As an aside to my niece Caroline: I read your offer of compromise to Winter and I must say I think that cursed season ought to jump on that deal. Allowing Jack Frost to hang around from December 15th to January 4th is more than generous on your part. The best I was willing to offer was to let him have his way on the 24th and the 25th of December -- snow if he wants to -- but be gone on the 26th.
