most Christmassy place on East coast

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Anonymous wrote:Quebec City

This is not a short drive but definitely the answer if you want quaint but not totally small town.

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Anonymous wrote:Morristown NJ

The village green is beautifully decorated for the holidays

I had relatives that lived there. The green was cute, but otherwise, Morristown is not charming. And I’m trying to be polite.

I live in Morristown! The Green has great decorations and the downtown is really nice with great restaurants, but it certainly does not have Hallmark vibes. I am the PP who first suggested Quebec City. Now that is magical!

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Anonymous wrote:If you had passports you could fly somewhere like Kirkby Lonsdale.

Where is that?

England. Not what the OP was looking for at all.

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Asheville

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-Biltmore estate in Asheville NC
-Gatlinburg TN + Dollywood, stay at Dreammore resort

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I've been to Williamsburg from Dec 26 or 27 thru New Years for the past 4 or 5 years.

The positives:
Busch Gardens Christmas Town--one day
Busch Gardens shows--they have about 6 shows. They are surprisingly good-another day
High Tea at Williamsburg Inn--this was good and they had a gluten free option
CW: The farming/animal husbandry demonstrations--this was very interesting and they had fires going at the farming areas.
CW: I enjoyed walking around and looking at the wreaths and exterior decorations. I'm not sure kids would be interested.
Town of Williamsburg--they have an outside skating rink set up next to the historic area
Spa at CW--I always enjoy going here.

Negatives:
It was crowded
The meals at restaurants in town were better than meals on campus at CW

Overall--I think there are better places in the US.
I went to be near senior citizen family members.

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Skaneateles, NY is a charming looking town which hosts a Dickens Christmas in December. Townspeople dress up and there are little events. But it wouldn't take up even an entire day to experience that and there is not enough else to do in the surrounding area to fill up a 7 day vacation. It could make a nice short stop on the way to somewhere else.

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Anonymous wrote:We were really disappointed in our NYC Christmas visit. I go there every December for work and a few times the kids and DH have joined me for the weekend. The last time they did this was 2 years ago. Let me preface all of this by saying we are fine with cities, crowds, lots of walking and very cold weather. My kids were 11 and 9 at the time.

So many people go to NYC to do the whole Christmas thing. It was so crowded everywhere we went. We could barely see the store windows or the Rockefeller tree, we were crammed like sardines in every store we entered, and my kids couldn't even see anything walking down the super crowded sidewalks because they were surrounded by adults (who are much taller). It was so cold and windy that particular weekend that even going to the outdoor holiday markets wasn't very fun. Ice skating was fine--again, very crowded. The whole trip was so overrated, IMO. Of course we were doing a lot of touristy things but that's kind of what you get at that time of year. We've had much better visits to NYC in the spring and fall.

The key to celebrating Christmas in NYC is to go for Thanksgiving. All of the above is already happening in November. The city, restaurants, and store windows will be decorated, Christmas markets and ice rinks will be open. Do the Macys Thanksgiving parade, if you’re feeling adventurous- go early and find a spot close to the beginning of the parade route. It’s a great kickoff for the holidays just a train ride away.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Morristown NJ

The village green is beautifully decorated for the holidays

I had relatives that lived there. The green was cute, but otherwise, Morristown is not charming. And I’m trying to be polite.

I live in Morristown! The Green has great decorations and the downtown is really nice with great restaurants, but it certainly does not have Hallmark vibes. I am the PP who first suggested Quebec City. Now that is magical!

I've lived there, too, and LOLed when I saw the recommendation. It's fine, but I can't imagine a glow up bug enough to land it on a Christmas visit list.

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Anonymous wrote:Mt Washington Hotel, NH
Stowe Vt, Von Trapp Family Lodge

+1

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Concord? Home to where the Little Women came from and Henry Thoreau. Would be cold and maybe snow.

Or perhaps New Hampshire where Santa's Village is. There is skiing nearby too.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Morristown NJ

The village green is beautifully decorated for the holidays

I had relatives that lived there. The green was cute, but otherwise, Morristown is not charming. And I’m trying to be polite.

I live in Morristown! The Green has great decorations and the downtown is really nice with great restaurants, but it certainly does not have Hallmark vibes. I am the PP who first suggested Quebec City. Now that is magical!

I've lived there, too, and LOLed when I saw the recommendation. It's fine, but I can't imagine a glow up bug enough to land it on a Christmas visit list.

Eh, I think the issue is I would not visit any of these places for a week. At least if you stay in Morristown/Convent Station or the like you can hop on the train and go to the city or other nice towns and even drive to Philly, Bethlehem, the shore etc for a couple day trips. It's just a good central location.

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Springfield Mall on Christmas Eve

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Anonymous wrote:My mother's house.

your mom’s house ?

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Manchester VT