Christmas in August (Yellowstone)
christmas august formerly known savage christmas annual tradition yellowstone national park celebration includes decorating christmas tree singing christmas carol gift exchange according local legend early part th century freak blizzard stranded visitor stagecoach old faithful inn rather lament fact snowbound hotel guest decided celebrate christmas since looked like christmas outside story place blizzard happening shortly turn th century others specify blizzard occurred place story date blizzard th century prior creation old faithful inn historical record recording blizzard ever hit yellowstone around august given year fact snow yellowstone received given day august inch august interview older employee indicate celebration held prior actual origin christmas august story unknown yellowstone information specialist leslie quinn speculates origin based upon three factor first celebration christmas july popular celebration rocky mountain second august th anniversary national park service third existing celebration park known savage day quinn discovered article published park recreation department titled christmas come twice year—once home article gene mr yellowstone music quaw indicated christmas august celebration worked yellowstone according quaw small christmas july celebration employee would employeeonly celebration called savage day wherein park employee would dress santa claus park historian aubrey l haines indicated earliest reference employee handbook indication read f savage held annual celebration according august issue yellowstone weekly news july th celebration nothing christmas savage concessionaire employee old faithful held gala affair july known savage day several float entered long parade main street old faithful day concluded large masquerade ball evening haines indicates remembered celebration going back worked old faithful assistant district ranger nobody paid employeeonly celebration much attention however annual celebration known savage day become parkwide celebration attracted attention park concessioner national park service interfered service quality last year savage day celebrated yellowstone national park starting park concessionaire made concerted effort merge savage day smaller christmas july celebration trevor povah head hamilton store one park concessioner claim park concessioner deliberately created story blizzard old faithful inn obfuscate origin new celebration called savage christmas first publication came mentioning savage christmas – celebration held either july august august became permanent date quinn speculates two reason august date prevailed july one first tourist season yellowstone start may end end august celebrating christmas august became endofthetouristseason celebration second warren ost bellhop old faithful inn founder christian ministry national park acmnp started choir choir held first celebration august within two year acmnp forming choir old faithful mammoth hot spring lake area park intention performing handel messiah quinn reason messiah annual tradition early coincide christmas celebration would logical step short season prepare august date concert would reasonable may factor julyto august switch delmar j sicard iii author wrote article christmas come twice year—once home noted christmas celebration began take serious formal aspect arrival acmnp serminarians