A Town With A Christmas Name In Every US State

[@NameExplain]

Do you live somewhere with a Christmassy name?

[@miscellaneoussarnian5282]

I live in St Saviours, Guernsey. does that count? "Saviour" refers to Jesus

[@Illumisepoolist]

I've been in that Winter Park you've mentioned for skiing trips. I even spend a vaccation or two in there.

[@kenaikuskokwim9694]

We visited Santa Claus, Indiana (Abraham Lincoln grew up nearby, and his mother's grave is kept up) in 2019, but just learned this year that if you write to P.O. Box 1 there by Dec 21, you will get a letter from Santa in return. We are awaiting our own. However, we still haven't received last year's Bella from Makeship and Half-Asleep Chris. They sent her to Australia! Have you done, or will you do, a Makeship plushie of your own?

[@theunpopularcuber9554]

No, but I live about 10 minutes from Rudolph, Wisconsin.

[@donaldjones9830]

Snowflake Arizona is named for two prominent LDS families. Jeff Flake served as a former US Senator. Lorenzo Snow served as the Fifth President of the LDS Church

[@laser8389]

You mentioned Hollywood’s nickname, but what about its actual name, Hollywood? Holly is one of the most Christmassy plants 😂

[@thorpizzle]

Santa Claus, Indiana, has a theme park called Holiday World. All the sections of the park are named after and themed around a specific holiday. The entrance and guest services section is modeled after Christmas, and there is a giant Santa statue greeting everyone.

[@felipesantana2438]

Here in Brazil, "Natal" (portuguese for Christmas) is the capital of the Rio Grande Do Norte state, and Belém (the portuguese translation of Bethlehem) is the capital of the state of Pará. The portuguese colonists were a very religious bunch.

[@LillyP-xs5qe]

You complain about duplicates in USA as a British, when the UK got several Newcastle, Newport...

[@Convoy00X]

Also, seemingly ignoring the size of the US.

[@LillyP-xs5qe]

@@Convoy00X I mean city names are hardly ever creative, so if you sat for an hour on SimCity or cities skylines not sure what to name your city and feeling awful for not being creative, don't worry, it's not like real life did better What should you call this town that formed around a bridge on the river cam? CamBridge What about the one in the dam on the rotter ri... RotterDam!, ok but you can't do it ag... AmsterDam! At least Leicester, Manchester, Colchester, Chester are more unique, wait, what is that ester ending? Oh it's Latin for fort.. Well we got NottingHAM, BirmingHAM, ham means village doesn't it? SoutHampton, NortHampton, WestHampton...there is a town near me called stone, and in Cheshire East there is not 1 but 3! 3! Towns called Crewe, and they ain't even close to each other, well Crewe and Crewe (green) are close but Crewe(-by-farndon, as in "the Crewe near farndon, very creative) is on the other side of the county, at least there's less than 50 people living in that one...

[@Convoy00X]

@@LillyP-xs5qe this is why I love etymology.

[@LillyP-xs5qe]

@@Convoy00X and why you watch name explain, also as someone who grew up in Israel, Bethlehem isn't Christmasy, you hardly get snow there, the Christan population is tiny, it's pretty far away from Nazareth and it literally just means bread house, Beth is from Bait or home/house in Hebrew and Lehem is from lechem or bread, in Hebrew it's called Bait Lechem, two words not one

[@CaseyWNPatterson]

Being from the area, Noel, MO is pronounced "Noll" and rhymes with "toll". That being said, we still post mark out Xmas cards at their post office.

[@jacksonclark9816]

6:50 getting a normal orange for Christmas isn't really a thing here (afaik), but chocolate oranges - spheres of orange-flavored chocolate cut into slices- become more popular during the holiday season.

[@arikwolf3777]

As a child, my brother and I would get a tangerine in our stockings. Okay, not a orange, but close enough. 😄 🎄Merry Christmas 🎄

[@shanestanton8]

Pennsylvania also has a town called Nazareth

[@shannernanner]

Fun video, but small correction: Paul wasn’t one of the 12 apostles, but a later convert who’s credited with writing several books in the New Testament.

[@amrys_argent]

When I was growing up in the '80s, oranges were a *tiny* bit of a Christmas thing in the U.S., inherited from you all, no doubt. I'm sure it hearkens back to a time when tropical fruit would have been hard enough to come by in Britain, especially in winter, so it was more of a special treat, and well ... in the U.S., Florida is right there, so ... (You'd think Florida would capitalize on it more, but my Floridian husband says he doesn't remember it being so. Mostly the orange industry's message seemed to be "you should drink orange juice for breakfast every day!") My main association of oranges with Christmas is the practice of sticking cloves into them in a nice pattern to make a decoration with a good scent.

[@breadman19]

New Jersey also has a Mount Holly but I agree that Ho-Ho-Kus is much more fun.

[@kokofan50]

I live about 1/2 an hour away from Christmas.

[@Mashfan6507]

I live in a town called Pleasantville in New York, and Christmas is pleasant so that’s something lol. Kinda disappointed my home state of RI didn’t have a good Christmas name. Oh well. Merry Christmas!

[@forceoffriction]

oh, hey fellow Westchester

[@Mashfan6507]

@@forceoffriction haha hey neighbor!

[@rslitman]

As someone who grew up in Maryland, I wish you had chosen a place in that state. Like its neighbor Delaware, it also has a Laurel. There's also a university town in Maryland called Frostburg that I'm sure gets a lot of frost in its mountainous setting.

[@quinnroberts3158]

And there's also a Hollywood here, and also Snow Hill.

[@CannonGround]

Minnesota also has a towns named St. Joseph and St. Nicholas! Side note, Anoka, MN is the Halloween capital of the world!

[@Fayanora]

At least half of these are the stretchiest of stretches that ever did stretch.

[@thembi125]

I've never heard of hohokus, nj. I was anticipating mount holly or mount laurel, nj

[@Destroyer83]

Uhh...As someone from NH, we know Merrimac (named after the Merrimack river, which the NH town is also named after) is believed to be an Abnaki word meaning either "place of strong currents" or "sturgeon"

[@A.B.III.]

yeah orange made me turn my head too

[@mreverly]

uhh, he stated that some states had to be loosely. uhh, you can pick apart half of the names on here. uhh, this was meant to be fun, not, uhh, something to base your college thesis on. uhh.

[@RobertNewstrand]

Winter Park, FL is another Christmasy name in FL

[@elizabethgundrum2619]

It's pronounced nol - a single syllable, but the post office regularly receives boxes of preaddressed Christmas cards so they can be postmarked Noel.

[@versi0nzero]

arizona has a mining town that was abandoned in the 50’s named “Christmas”

[@jason25k]

Ohh Duplicate town names I’m the US would be a great idea for a video. Merry Xmas

[@alexiswelsh5821]

Yes there are so many Springfields.

[@SpongeTracks37]

North Pole, NY just embraces their name, having a Santa's Workshop like place right in the town

[@LibraBRYT]

Happy Xmas!

[@JF-vw9lv]

Me: He's going to say Mt Holly for New Jersey Name Explain: Ho Ho Kus Me: Well done Name Explain

[@lp-xl9ld]

"Oklahoma has The Village..." Sorry, that doesn't make me think of Christmas, it makes me think of THE PRISONER

[@greywater3186]

Arizona actually gets quite a bit of snow. Half of the state is in the desert, the other half is in the mountains and therefore sees cool temps year round as well as getting storms that dump 3+ feet of snow at a time. Flagstaff Arizona has an elevation of 7,000 feet and is home to many Olympic athletes from a variety of nations who take advantage of the altitude to train.

[@emmalahenry4306]

Jumpertown Ms on here. About Christmas. ...... I truly would never have guessed that.

[@KlaxontheImpailr]

Santa Clause In also has Holiday World, an awesome holiday theme/waterpark.

[@stevenreckling203]

In Nebraska, there is a village called Garland, I think that's a bit more Christmassy than Burr.

[@kenaikuskokwim9694]

Flagstaff, Arizona gets a ton of snow. Snowflake gets less, but was named for two of its founders, Mr Snow and Mr Flake.

[@Jan_Koopman]

Could you do a series of videos about the names of the Dutch munincipalities? (Series, because there's ~300 of them)

[@trien30]

One of my cousins work in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. I had visited Garland, Texas.

[@seancondon5572]

I'd like to see a name origin for beer. The word in general as well as the different types, like where did we get names like Lager, Stout, Ale, Porter, and so on.

[@Awesoman66]

My grandma would always give us oranges and apples as stocking stuffers. It was a family tradition since the Great Depression when oranges were difficult to get in Kansas.

[@tomasmondragon883]

New Mexico has Belen, which is Spanish for Bethlehem

[@Belboz99]

Fun fact, "Snowflake", AZ was named after it's founders Erastus Snow and William Jordan Flake.

[@nils-olofohman1079]

A killdeer is actually a noisy shorebird, related to the familiar European bird the lapwing. Its name is onomatopoeic, as its cry was perceived as sounding like "killdeer." They are a familiar sight and sound at shoreline areas in North America.

[@Illumisepoolist]

I've been to Winter Park for skiing trips. I know about Santa Claus in Indiana because that's where all the mail for santa is send i think.

[@jayelizaa]

In the US it is a tradition in some Catholic communities to give an orange on St. Nicolas Day on Dec 6th placed their shoes! Kids set their shoes out on the evening of Dec 5th and awake with an orange and a small chocolate candy or candy cane.

[@ChristopherSmith-il6fo]

Also depending on how you want to stretch it, there is a city in California called Santa Maria after St. Mary

[@tristanreejakobsen6157]

yes we get oranges here in denmark too for christmas

[@StAugustine6]

Proud native of Bethlehem, PA here, though I do not currently live there, which is a shame. Also, shout out to the best Patreon segway I've ever seen on YT.

[@aaronodonoghue1791]

Even without the nickname, HOLLYwood is still a Christmassy name

[@TheCutePyro]

Nevada is named after snow so you could have insisted the entire state has a Christmas name.

[@markk6060]

Orange giving is a thing in the USA also, at least it was a popular custom when I was growing up.

[@davidhibbs4737]

You forgot to mention that North Pole, Alaska has a mayor named Santa Claus. No joke. He ran for Senate this year but sadly didn't win.

[@wendychavez5348]

Santa Fe translated as Holy Faith, though most of the other Santa-/San-/Santo- towns in New Mexico certainly are named after saints. Fun video.

[@erinrising2799]

St. Paul wasn't one of Jesus' apostles, he didn't become a christian until after the death of Jesus

[@Alexander-mw1ek]

Burr has nothing to do with the cold, that would be Brrr. Burrs are small spiked seed pods which stick to animal fur like the hooked side of velcro (in fact, Velcro is based on burrs).

[@thorpizzle]

It's close enough. I'm sure he put a lot of effort into the video. If you think you can find a better one, knock yourself out.

[@IsaaacWithThreeA]

My grandparent live in Indiana, and when I visited them they said we were going to go to Santa Claus, Indiana. But there was a change of plan and instead we went to a theme park in- Ohio.

[@liammartin6636]

Haven't watched yet, but I'm guessing New Jersey is going to be either Mount Holly or Ho-Ho-Kus

[@jayelizaa]

Being from the state of Iowa, I’ve never heard for Popejoy and it’s actually not too far from me. With a population of only 77, guess I’m not surprised I’ve never heard of it! 3:46

[@pdg90]

There’s a Snow Hill in Maryland.

[@theGypsyViking]

1. A killdeer is a type of bird, and has nothing to do with killing deer. 2. Yes, getting an orange in your stocking is a tradition outside the UK. I live in the USA, and have gotten plenty on oranges (sometimes apples and popcorn). 3. Cokeville is a reference to coal mining.

[@AtarahDerek]

Not sure I'd consider Deer Lodge our most Christmassy town. I don't really know which of our towns gets most into Christmas.

[@wtripley]

I’m from Greeneville, TN, the same county where Baileyton is, and it is an awful place that can hardly be described as more than an IHOP next to the interstate. Not very Christmas-y

[@theunpopularcuber9554]

Before watching, my prediction for my home state is Rudolph, Wisconsin, a small town I live close to. Edit: I was correct!

[@RealOocca]

The show frive 😭

[@Fetch26291]

Massachusetts has a town named Orange. New Hampshire has a Bethlehem.

[@yippehanako]

We also have a Holly in MI

[@therongjr]

I'm surprised that no one pointed out that Paul wasn't one of Jesus' twelve apostles. Paul was originally Saul of Tarsus: he was blinded by a bright light on the road to Damascus and later became a Christian. This was after Jesus' death, and Saul had originally persecuted Christians back when he was Jewish.

[@coyote4237]

I would have went with Lovelock from Nevada.

[@diegoarmando5489]

The town council for North Pole, Alaska has a socialist member who changed his name to Santa Claus. Prior to being a politician, he was an Anglican monk.

[@hibbiea8841]

It was Chris Kringle

[@Taneth]

Naughty children get a lump of coal because back in the day, the house only had one fireplace and it's not in the kid's bedroom. It's a gift you're forced to share.

[@dsnooz]

🙋‍♀️i'm an american and i get an orange in my stocking every year!

[@ebnicnaruto1982]

Georgia also has a town called Bethlehem

[@vichyssoise80]

Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania!

[@trejea1754]

Hardly any of those names are “Christmassy”. So yeah, you do have a great imagination.

[@danielleporter1829]

Maryland is named after Queen Henrietta Marie who was the wife of Charles I. Joseph, Utah was more likely named after Joseph Smith , an early Mormon settler and the most important prophet after Brigham Young in the Church of Jesus Christ of Ladder-Day Saints that after Jesus' earthly father.

[@syria0110]

Maryland was named after Henrietta Maria who was the wife of King Charles I

[@oleksandrbyelyenko435]

In Ukraine we treat ourselves with tangerines/mandarins during Christmas/New Year celebrations.

[@irishbearman1044]

As an American I can't imagine trying to enjoy the Christmas season with an unprovoked and unnecessary war on my doorstep. May you and yours be safe, and have the best Holiday Season you can. Love and support from this and hopefully all Americans. Merry Christmas to all.

[@oleksandrbyelyenko435]

@@irishbearman1044 Thank you very much. Merry Christmas to you too

[@irishbearman1044]

@@oleksandrbyelyenko435 While scrolling through You Tube I came across this video clip again and remembered our exchange of Christmas greetings. So now I'd like to wish you and your countrymen a Happy and hopefully soon peaceful New Year.

[@oleksandrbyelyenko435]

@@irishbearman1044 thank you very much. Happy 2023 to you too.

[@cfgp]

ah yes, the city of yanny, delaware

[@griffinmaxwell789]

It's pronounced Beth-luh-ham, not not Beth-lee-ham

[@dylancrichton2227]

Even as an Australian its triggering to hear you have pronounced it Mary-Land and not Maril-und.

[@tforceraven]

Wow a lot of these were really far fetched lol. It's all good fun though 😝

[@Frogboyaidan]

😳

[@David_Dude]

Not happy Xmas to u