Christmas Vacation

Great Spots For Christmas Vacations

Christmas Vacation 2011 is almost upon us, and for those who find it difficult to decide where to spend their holiday, here is a Christmas Vacation Guide full of ideas of how to find great spots for Christmas vacations. Whether seeking the sun or snow for the holidays, here are tips that will have travelers hearing the jingle of Christmas party music and relaxing in no time!


There are great spots for Christmas vacations 2011 found all over the country, so no matter which region of the country one might wish to visit, in A Guide to Great Spots for Christmas Vacations, there are fabulous places to plan your Christmas party menu.

Travelers wishing to spend their Christmas vacation on the East Coast can choose between big city larger-than-life destinations like New York City and small town colonial atmosphere in Williamsburg, Virginia. In New York City, travelers can take in the city sights, like Rockefeller Center’s beautiful Christmas Tree, Central Park’s Ice Skating Rink, and the Rockettes Christmas Show, finish all their Christmas Shopping, and choose among amazing hotel accommodations in the heart of the city.

Visitors wishing for a Christmas Vacation that can transport them back in time flock to Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia. On the first weekend of December, visitors crowd along Duke of Gloucester Street warming with the traditional Christmas party drinks, such as Hot Toddies and spiced cider, to watch Colonial Williamsburg holiday fireworks display, called the Grand Illumination. Williamsburg’s Busch Gardens also hosts its own Christmas festivities, called Christmas Town.

On the West Coast, visitors adore the Bavarian-themed Christmas Village in Leavenworth, Washington. Nestled in the scenic Icicle Valley of the Cascade Mountains, each Christmas Leavenworth transforms into a Norman Rockwell scene, complete with traditionally dressed Father Christmas strolling Main Street, while children thrill on the park’s perfect sledding hill, and the adults warm themselves with hot chocolate and roasted chestnuts. Each weekend in December approaching the holiday, at dusk the town hosts a lighting ceremony and traditional Christmas pageant. Tourists wishing to drink in the natural beauty of the area take sleigh rides at local farms.

Finding a great spot to spend the Christmas holiday depends upon envisioning what represents an idealic Christmas vacation, and tailoring the vacation to that vision. Whether it is spending Christmas in the city, or celebrating a small town Christmas, may the holiday be merry and bright!