St. Nicholas comes to visit

For the first time in a generation, look outside your window as Christmas Day draws to its close and you’ll see a full moon hanging in the sky.

It’s a scene immortalized in many a festive tale, most famously “The Night Before Christmas”, in which, “The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow, Gave a luster of midday to objects below”.

It also lit the way for everyone’s favorite red-nosed reindeer, and many a Christmas card and decoration has depicted Santa’s sleigh flying in front of a bright, full moon.

In reality, the “Cold Moon” can only happen once every 19 years.

This time around, thoug...