For the first time, liquor stores in Colorado could stay open on Christmas. It's part of a new law that went into effect this year. In May, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed a bill into law allowing liquor stores to stay open on the holiday. Until now, it was the only day of the year they were required to keep closed.

Typically, most businesses are closed on Christmas Day. Beginning this year, Colorado liquor stores no longer have to be.

From retail to grocery chains, many companies across the U.S. close early on Christmas Eve and shut their doors entirely on Christmas Day — while others opt to cut back hours. But there’s also a handful of businesses that stay open on the holiday.

It could be a white Christmas after all in Colorado’s high country. A wide swath of the state from Telluride to Winter Park could receive between 1 and 4 inches of snow Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service in Boulder. Vail, Aspen and Steamboat Spring could see between 1 and 2 inches, forecasters said.

Christmas Day feels a little bit warmer than it should this year, although temperatures are nowhere close to breaking historical records. Grand Junction has a forecasted high of 45° today. Montrose will reach 42°, Delta will reach 44°, and Cortez will have a high of 43°.

According to the National Weather Service, there is a low probability of snow on Christmas Eve or Christmas day. If it does happen, it would be brief and in the late afternoon or early evening on Christmas day.

Once the presents have all been opened and the meals devoured, your Christmas tree will need a place to retire. TreeCycle offers a way to dispose of live Christmas trees and give them a new purpose benefitting nonprofits in the region.

Knox County residents have plenty of options for recycling Christmas trees as the holiday season comes to a close. Throughout the month of January, the county will be taking trees at no cost. The only ask is that trees get cleaned before people drop them off: no ornaments,