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6 Small Towns in the US With Incredible Christmas Vibes

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1. North Pole, Alaska

Can’t get to Lapland? Don’t worry, our country’s got the next best thing! The next time your kids or grandkids say they want to visit the North Pole to visit Santa, you’ll know where to make their dreams come true!

Located about 15 miles away from Fairbanks, this small town is gussied up in Christmas decor all year round and is home to the Santa Claus House. The structure dates back to the 50s when a cheerful local known for dressing up as Santa Claus opened a general store.

Today, the house sells anything and everything Christmas and is home to Santa’s sleigh and a team of reindeer.

But when you aren’t visiting Santa, you can soak up the unique surroundings by strolling down streets like Kris Kringle Drive and Snowman Lane, or you can head to the annual Winter Festival for its holiday bazaar and fireworks.

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  1. Guthrie, OK goes all out for Christmas with people singing Christmas Carols in period costumes etc. I highly recommend you go there next time!

  2. I went to college at Moravian in Bethlehem, PA. It is called the “Christmas City” and certainly deserves to be on this list. Beautiful light displays, life size Nativity, huge tree overlooking a bridge, Advent candles displayed and the unforgettable Christmas Vespers in the Central Moravian Church. Absolutely worth seeing!

  3. Went on the train in Durango at Christmas many years ago…it goes half way up the mountain in the winter and then back and is so beautiful in the snow. The town is magical and welcoming any time of year but I’ve been there in the winter, fall (gorgeous with golden aspens) and summer…the now helps make it so beautiful. My brother started their winter carnival (Snowdown) at the end of January each year…over 30 years now!

  4. You need to check out Cedarburg Wisconsin. A small city 20 miles north of Milwaukee. It has a beautiful historic designated downtown, Festive Fridays beginning right after Thanksgiving, Candy Cane house. A more friendly small town doesn’t exist. It truly has the spirit of Christmas all year long.

  5. Everyone should visit Edenton, North Carolina on the 2nd weekend in December. The Christmas Candlelight Tour ( taking place for 41 years!) is stunning, fun, spirit-filled, great for families. History, decor, food, music, etc. Wonderful!

  6. St. Charles, MO
    For nearly half a century, Saint Charles Christmas Traditions® has made the holiday spirit of the past come to life for the young and young at heart. With a unique blend of storytelling, history, and fairy tale whimsy, guests are welcomed into a world of yuletide nostalgia and fantasy where reindeer fly, sugarplums dance in your head, and an array of international ambassadors invite you to explore unique holiday customs from around the world.

    Discover a holiday feast for all of your senses: experience the taste of genuine hot-roasted chestnuts fresh from an open fire, witness the pageantry of a delegation of global Santa figures dressed in the cultural attire of their home countries, listen to the timeless Christmas melodies sung by Victorian carolers, breathe in the aroma of the crisp pine greenery that festively trims the historic district, as you feel the well-worn character of the centuries-old bricks of Main Street under your feet

  7. Helen is a city in White County, Georgia, United States, located along the Chattahoochee River. It is a German Town making you feel you were really in Germany. A place to visit – specially in Christmas.

    1. Richard w Aronson

      We visited Helen37 years ago. Great town And they may still have a giant balloon race to the coast called “To Hellen and back”

  8. Errol Rodger Kapellusch

    I vote for Woodstock, Vermont!!!! Hopefully it has not been washed away during this summers rains. Woodstock is a beautiful town any time of year. Y’all go visit sometime.

  9. Marsha Westbrook

    Williamsburg, Virginia. My husband I love history and how America all began. It also reminds me of my heritage and ancestry.

    1. Williamsburg/Jamestown/Yorktown are great any time of the year, but especially around Christmas, Thanksgiving, and the 4th of July!

  10. Dahlonega, Georgia is one of the most incredible places for Christmas time. The streets are all lit up, live music on the square and a blissful feeling of happiness as you walk the streets and shop in vintage style stores. Trees surrounding the square are lit up and there’s a cheeriness in the air.

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