British Couple Reacts to The 24 MOST FESTIVE Christmas Towns In The US

[@jasonlebeau1288]

As someone born and raised in Washington, just a couple hours away from Leavenworth, that is a no joke well deserved #1 spot. Leavenworth is pure magic.

[@seattlewa8500]

Agreed

[@digne6502]

Yeah Leavenworth won! I used to live near there.

[@lindataggart9076]

U.S. loves Christmas..You probably should not come at Christmas time..We decorate for the children and they love it.. and look forward to it every year..

[@judyhorstmann6332]

Tree ALWAYS goes up the day after Thanksgiving. Although, my children always helped their beloved Aunt (RIP)put her tree up immediately following Thanksgiving dinner. It's all about the traditions that put you in the spirit of Christmas!!

[@edwinsteele221]

Hello from South Alabama. We always put our Christmas tree up Thanksgiving night and then it stays up until after New Year. Normally January 2nd is when it comes down

[@bethany8734]

Washingtonian here! Leavenworth has always been my favorite place in the world. I feel so spoiled having grown up visiting! Even though I wish the secret would stay with locals, it’s truly wonderful anytime of year. Beautiful in the spring, fun camping and hiking in summer, Octoberfest and wine tasting in the fall, and then Christmas and winter are magical! ❤

[@seattlewa8500]

Agree!

[@MrPenguinLife]

In the US a lot of people put up Christmas trees / decorations the weekend after Thanksgiving.

[@leslie8743]

Live 3 hours from Leavenworth Washington. Its magical! ❤

[@kelseyplaggemeyer6011]

I start putting up decorations around Thanksgiving. Never Dec 1st that's way too late! 😂

[@edwardmclaughlin719]

it's a damn week lol

[@kelseyplaggemeyer6011]

1 week too late! I usually start decorating around Nov 20th. Same as my neighbors.

[@edwardmclaughlin719]

Alrighty then pilgrim@@kelseyplaggemeyer6011

[@manxkin]

I’m from Illinois and have been to Leavenworth Washington…but in April. Even without the Christmas decorations it’s a really charming town.

[@PurdyLil]

Put the tree up as soon as you like. If it's November 1st, that's fine. And leave it up as long as you like too. We usually leave ours up till the end of January.

[@TheRapnep]

We always did that too! ( Sometimes later!) An interesting aside; my late mother-in-law would decorate her tree ONCE, and then after Christmas, she would cover the still decorated tree, top and bottom, in large plastic lawn bags and have her son bring it down to the basement until the next year. The day after Thanksgiving, he would bring the tree back up, take off the bags, and voila! A fully decorated tree that only needed to be plugged in. 😊 Merry Christmas Everyone! 🎅

[@62impalaconvert]

As a Washingtonian I was excited to see Leavenworth as number 1. I haven't been there at Christmas time but it is a treat to visit anytime of year. Nestled in the Cascade Mountains and flanked by the Wenatchee River it is a wonderland year round vacation area.

[@earthmother1917]

I have only been to Branson, Missouri. It is beautiful, but we have some local neighborhoods that truly put you into the holiday mood. They were all beautiful.

[@tjg813]

A big part of Christmas lights on a lot of these houses is that it makes the house look like it’s made of light. Like a giant toy. I can understand thinking things look overdone or just too much, but it might just be an American thing.

[@vmcgriff]

In the USA we have thanksgiving the last Thursday of November and most people are off for a 4 day weekend. I put my Christmas stuff up the Friday after Thanksgiving. A full month feels like the perfect amount of time before Christmas! 🎄🎅🏻 ♥️🤶🏻🎄

[@unkeymoo]

No it's the 4th Thursday of November. Some years there are five Thursdays in November so it's not always the last.

[@vmcgriff]

@@unkeymoo Yes - sorry you are correct!!

[@jdanon203]

my decorations are up mid-November to mid-January

[@risalangdon9883]

I've always put my tree up the day after Thanksgiving and the other decorations that same weekend. Then take everything down on New Year's day. But that's mainly because that's when I would have the extra time off work to get it all done. So, whenever it works out best for each person. Nothing is set in stone.

[@outaview]

I grew up with my dad’s love of all holidays. Each holiday celebrated when the on before ended. He was a kid in the candy shop. We always decorated inside and outside of the house. Cherished memories now.

[@Dot2TrotsLowCarbLiving]

In 96 Frankenmuth experienced a direct hit by a tornado. Lots of shops & homes damaged. Thankfully it was only an EF3. Lots of childhood memories visiting Frankenmuth in December. Pure joy for a kid.

[@tosweet68]

No such thing as too many lights.....more people need to put lights up on their houses....it's so sad how few do these days.

[@sugarspice1689]

Thank you

[@shawnanderson6313]

Ok Clark Girswold!

[@dawnofthewalkers4915]

Was gunna say the same thing

[@up0820]

People are getting bombarded with fake propaganda about man made climate change from the media and even worse libtard neighbors about using to much energy, so that is why you don't see as many decorated in certain areas anymore.

[@ginny5764]

My children visit for Christmas every other year, and on the off years, I get to see them at Thanksgiving. When they visit for Christmas, I put my decorations out the day after Thanksgiving. When they visit for Thanksgiving, I decorate for Christmas the weekend before Thanksgiving, because we celebrate Christmas the day after Thanksgiving. I agree with Millie, however, that you should decorate whenever you feel like it!

[@mellycook]

Americans LOVE our LIGHTS . Tree goes up when u want but most people I know put it up Thanksgiving or day after. I live alone and haven’t liked Thanksgiving since I was a kid so I do Christmas decorations before it. Love Solvang, California stopped there twice when I was a kid with my parents and it was so magical. There’s never to many lights (only time it bothers me is strobe lights-migraine suffer). Live in Missouri and Brandon at Christmas is wonderful.

[@yugioht42]

That mill was originally painted red and it honors that.

[@taylorcronin955]

I spent the night sleeping on the floor of the Leavenworth town Grainger hall as a high school athlete and despite the level of respect I love that town.❤😂

[@kaseylewis2859]

In the US, the tree traditionally goes up after Thanksgiving. However, I like to put mine up in mid November. I tell people I am capable of being merry, while also being thankful! It seems that millennials, and younger are pushing the traditions, and decorating early. St. Augustine, FL is my favorite Christmas town. It’s the oldest town in the US, and is adorable. It is northern Florida, so it gets chilly, but it’s still very comfortable to walk around. My husband and I are back in Texas, but lived in St. Augustine for a few years. Nights of Lights are so fun!

[@marksmith4892]

i have no objections to people getting an early start on putting up decorations and lights but would prefer they do not turn them on (except to test that they work of course) prior to Thanksgiving night. the reason is that the season loses its meaning when it goes on and on for 3, 4, 5 months.

[@davidcosta2244]

​@@marksmith4892Most of the Christmas celebrations, such as feasting, gift giving, and carolling are all based upon the Roman pagan holiday of Saturnalia.

[@marksmith4892]

@@davidcosta2244 thanks for the partial lies-by-omission history lesson there dave but the truth is christianity subsumed the holiday and turned it into a celebration of the birth of christ in the same way that christianity has taken numerous elements of society and turned them inside out from evil to good. john wesley for example took bar room songs, turned them into hymns. But in any event all i meant by my comment is that the whole christmas season is a period of reflection and renewal and if you're spending half the dang year reflecting and renewing then there's no longer a point of having such a period in the first place. you seriously gonna dispute that??

[@kaseylewis2859]

@@marksmith4892 I think that the lights, and display lighting should be up to whoever put it up. Holidays are wonderful for many, but really difficult for others. If seeing the lights helps to uplift someone, or bring a smile to a child’s face, then I’m all for it. I light my tree mid November. That is also when my entryway is decorated. So, my little outdoor tree goes up, along with my wreath, poinsettias, and holiday doormat. I wait to turn the house lights on, until Thanksgiving evening. It’s early for plenty of people, but I love it.

[@punisher0158]

Tree goes up day after Thanksgiving

[@Do0msday]

My tree and decorations go up the day after Thanksgiving. I prefer to do it earlier before it gets too cold and/or snows. I've had years where there was bad weather and decorating was brutal. This year it was like 60 degrees when I did it and that made it so much easier. I also began putting my stuff up earlier when my previous dog got sick. He *loved* when the Christmas tree was up because he'd like to lay under it, so when he got sick I put it up earlier so he was able to enjoy his last time under it before he passed less than 2 weeks before Christmas. I'm so glad I did that so he could have that moment. So from now on I put everything up the day after Thanksgiving and take them down about a week into the New Year.

[@SGlitz]

Frankenmuth, Michigan was a must as a kid

[@LMmccallL57]

As for when to put the tree up, many of us do it Thanksgiving weekend. Thanksgiving is the fourth Thursday in November, so that Friday through Sunday, a lot of people have started and finished with all of their decorations, not just the tree. A lot of people leave them up until New Year's Day, while some take theirs down a couple of days after Christmas. I tried to get mine up at that time this year, but scheduling and an ear ache didn't allow, so I had to wait a little over a week. I'm like Millie when it comes to the tree (and decorations) making me happy. It took some people to get used to it, but I leave my tree (not the outside lights) up until at least January 12th. The reason is because my mom absolutely loved holidays and birthdays, especially Christmas, and when she passed away twenty years ago, I went into a major depression, and still have my bad days. I had a hard time during our first Christmas without her and dreaded putting up the tree because she wasn't here, but I also wanted to continue on. When I finished decorating the tree, I felt better and each time I'd look at it, I felt less depressed. This is why I keep it up for so long, because it still brings me peace and happiness going into the new year, and on my birthday, January 10th.

[@MA-jd4ui]

I always loved Christmas And then when we came to America was a totally different thing a lot more stuff to do and see But the best part of Christmas Spending it with your friends and family and loved ones That's how you make memories Beautiful picture of baby Archie in the background Lots of love form me and my wife And you guys have a blessed day ❤

[@russellfisher2853]

I've been to Leavenworth Washington. It's a beautiful place to go all year round, really cool place.

[@byersburrow]

The tree goes up November 1st at my house. Sometimes October 1st. It's decorated for Halloween, then switched over to Christmas on November 1st.

[@heidibigelow2278]

The day after Thanksgiving is our tradition for putting up the tree

[@billchmelik5697]

Loads of people put up lights/decorations the day after Thanksgiving

[@jacquelinemoody1643]

The tree and other Christmas decorations go up the day after Thanksgiving! They stay up until January 6th, Three King's Day! Merry Christmas from Texas! 🌲

[@tosweet68]

Tree and decorations ALWAYS go up right after Thanksgiving....so always before December 1st

[@jeffhampton2767]

Back in the 1960s and 70s we used to put up our Christmas tree a week before Christmas and kept it up until after New Year's, so it was up for about 2 weeks. Nowadays people have it up for over a month! 🎄🎄🎄

[@davidcosta2244]

My family put up the Xmas tree on the weekend of Thanksgiving, and left it up to the Orthodox Xmas, which was around the second week of January.

[@jeffhampton2767]

@@davidcosta2244 Cool! 🎄

[@jacobfrench8992]

Mine goes up thanksgiving day or that weekend at the latest, then comes down first weekend in January

[@phukyerpheefees]

The town I live in here in NC, USA does a whole Christmas celebration on Main St. downtown with Santa, a mini Christmas train ride, and the lighting of the 30-40 ft tree. The town also puts out restored vintage animated department store Christmas window displays. In my mom's hometown, there's a guy who does a whole Christmas light musical display.

[@hippiemama52]

We put our tree up the day after Thanksgiving and start on the rest of the decorations. The tree and decorations comes down the day after Twelfth Night. Btw, my daughters, both born only a couple of months before Christmas were fascinated by the twinkle lights on the tree. I'm sure Archie would be too.

[@tosweet68]

Y'all are both wrong on anything you think is too much Christmas. 😂😂😂

[@KarenCatMom2]

You guys are always so cute and I love watching you reactions. I figured by now ou would understand that it's America so we're going to do everything to the fullest extent we possibly can and if that means more lights well ok. Does it make people smile? That's what matters. Most everyone I know does not start decorating for Christmas until the day after Thanksgiving. There are some exceptions to that rule because again, it's America! Do your own thing! In the architecture of that last town is more Bavarian Alps or Swiss chalets. They do share woodwork on the outside like the Tudor houses.

[@Ira88881]

Dudes, you can’t have too many decorations for Christmas. Every American laughed when you said this.

[@ladiuneeq9789]

Your reactions to some of these were strange, but funny. Too many lights and decorations? Geez, what type of decorations do you have in the UK if you think those were too much?!

[@Ira88881]

They have nothing.

[@spaceshiplewis]

There's no such thing as too many lights. That's the attitude that makes your neighborhoods at Christmas time look as dreary as Scrooge's soul.

[@ladiuneeq9789]

😆😆😆 Oh no, not the "as dreary as Scrooge's soul" look?! Hilarious!!!

[@beverlyhill6783]

For me - Tree goes up next day - after Thanksgiving - so - before Dec 1 - for me

[@fayetarajcak8799]

We put up all the Christmas decorations up the day after Thanksgiving and take everything down after Three Kings on January 6th.

[@toddtrierweiler958]

They say the fountain of youth is in St. Augustine FL

[@garyi.1360]

Because our Thanksgiving weekend is able to allow my family goes and cuts a Xmas tree in the mountains then puts it up and decorates it then to.

[@ahoyforsenchou7288]

Tree and lights go up after the day after Thanksgiving.

[@marycunningham4352]

There are NEVER too many lights.

[@dianehoffman6640]

Millie take tree down when makes you happy or just live up allyear. USA loves their lights

[@RossM3838]

Most have switched to led lights and do the electric bills are not as high as they used to be. That has encouraged some people to put up even more lights

[@NathanMalnaa]

For us its always been put up right after Thanksgiving lol

[@d2ndborn]

I live near Williamsburg and it is nice. Also, Durango is just are real nice place all year round.

[@angelastewart2420]

Our tree stays up all year and is decorated with USA flags and red and blue ornaments all summer.

[@thestorynerd622]

My family usually puts the tree up the day after Thanksgiving! 🎄 this was such a great video guys! I’m feeling the Christmas spirit! 🎅🏻 🤶🏻

[@theanthropologuy7775]

Every year Boston, MA is gifted a Christmas tree by Nova Scotia. We helped them after a disaster in the 70s

[@TheRapnep]

That's a great story and someone should do a video about it. Thank you, Nova Scotia! Merry Christmas! 🎄

[@la_rebel6595]

We put our tree up the weekend after Thanksgiving.

[@jennyparrish7239]

Leave the tree up all year and decorate according to the next holiday. Lots of people do that. You can decorate for valentines then St. Patrick day ect…

[@jLutraveling]

I was in Leavenworth on a trip to Washington State. It was a beautiful town. By te way the tre Gleason up as soon as possible after we decided the theme.

[@lindaschex]

I like the day after Thanksgiving......anytime is fine with me, we leave the tree up and after Christmas decs come off the Mardi Gras decs go up!!

[@krisschobelock4973]

We put up our tree the day after Thanksgiving -- but since you all don't do Thanksgiving . . .heck put it up mid-November!! Sorry..... But us Americans LOVE Christmas! Solvang California is beautiful anytime of the year! I've been there and in fact looking at a magnet on my fridge from there! James, you can NEVER have too many lights!! It's absolutely beautiful when you are there!! I have also been to Big Bear and it was June when we were going to camp and were told good luck - they were expecting 2 feet in the mountains where we planned on being -- we checked into a hotel that night! LOL Big Bear is absolutely amazing! JAMES - NO NO YOU CAN NEVER HAVE TOO MANY LIGHTS - I'M TELLING YOU - YOU HAVE TO SEE IT! Yes, living in Ohio, I have been to Clifton at Christmas and it's pretty special!!

[@kristiericson1365]

Look at some of the amazing things to see in Utah. They have tunnels and castles all lit up, completely mad of ice. It’s gorgeous. Temple Square in SLC is really pretty, too. A lot of people set their lights to music. I love it!

[@121476]

Let her put up the tree whenever she wants. It's not a big deal

[@JenoFletter]

Some people in the US never take down their Christmas stuff and some never take down their Halloween decoration either. We got all kinds lol.

[@TheGrannyGoat]

We call Durango the "Big Town". It's close to Mesa Verde National Park, a few National Monuments, and National Forests. Check out the Alpine Loop Scenic Byway. Many small towns around the Four Corners Region are really fun.

[@la_rebel6595]

We live in Louisiana about an hour noth of Natchitoches we go down there every once in awhile fo the Christmas festival.

[@alanawallace849]

We are about an hour and a half away and have only been able to go once. I would love to go back again!

[@sherryjoiner396]

I've never been at Christmas. It's a beautiful town. I'm several hours away in Texas.

[@maryjotesauro9295]

Tree goes up the Sunday after Thanksgiving and comes down the week after the Kings arrive.

[@lnbarnes917]

A lot of people in the USA put the tree up the day after Thanksgiving which is around November 24 th.

[@joseph96345]

The only place on this list I've visited is Natchitoches, La. It is very nice. The people are friendly and the food is really good. Lots of little shops featuring unique items.

[@ceegesange9904]

In Minnesota, USA, some people put Christmas lights up in late September and keep them up until Easter (or after Easter). One house near mine kept their outside lights up until June this year.

[@bethany8734]

To be fair, if I lived in Minnesota I would too. No way I’m climbing on a roof frozen with ice and snow that deep in a Minnesota winter 😂

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

I heard there is one Home that takes 3 months to put up lights which hold the record for most lights.

[@gracebreen427]

I went to college a town over from mystic Connecticut and never knew this! I live like just shy of two hours away from Frankenmuth Michigan and that Christmas store is open year round. They have a village where you can go to a ton of cute old school looking shops. There is a famous chicken place ( I don’t think it tastes all that amazing lol). The water is beautiful and there is horse drawn carriage rides and so much more.

[@KatKat-nv2gz]

I lived in Leavenworth and it is truly magical at Christmas.

[@amycarcaterra8177]

Busch Gardens Williamsburg theme park is magical. can't believe they didn't add dyker heights in brooklyn new york and disney theme parks. NYC my favorite.

[@mic1240]

The largest Christkindle market in US is in Chicago, with all shoppes from Germany in German built huts. The Midwest, like Frankenmuth in MI on this list, has the country’s biggest German American population. Many of the US traditions for Christmas come from Germany.

[@Perktube1]

St. Augustine is wonderful to see at Christmas. 11:31 - what they call farolitos are also called luminarias, the word I learned first.😊

[@toddtrierweiler958]

My Landlady starts putting up her lights November 1st and just got done today

[@freebird4286]

We put our Christmas decorations up the day after thanksgiving.

[@unkeymoo]

My mother always puts the tree up before Thanksgiving so that it's festive when we get together for that.

[@janellemiller1195]

The Friday after , Thanksgiving. I am American.

[@AngelusBrady]

Christmas decorations before December 1st. If I'm not working on that day, I put them up on Black Friday.

[@KnievelFats]

I graduated from Frankenmuth High School and used to work at Bavarian Inn!

[@doublehockeystix]

all those places are cute, but NYC during Christmas time is great. surprised Dycker Heights didn't make the list too.

[@ScottyM1959]

We had this one house that practically lit up that whole street with everything from the nativity scene to the Nutcracker to Santa and his reindeer. I put out a call on Facebook to all my friends to try and get me photos if they still do it and I will attempt to put them in my community or my story for all to see.

[@jeffhampton2767]

Stop being so critical! 🎅🎄🤶🎁☃️

[@edwardmclaughlin719]

Well Mrs. Clause is hanging out on corners now trying to pay the bills.

[@NFLHASADIVAPROBLEM]

We don't put up Xmas decorations until after Thanksgiving so normally Dec 1st probably

[@up0820]

I put my light up the day after Thanksgiving or atleast that weekend.

[@vripp757]

Personally as an American, I say wait to put the tree up until after Thanksgiving. That way Thanksgiving and Christmas can be enjoyed separately.

[@robertcigainero9703]

We usually put up our tree after the 3rd Sunday of Advent.

[@superrogue17]

I would happily have lighys all year and Xmas music all year. Had to negotiate a deal with my family where we can start Xmas the day after Thanksgiving.

[@denise1194]

I have a corrugated cardboard tree that i put up Christmas morning and take down (fold up) that afternoon.

[@TheRapnep]

What? I've never heard of a corrugated Christmas tree. 🎄

[@SandyD2022]

Millie is right, it's to much work for it to be put up for a short time. I put it up the weekend after Thanksgiving (Nov. 25) and leave it up until January 6th which is my husband birthday. Frankenmuth, is where we go, it's Christmas every day there. We get the chicken dinner at Zehnder's, walk the street and hit all the shops, and end up at Bronner's and the Silent Night Chapel.

[@melbatoast3677]

Early November is ideal.

[@corinnepmorrison1854]

Solvang is beautiful year round… One of the best shops is the Jule Haus… I probably misspelled the name…and I wonder if that shop is still there? ❤🎅🏼🎄🤶🏻❤ Plus, you can enjoy the scrumptious Danish pastries!!

[@briansinger2298]

I live in Bethlehem Pennsylvania. It's an old Steel mill And The beginning of Transformers 2 started filming in that town

[@GenXfrom75]

The tree goes up the day after our American thanksgiving... That Friday. 🎄🎄🎄 So end of November

[@yugioht42]

The gilded age was during the 1920s I think. It was characterized by absolute opulence with crazy amounts of gold and silver and a Roman style revival. It was a time of great industrial change as everything was starting to be mechanized. Basically the rich got richer and the poor became poorer. The Vanderbilts were railroad magnates in the north that built a huge railroad empire and they created a massive mansion with several hundred acres of land in the middle of the forest. It is a masterpiece of gilded age architecture and it’s all quite practical as the home has a fairly small footprint for a mansion yet is surrounded by some of the best gardens and forest of the northeast.

[@Deedric_Kee]

We in America have had phenomenal Christmases for generations. So ours may seemed advanced looks and lightning. I see how it may be a bit much. Not seeing how have changed to beautiful decorating with lesser lights to more over time. Good video guys.✨️🌟

[@heatherhitchens3212]

My tree goes up right after Halloween. The lights make me happy so I don’t really care about anyone else’s opinion. My turkey taste just as good with the tree up. 😊