TRAVEL World’s Best Christmas Towns 6


By Becca Blond


spectacular destinations to keep the spirit of the season shining bright. ::


SOME TOWNS SEEM TO HAVE BEEN BUILT JUST FOR CHRISTMAS. Lights wrapping around church steeples and old storefronts, choirs gathering downtown, and families strolling through markets with mugs of cocoa in hand. From small Midwestern towns to centuries-old European squares, these are the places that keep the spirit of the season shining bright.


BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA:


Christmas City This town has


celebrated Christmas since its founding on Christmas Eve in 1741, when Moravian settlers named the city after the birthplace of Christ.


Nearly two centuries


later, it was oficially dubbed “Christmas City USA,” and every December, it still earns the title. The streets glow with


Moravian stars, and the scent of roasted nuts and mulled cider drifts from the twin holiday markets


— the Christkindlmarkt at SteelStacks and the Christmas City Village along Main Street. Carriages clip-clop


down cobblestone streets as carolers sing beneath the lights.


Inside local churches,


visitors can see traditional Moravian putz Nativity scenes and join candlelit services that recall the town’s earliest Christmases. Faith and festivity blend seamlessly here, creating a holiday atmosphere that feels both joyful and deeply rooted.


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