Those dreams of a white Christmas in Philadelphia will likely remain a fantasy this year, but for folks traveling the morning of Christmas Eve, the weather could be a little bit frightful.

Christmas is approaching nearly as fast as Santa’s sleigh, but will the weather stuff your stocking with snow or coal on the holiday?

The "Alberta Clipper" sweeping across the Great Lakes and into the Northeast will provide snow, blustery wind, AccuWeather said.

A blast of winter weather is threatening to freeze holiday travelers in their tracks with snow, ice and bitter cold. Millions in the Northeast are dealing with a bitter blast of winter with temperatures plunging 10-20 degrees below normal and more harsh weather is on the way just as the holiday begins.