North Carolina Town Named On Most Festive Christmas List

The best way to describe my wife's mood once Thanksgiving is on the way and Christmas is just around the corner is "giddy."  A big part of it is location, location, location.  Specifically, being close to North Carolina's mountains.  You've got to understand, we grew up in Texas.  It's flatter than a pool table.  And the only snow you see is the fake stuff on your flocked Christmas Tree.  So, to our family in general (and her in particular), the Asheville area of North Carolina mountains during the holidays is magic.  Apparently, House Beautiful agrees as Asheville comes in at number eight on their list of most festive holiday towns.

The Biltmore Estate is a HUGE reason for this.  Debbie's been obsessed with it since 1995 and I must admit, there is NOTHING like the Candlelight Christmas Tour of the historic Vanderbilt mansion.  To say the folks there go all out for Christmas, may be the understatement of the season.

However, Biltmore Estate isn't the only attraction.  Main Street Asheville at night is spectacular with more than one million lights.

Other holiday season events in Asheville include the Gingerbread House Competition at the Omni Grove Park Inn (November 21st).  And the after dark winter wonderland light show put on by the North Carolina Arboretum.  That begins on November 18th.  New to the area?  Never experienced Asheville's holiday magic?  Check the town's official site to set up your mountain trip itinerary.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go. But some places have just a little more Christmas spirit. Or the ambiance is just a little more perfect for the holidays. A new study from Next Vacay has revealed the most Christmassy towns in America. The study ranked cities across America out of 50 on several factors to find the most Christmassy towns. The factors they ranked on were:

📷 Instagram-worthiness

🎄 Christmas markets

❄️ Snowfall

☕ Coziness

So which American town is the most Christmassy? Check out the list below. Two NC towns and two SC made the list, but one notable local town was much farther down that I would have predicted.

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Leavenworth, WA tops this list. The Bavarian village is straight out of a Hallmark movie, so it comes as no surprise it’s also known as Christmastown. It features 21 miles of Christmas lights, a reindeer farm here, a Christmas market, annual sledding competitions, and a score of 48 out of 50 for Instagram-worthiness.

Step into Mystic, CT and you’ll see what makes it so special.  Take in the illuminated boats, a lantern light tour, an incredible 38 Christmas tree farms nearby, which translates to the year-round festivity. 

Woodstock offers a traditional Christmas.Think wreaths on doors, lights on trees, and snow lots of snow. In fact an average of 67.6 inches of it every year. The 2008 film, Moonlight, and Mistletoe, was filmed there and is home to the family favorite Christmas attractive Billings Farm.

Coming in at number 4 is Boston. Spending Christmas in Boston will feature red hats, coats, and decorations. There are 35 Christmas tree farms nearby, and 43.8 inches of snow covers the town every year, providing a picturesque Christmas. 

When you think of Christmas vacays many people instantly think of New York. While it lacks the charm of some of the smaller Christmas towns, New York at Christmas time is a must-do for a reason. The Rockefeller Center Tree, the Rockettes, store windows, Central Park, the list could go on forever. Make the trip and it will be one you’ll never forget.