In southern Germany, I do remember having white christmas 10 years ago or so. But the last few years, Christmas has been rather warm. Last year, it snowed exactly once, and melted right away. Hasn't snowed since.
Now, we usually get a few weeks of cold winter with snow in February.
edit: I meant "this winter until new year", not "last year". Forgot that January and February are part of last year, too...