Swedish couple reacts to - The 24 MOST FESTIVE Christmas Towns In The US!

[@garyschoolcraft4797]

As an American, I can truly say that we don’t do anything half assed. We do it whole assed. 😂

[@chrisp308]

Even the rosebud 🤣

[@denisehampton3102]

💯 % that's us! Do you have sleighs? I can totally see you going to Alaska.. the rest of us in the lower 48 are going "no, nope, NOT going to that cold." But for you, Swedes, just another day in winter 😅😅

[@mspfinney]

👍🏻👍🏻😂👍🏻👍🏻

That's the USA for ya, we go big when it comes to Christmas

[@larryledford6682]

Recky, Get that woman over here! Easy to see how much fun you both will have during Christmas!🧑‍🎄🧑‍🎄🧑‍🎄🧑‍🎄🧑‍🎄🧑‍🎄

[@johnvaccaro7022]

Leavenworth, Washington, is an Alpine Bavarian styled village in the Cascade Mts, in central Washington St. Chritmas Town, which runs from late Nov till early Feb.with all the festivities and lights, is like nothing I've ever seen before in my life!

[@rosemariediamond5948]

Christmas decorations are a big deal in America. I personally start decorating and put up my tree the day after thanksgiving and keep it up until January 6th. It brings me such joy. I’m happy to see it brings you childlike joy Carol. I’m like a child at Christmas as well even though I’m 68!!!

[@ToniLiuzza]

Merry Christmas from Louisiana. Louisiana has a unique Christmas tradition. On Christmas Eve 100’s of bonfires are set ablaze along the Mississippi River levees to light the way for Papa Noel (the Cajun Santa Claus). The bonfires are HUGE, some are traditional pyramid shaped, others build elaborate structures in the shape of animals (alligators, fish, birds, turtles…), buildings, memes, farm equipment, cars/trucks…wherever their imagination brings them. The builders, usually families, spend weeks constructing their bonfires.

[@MelNel5]

I wanted to hug Carol when she got so excited about the Polar Express. 🤗 Great reaction y’all. Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year! ♥️ From Houston, Texas 🇺🇸🇸🇪

[@denisemartin3798]

The two of you are like little kids during Christmas. It's absolutely adorable !

[@SGlitz]

Growing up in Michigan my parents went to Frankenmuth, Michigan every year.

[@reginairvine3919]

I'm from Louisiana and live an hr from Natchitoches. We go every year for Christmas....its really beautiful downtown by the river. Ive been to #1 Leavenworth Washington for Christmas before as well as Branson Missouri and Vail Colorado and they are all truly stunning and very much worth the trip.

[@ann40069]

Leavenworth Washington has a (live KZbin channel) that you can watch. There's several different cameras. It's beautiful at night, and fun to watch people sledding down the hill in the middle of town.

[@timfeeley714-25]

A couple of years ago in January the beautiful Bavarian mountain Town of Leavenworth, Washington received a 3-foot dump of snow in 24 hours and was cut off from the outside world for 4 days.

[@detroitnatural9392]

Frankenmuth, Michigan is a beautiful little town all year round but at Christmas every home/business is fully decorated to-the-max. My Better-half & I always spent the day shopping there on the 3rd Wednesday in October browsing each shop, having a delicious Bavarian all-you-can-eat chicken dinner, then to Bronner's to buy our one hand painted dated ornament = total 31 years worth (Our 1st Xmas as husband/wife 1983 all the way through our last one together before my love went to heaven 2014). Frankenmuth indeed is magical!

[@gilmichaud1644]

Carol & Recky We visited #15 on the list last evening. It was absolutely BEAUTUFUL. Merry Christmas to both of you and your fur babies, We live an hour away from it.

[@Cookie-K]

Merry Christmas everyone...Or Happy Holidays...whichever you prefer 😊🎄🎀

[@aliciamartin2024]

It was the best time of the year when I was growing up! Carol, there are no expectations!!!!! We love you guys just the way you are! Relax and enjoy. It's the beginning of even better coming your way! You guys will be so prepared next year because Thanksgiving and Christmas are just a trial run. ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@jimgreen5788]

Recky and Carol, at 7:57 in the Portsmouth, NH section, it looks they have a luminaria display. This is from Hispanic ancestry, and it's a white bag with sand and a candle in it, then lit--really beautiful. Durango is beautiful in the summer as well. The rail there is the Durango & Silverton RR, which I rode a few summers ago. What a beautiful area of a beautiful state. Technicality here: rather than FRANK-en-MEWTH, Frankenmuth is FRANK-en-mooth. North Pole, AK, is a Fairbanks suburb, and is, more often than not, a few degrees colder than its big brother. St. Augustine, FL, was the first permanent settlement in the USA in 1565. In the Santa Fe section, the faralitos at around 12:05 look very similar to the earlier mentioned luminarias.

[@Mr.Dobalina_Mr.BobDobalina]

God jul och gott nytt år!

[@susanharrah3462]

They missed Helen ga. It also is Bavarian inspired. And have a Christmas market also.

[@rally618]

Wish I wasn't so far from Clifton, Ohio. I'm more than 3 hours from there. Bet there is a lot of beautiful town in Switzerland for Christmas also. The lights and mountains and snow are amazing. There are videos of that train in Durango. Extremely scenic. Also look for videos of the million dollar road in that area.

[@breadmakerbreadmaker5283]

Solvang is an amazing town in California. It is called Little Denmark. You have to reserve a room at one of the hotels at least a year in advance. If you ever get to California, make sure you have this town on your list.

[@sandyczarnetzke7141]

I'm about 2 1/2 hours from the beautiful, fabulous and fun Bavarian style town of Leavenworth, in Washington State. 💚❤💚❤

[@tx_1]

I absolutely love Durango. The train to Silverton is scary when it goes around the corners! You'd probably want to move there if you ever went, but the homes are really expensive. It's a great place to visit and even though it's a small town, there's a lot to do in summer & winter.

[@connniet3049]

Clifton Mills does indeed cover the grounds with lights. That video only showed a few portions. The surrounding areas also decorate. My kids, when young enjoyed going every year when we lived near. Now we are back and this will be the first year to take grandbabies. Most states have many towns/cities that do it full stop, although some are very small that half assing it, is all they need 😉

[@judywein3282]

Thanks for the "tour" of all the different magical towns in America. I so enjoyed it. Of course, being in Michigan, I've gone to Frankenmouth every year and gone into Bronners ....that 27 Acre Christmas store---open year round, by the way. (Happy it made the list 😄) Thank you again. I really, really enjoyed watching this with you.

[@Reckyj]

Thank you Judy! It was a favorite for us. It’s just incredible to see the way you guys celebrate Christmas. Unfortunately Swedes are a bit.. boring. Hahaha

[@judywein3282]

​@@Reckyj​ Nah, you're not boring. Real Christmas spirit is in your heart. THAT'S what makes it so magical and beautiful. Maybe one day our favorite Swedish Americans will spend one in America. 😊 Have a beautiful day, well, evening.

[@kristinetaulbut4975]

It’s tradition to go out for a long drive to look at lights

[@sandygrunwaldt1780]

We live around 3 hours away from Frankenmuth Michigan. Love From Michigan and it's a beautiful evening ❤❤

[@WillardWooten]

Went to College 1 hour away and live 2 1/2 hours away near Mt Rainier. Leavenworth is more than just a Xmas town. Try their Octoberfest with the many Breweries & Distilleries, visit the Reindeer Farm anytime, try coaster ride coming down the Mt. but I backpack the area.

[@gildahattabaugh4342]

I live near Santa Claus, Indiana. At 70, I went there as a child, along with my brother and sister. Then, we took our children and now they are taking the grandchildren.

[@CaseyinTexas]

St. Augustine FL, Santa Fe NM, and Jamestown VA are the oldest cities in the US

[@kendallneason3645]

We are a large and diverse country and the towns all are charming at Christmas. I’d love to hear your traditional Christmas stories! Here in SC our downtown area is strewn with lights and greenery. We eat a huge ham and lots of traditional dishes. Happy Holidays!

[@Stepperg1]

Northern California is up to four feet of snow in some places and we're going to have a good amount of snow for skiing in Big Bear, only two hours from me. I have photos of winter last year with snowmen at the beach....of course they had sunglasses on! California gets a lot of snow, especially in the Sierras. The trees in the little towns are all decorated, as Big Bear . We really are a mishmash here during winter. Oh! There was a real tornado around San Francisco yesterday. Cars tossed around and upside down. Well, that's the news. I adore you guys. MERRY CHRISTMAS🎅🤶🌲🍆🍆🌔🌨⛄!!!!

[@me21120]

I was just in Leavenworth last month. They were just about done hanging up all the lights. I just live an hour and a half away. Most of these places are very touristy and you need a lot of money to have any fun. But they are pretty to look at.

[@melodyspoor3127]

Bronners is fabulous! Everyone in Michigan has been there. It's our treasure. The channel Somers in Alaska live in North Pole.

[@Raggmopp-xl7yf]

Solvang was my mother's favorite place to visit. She 1st took me there when I was still a teenager. I thought it was going to be BOR-ring! It was completely charming and I went back many times with her. Miss you Mom!

[@imfirehawk72]

Great childhood memories of piling in the car in our pjs with a blanket. Dad would drive us around to look at the Christmas lights until we fell asleep.

[@DeDeStephens]

Branson, missouri has a polar Express train ride every year near christmas. With Santa, conductor and milk and cookies.

[@UNDERWOODTRUTH]

🤠👍🎄🎁MERRY CHRISTMAS🎄🎁

[@lindacarroll6896]

Through My Lens, Christmas Magic in Helen, Georgia

[@OcotilloTom]

I have an ancestor ,Pierre Rachal St. Denis (January 27, 1698 to Apr. 19th, 1756) who was sent from France to Louisiana to help establish a fort to prevent Spanish incursion into what was then French Louisiana. The Fort he established was Fort Natchitious, now the town of Natchitious, Louisiana mentioned in your video.

[@beverlydust5381]

I have visited several places on this list, amazing number of places and how much they celebrate the season of Christmas 🎄 and new years 🎉.

[@1buggiej]

I live about 150 miles from Leavenworth, WA. I have been there several times, but my favorite time is Christmas. It really is a beautiful town. My husband and I love to travel around the country during the holidays. It really is fun to see how different places decorate for Christmas. We've been to New York City and saw the Rockefeller Center giant tree and skating rink. We got to visit Disneyland at Christmas, too. We have also traveled up and down the East and West coasts and even Alaska.

[@melissa502]

These are just towns, you should see the private houses. Look down any residential street in these towns/cities, and they are ablaze with lights and Christmas displays on the houses - both inside and outside.

[@connieedknowles]

The tradition our family always does on Christmas Eve is fix hot chocolate & ride around looking at all the beautiful lights, drinking from our mug of hot chocolate. Sometimes there will be a list, printed in the newspaper, of where to find exceptionally pretty light displays. This year, there is a neighborhood in our town where the whole street has 20 foot inflatable Santa Clauses in their yards. Can’t wait to see them!!!

[@DEBIJOT45]

Carol - The Polar Express is my favorite Christmas movie also.

[@colinjames7569]

You guys are friggen awesome 😎 ❤🎄Are all Swedes as warm and fun as you guys? Haha

[@colinjames7569]

It is traditionally accepted that people travel around their in our cars to visit our neighborhood to see the lights and decorations 😁🔥🎄🎅🎄🔥

[@m1tanker994]

Im only like 2 or 3 hours away from Leavenworth Washington have been there during Christmas time ...loved it need to visit here 1 day during the holidays and get the real feeling

[@thoma9410]

Hello from Illinois. Carol, several places have the Polar Express now! I have several friends that take their kids every year. Woodstock, Vermont, is on my personal bucket list, and driving through Santa Clause, Indiana, is an experience, lol!

[@MarySlack-i5q]

Merry Christmas Recky and Carol . Even though you think it's not as grand I would love to see your towns decorations

[@riverduck3]

If people would take time to look, there are fantastic Christmas light displays in Sweden!

[@babynursekaren]

Solvang California is a Danish Village and settlement to promote and preserve the Danish culture, I've never been but would love to go sometime. The other is in Kimballton, Iowa. I only mention Kimballton, Iowa as my dad was born and raised in this farming community, it's packed with Danes (many I'm related to)and it has a functional windmill disassembled, shipped from Denmark, and reassembled by locals (part of my family was involved in this). There is a gift shop located there. There used to The Danish Inn, serving tons of scrumptious foods, but it has since closed due to the economy. Ive been to Branson, MO to what the locals call Steal Your Dollar City as its very expensive to go there but, go you must! It's about an hour and a half away from me, and well worth going to see it at Christmas. (I used to live about a half hour away and went to Silver Dollar City when it was free!) Americans love Christmas and wherever you decide to go would be gorgeous, I'm quite sure. Loved your reactions to this video, thank you for sharing this. Christmas is a magical time of year. ❤🎄

[@lisacook9482]

This list left off a most important town and that is McAdenvill North Carolina. They have been putting up lights since 1956.

[@RanManRaider]

"Hey" from the Tampa Bay area of Florida. Hope y'all are doing great ! Enjoy ya reaction videos. Keep them up. Hoping ya have a great Christmas. :)

[@jenneper]

I'm from Colorado. We love to take the train ride from Durango when the leaves change. Maybe you could find a video!? It's one of the prettiest places I've ever seen.

[@kristybreal6789]

I’m not far from St Augustine and my town goes off for Christmas! (Mount Dora Florida, lots of KZbin vids on it) When you make it across the pond, you’re welcome to stay with us. We would absolutely love to show you around ❤

[@edithroberts8959]

Go to Helen, Georgia. Beautiful place at Christmas

[@BonnieLanese]

Thanks for that video… I live in Florida only about an hour and a half from Saint Augustine. I may have to do that. That looked absolutely awesome Merry Christmas.

[@RE-bg9ds]

Hello from Colorado. I've been to those town's during Christmas with friends

[@brendaaverett4339]

Beautiful video. I love Christmas so much. I think every state has a few special places that really decorate and make the Christmas season festive. In Louisiana we have so many rivers that is is easy to catch a Christmas boat parade. There is a section in Lake Charles called the garden district. Big beautiful home along the lake. There is a carriage ride that lasts about an hour that goes the length of the lake with all the decorated homes. It is absolutely enchanting. If you happen to be in our area at Christmas, we will take you. You won't regret it. Another great reaction.

[@hrussell9677]

Solvang was settled by Danish immigrants who first settled in the Midwest, but got tired of the cold. The Royal family of Denmark has visited Solvang. We were there just after Covid, and you can hear Danish being spoken in the street. It is worth a visit anytime of the year.

[@PerryVillanueva]

Merry Christmas Recky and Carol, from New York City. I did not know my hometown was Number 2. It is good to know.

[@torekristoffersen176]

Veldig koselig, takk for videoen- god jul til dere også!!

[@janetsanford6923]

Love watching anything Christmas, and really enjoy watching reactions to videos from America. Recky and Carol are one of the KZbin creators I enjoy watching always. Hoping everyone has a Merry Christmas 🎄. God Jul. 🎄🎁🦌⛄🇸🇪

[@doratiscareno5856]

AMERICA🇺🇸.... The Beautiful🌲🌲🌲🌲 🌲

[@JoanRodriguez-g3j]

We are going to Frankenmuth Michigan next week 🎄 We try and go at least once a year ❤

[@tammyosborn6199]

Jesus is the reason for the season, Happy Birthday Christ the Lord!

[@JaneSmith-p8w]

This Texan is unhappy that they left out San Antonio. The River Walk is all lights, and the Las Posadas parade is unique.

[@kathywaltrip4921]

I believe Jasper, Indiana also has a Polar Express.

[@swoesteban5570]

Clifton Ohio is only 25 miles from where I live. ❤

[@EminS86]

Where is Helen GA, Dahlonega GA, Gatlinburg TN , Asheville NC and many other towns in the south

[@usmc24thmeu36]

They do have Alaskan cruises that start off in Washington state and then go up into Alaska and back.

[@reindeer7752]

@usmc24thmeu36 - You can also plan your own trip using the state ferry system and have more flexibility.

[@MrTombre]

Solvang -The city's name means “sunny fields” in Danish. Solvang dates to 1911, when a group of Danish Americans purchased 9,000 acres of the former Jonata Ranch. To preserve and promote Danish culture, the founders constructed Atterdag College in 1914 and the Bethania Lutheran Church in 1928.

[@briantalley8415]

You two really need to get over here for a visit. It doesn't really matter where because you'll have a great time no matter what. While most towns and cities have pretty good Christmas displays, you need to see some private home displays. Some individual homes make the cities look like the cities have no budget for decorations. :)

[@russellfisher2853]

Theirs quite dew towns, and city's in the US with horse drawn carriges.

[@MassBorn]

Im a Bostonian with family geneology to ireland and Scotland my family comes from the "McDougal" clan there are alot of us in Boston Massachusetts merry Christmas .make Massachusetts your first American visit

[@kristinetaulbut4975]

I’m in Wisconsin and all I can think is mmmm mulled wine

[@judyhorstmann6332]

Shout out to Bethlehem, PA!! The Christmas city.

[@george217]

The train in Durango runs most of the year, but when they turn it into the Polar Express...

[@deborahphillips9890]

When I was a kid my parents would put us in the car give us hot chocolate and drive through the neighborhood looking at Christmas lights.

[@LoriL010]

And as an American I'd love to go to Germany at Christmas..

[@LoraHauschildt-d4e]

I picture bith of you beaming and feeling giddy while soaking up an American Christmas 🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁 We would love to have you ❤❤❤❤

[@AnnacolleenEtters]

My husband and I used to take our grandchildren to Williamsburg, Virginia, every year. It is what is called a "living museum. People who live within the historic area. must keep all modern things, out of sight. There are no cars, or children running around in jeans. People dress up in period clothing. The decorations are wonderful. No sparkly lights, only candles, and decorations made with dried apples, pineapples, pinecones, cranberries, etc.

[@michaeltipton5500]

My state of Washington was well represented.

[@colinjames7569]

We do Caroling here. Do you guys too?

[@donnelson6694]

Cool video.

[@judyhorstmann6332]

The saying is, "Go big, or go home!"

[@amiemartin109]

I live not to far from Clifton Mills. It's something you HAVE to see in person, video & picture just doesn't show the true beauty of it.

[@craigrussell5622]

Do y'all put lights up on your house... outside?

[@manjisaipoe517]

500 views in the first hour! You should also check the videos on the light competitions. Peace❤😊

[@stevevasell429]

Looking through your video list it looks like this is simply an unboxing channel

[@MassBorn]

Notice most of the best places are New England

[@riverduck3]

Merry MAGA Christmas!🎉

[@kristinetaulbut4975]

The Griswalds lead the way

[@elainelee7250]

If I ever win the lottery there is one big trip I want to take. I want to go spend one Christmas at Longyearbyen, Svalbard , It is an island close to the North Pole , near Sweden. I follow a lady named Cecilia Blomdahl who is here on KZbin.

[@sandyangel4243]

We are living in Gods country. So yes Christians is big here. This year gifts may not flow as they have before after Biden's devistating presidency but we are so back. The Sun is shining on our natian. Our spirits are high. We are so back . God bless America and God bless ALL our citizens.

[@DUEYZ4U]

👍👍

[@garyi.1360]

Deal.

[@hrussell9677]

The narrator doesn’t know how to pronounce Nathitoches which is pronounced just as it is written with the ch being pronounced like /ch/, not K.

[@katherinenoggle6407]

It didn't make the list, but our neighborhood is famous in San Antonio/south Texas for Christmas lights and decorations. You can't go ANYWHERE after dark, the traffic is backed up for miles and miles in every direction. Some houses pre-program/coordinate their lights with radio stations that play Christmas music.