The weather here as we have an Atlantic and not a continental climate, is unpredictable. I'm surprised you think 'the worst weather just after Christmas' etc as very often we have had very mild weather around and after Christmas.
For example...
Winter breaks are completely pointless unless one lives in a continental climate. The international break has already ruined the early part of the season, now we look forward to a stupid break over Christmas or something. More often than not, the Atlantic roars in and we have weeks of lovely...