool in my office right now…..what are those white things falling across my screen??? Thanks, Matt! Myra Smith

  76. redlion208
    Dec 2nd at 3:35 am

    I’m Vietnamese, I haven’t seen snow before but I like it……

  77. wordcoaster
    Dec 2nd at 3:39 am

    Yes! WordPress you are my hero.

  78. Andrew Godfrey
    Dec 2nd at 3:50 am

    Thanks for posting the Frank Sinatra version. His version is by far the best of this song.

  79. glennweissel
    Dec 2nd at 3:56 am

    Really nice touch to our posts!

    Thank you.

  80. C J NOATIA
    Dec 2nd at 4:16 am

    Well I have never experienced a snow.. In my country snow is not a common.. but fog is.. I must be missing a very interesting moment.. I hope someday I will get chance to experience snow.

  81. leavingsoulprints
    Dec 2nd at 4:26 am

    Living in Houston, Texas, means this may be the only snow fall I see this winter.

  82. q.thrynx
    Dec 2nd at 4:29 am

    It’s cool :D

  83. Chorwin
    Dec 2nd at 4:53 am

    Yeah, the snow effect is coming again, cool!!!

  84. akcielo
    Dec 2nd at 5:14 am

    You made me smile! Thanks for the snow! :)

  85. salmanashef
    Dec 2nd at 5:36 am

    Nice idea..

  86. salmanashef
    Dec 2nd at 5:38 am

    It is freezing here in Jordan

  87. Destination Infinity
    Dec 2nd at 5:44 am

    Even Texas ‘Men’ like me? :)

  88. Kale
    Dec 2nd at 5:47 am

    Oh, yeah, that! I so love this feature.

  89. C. James Cote'
    Dec 2nd at 5:48 am

    So is this only for sites hosted by WordPress.com or is it also for self hosted sites that use WordPress.org? The last couple messages I’ve got about updates that were supposed to happen automatically actually never happened and it’s getting a bit disappointing.

  90. xynahamante
    Dec 2nd at 6:00 am

    Reblogged this on xynahamante.

  91. successfulwealthcreator
    Dec 2nd at 6:12 am

    Hi, I live in South Africa where snow falls in certain regions more regularly than where we live. We are about 65km east of Johannesburg. We occasionally see snow or sleet. Being winter in the northern Hemisphere, I will add snow to my blog for the people up north.

    Personally, I like the summer and autumn seasons best for their beauty and colours.

    Thanks

  92. Patricia Anne McGoldrick
    Dec 2nd at 6:18 am

    Thanks Matt for that falling snow–fun for the holiday season!
    Happy holidays!

  93. Elle
    Dec 2nd at 6:18 am

    Fabulous! Again, I am so not regretting leaving FB for this site. Thanks and Merry Christmas!

  94. Acta Tempus Viator
    Dec 2nd at 6:20 am

    I like it. Does look like snow. But, also, because of my header for TimeVoyager1, it also looks like traveling through space – stars passing by at warp drive speed – instead of snowflakes. So there you have it, Matt… design a star field in motion for a space header and/or background. Beam me up when ready – hopefully before the snow gets too deep! I’m in Oklahoma.

  95. The Background Story
    Dec 2nd at 6:24 am

    It’s so cute! I think it kind of works with our blog, given its black-and-gray scheme and austere look.

    Happy Christmas!

  96. Jennifer
    Dec 2nd at 6:37 am

    Thank you for making the default “no snow,” and allowing users to choose to display it or not. At least with this snow, we don’t have to shovel the sidewalk or driveway or spend an hour brushing it off the car, wherever it might be. :)

  97. Amethyst Tours & Travel Agency
    Dec 2nd at 6:51 am

    I love the snow application on our website! Its just in time for the seasons. ;)

  98. Important Things I've Learned While Watching Movies.
    Dec 2nd at 7:10 am

    It would be cool if you add option to change speed of snow falling and number of dots per screen.

  99. kristina
    Dec 2nd at 7:19 am

    ooh i love this! i may just have to check it out ~ thanks so much for the christmas cheer!!
    xx ~ kristina

  100. serafeena
    Dec 2nd at 7:29 am

    Uuuuuh, I’ve been waiting for this – love it! Many thanks!

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