Answer: True
The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere.
Explanation:
Winter solstice occurs twice in a year when the path of the sun in the sky is farthest south in the Northern Hemisphere usually December 21st or 22nd and farthest north in the Southern Hemisphere usually June 20th or 21st. In the northern hemisphere, the winter solstice occurs at the minimum point when the Sun is lowest in the sky.