Well, we may not get that exactly, but – as forecast – there was some snowfall on Christmas Eve.
By midday it had been replaced by heavy rain, and not long later the skies had turned mostly blue.
But one thing we’ve learned in 2020 is to appreciate the small joys. So here are xx photos feom December 24 of Sunderland and the North East looking like something from a Christmas card.
![Horses in the snow in Washington by the A1232.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjkwZDA2NzU0LTRjNzktNGQxNC1hMTJhLThkMDJhY2NkZGJmNjpjZDZhYjE0Ny1iMjYyLTRjOGYtYmFhZi01N2FhYjgxNTcxNzM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![A row of cars blanketed in white in Penshaw.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmFhZDQ5N2U2LTczYTAtNDRlZi04YWRlLTczMjFjZWY5ODQxZDo4ZGJlNmI2Yi05ZDNiLTQzOTctOTRhMi00MDNiMmMyMDM4Yjg=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![This beauty looks at ease in the chilly weather.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjJiNDliMDhlLTdmYWEtNGQ5Mi1iMzc0LWQyN2RkYjU2MzYzMzo1YTJjMzkyMS00YjIyLTQwZjAtOTg3Zi1lOTg4NjI1ZWQ3OTc=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![More snow in Washington.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjU3YWU0ZDhmLWE2MWMtNDZkMi1iMGE3LTY5ZDA1YzNhMGZmMzo1Y2NiMWM5NC1jNTczLTQyNDItODE0MC1jOWQxNzdjYmEwODM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1 / 2