the 12 best
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It's a bold claim, to be sure, but after scouring the country, we feel confident in saying these cities will fill you with holiday cheer. Here are the 12 best Christmas towns in the U.S.

This Bavarian-style village has festivities throughout December, including carolers singing in the streets & half a million Christmas lights.

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Visitors can mail letters to Santa at the town's post office, snap a pic in front of the 22-foot-tall Santa statue, & ride themed roller coasters at Holiday World.

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Snow-covered scenery, church spires, cozy cabins & historic downtown bedecked in festive flourishes. Stowe is totally festive & picturesque!

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Dolly Parton's theme park, Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, hosts the Smoky Mountain Christmas Festival with millions of twinkling lights, fireworks & live music.

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Aside from all the snow of course, there's The Polar Express train ride, sleigh rides, holiday movie screenings, Santa's workshop & a torchlight parade!

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Home to the Julefest celebration, a month of candelit tours, caroling, extended shopping hours, authentic food, wine, beer & festive scavenger hunts.

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Candy cane-striped streetlights, roads called Mistletoe Lane & Kris Kringle Drive and an enormous statue of St. Nicholas really do make for a Christmas fantasy.

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Wassail Weekend brings candle dipping, gingerbread house demos, cider donuts & sleigh rides. Plus special performances at the Woodstock Opera House.

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Caroling by torchlight, candles shining in historic houses & the largest Christmas light exhibition in North America. Need we say more?

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Prepare to pack your schedule with eye-catching trees, drive-through light installations, a Nativity petting zoo & a new Broadway-style Christmas show.

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Holiday happenings include cookie bake-offs and The Sinterklaas Festivities, which celebrate the area's Dutch heritage with some mirthful modern twists.

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Walk around the historic waterfront district and marvel at old-school sea captain's homes decorated with twinkling lights.

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the 12 bestchristmas towns in the u.s.

It's a bold claim, to be sure, but after scouring the country, we feel confident in saying these cities will fill you with holiday cheer. Here are the 12 best Christmas towns in the U.S.

leavenworth, washington

This Bavarian-style village has festivities throughout December, including carolers singing in the streets & half a million Christmas lights.

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santa claus, indiana

Visitors can mail letters to Santa at the town's post office, snap a pic in front of the 22-foot-tall Santa statue, & ride themed roller coasters at Holiday World.

drew tarvin

stowe, vermont

Snow-covered scenery, church spires, cozy cabins & historic downtown bedecked in festive flourishes. Stowe is totally festive & picturesque!

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pigeon forge, tn

Dolly Parton's theme park, Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, hosts the Smoky Mountain Christmas Festival with millions of twinkling lights, fireworks & live music.

james randklev

telluride, colorado

Aside from all the snow of course, there's The Polar Express train ride, sleigh rides, holiday movie screenings, Santa's workshop & a torchlight parade!

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solvang, california

Home to the Julefest celebration, a month of candelit tours, caroling, extended shopping hours, authentic food, wine, beer & festive scavenger hunts.

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north pole, alaska

Candy cane-striped streetlights, roads called Mistletoe Lane & Kris Kringle Drive and an enormous statue of St. Nicholas really do make for a Christmas fantasy.

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woodstock, vermont

Wassail Weekend brings candle dipping, gingerbread house demos, cider donuts & sleigh rides. Plus special performances at the Woodstock Opera House.

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williamsburg, virginia

Caroling by torchlight, candles shining in historic houses & the largest Christmas light exhibition in North America. Need we say more?

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branson, missouri

Prepare to pack your schedule with eye-catching trees, drive-through light installations, a Nativity petting zoo & a new Broadway-style Christmas show.

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kingston, new york

Holiday happenings include cookie bake-offs and The Sinterklaas Festivities, which celebrate the area's Dutch heritage with some mirthful modern twists.

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MYSTIC, CONNECTICUT

Walk around the historic waterfront district and marvel at old-school sea captain's homes decorated with twinkling lights.

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