LITTLE ROCK, AR (KATV) — In 1987, a cold, gray day in Little Rock inspired Ned Perme, KATV’s longtime chief meteorologist, to create a song that would become a beloved Arkansas Christmas tradition.
“I was sitting at the piano in my home, and I had a fire going, and I was kind of tinkling around with melodies,” Perme said.
The melody came first, followed by lyrics inspired by the Ozarks’ snowy landscape…