A new study ranks South Carolina as the sixth best place in the nation for Christmas spirit and we couldn’t agree more. The Palmetto State deserves a spot in the top ten and number six is just fine with us. Even without the guarantee of a white Christmas, we celebrate in huge fashion. Charleston’s Festival of Lights is among the top drive-through lights shows in the country, Greenville’s Main Street is among the best places ever to get in the holiday spirit, and Brookgreen Gardens transforms into a magical wonderland of lights each Christmas. All this – and more – make South Carolina a wonderful place to celebrate the season.
But special events aside, the folks at GetCenturyLink turned sorting out the jolliest states in the country at Christmastime into a science and published a list ranking the 50 states based on their Christmas spirit.
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Surprisingly, the chances for having a White Christmas weren’t factored into the results.
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And it’s a good thing! The NOAA recently released the probabilities of a snow-covered Christmas and, as expected, a good portion of the country is expected to wake up to no snow this Christmas.
NOAA So what DID GetCenturyLink use to create the Christmas Spirit rankings?
The group used ten verifiable metrics and then weighted the states to arrive at their numbers.
eyegelb / iStock / Getty Images Plus via Getty Images The metrics included online searches for Christmas ornaments, wrapping paper, Christmas cards, and the time-honored Elf on the Shelf.
It also included searches for Christmas movies in each state as well as online searches for gingerbread houses.
Flickr/Ray Pennisi Want to know what the most popular Christmas movie in South Carolina is this year? We’ll give you a hint: Every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings.
GetCenturyLink’s awesome list of criteria included online searches for Christmas music.
Flickr/tamasmatusik Here in the Palmetto State, we love to deck the halls AND sing along with our favorite Christmas tunes.
Christmas Tweets also played a significant role in boosting the Palmetto State up to the top of the rankings.
Aja Koska / E+ Collection via Getty Images With so many holiday festivities and special events taking place, it’s no wonder South Carolina is blowing up the Internet with social media posts this season.
Generosity played an important role in the rankings this year.
Flickr/H. Michael Miley From toy drives at Christmas to charitable donations all year long, South Carolinians know how to give thanks by giving back.
What are your thoughts on this study? And did you figure out the most popular Christmas movie in South Carolina from the hint above? Join the conversation and let us know.
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So what DID GetCenturyLink use to create the Christmas Spirit rankings?
eyegelb / iStock / Getty Images Plus via Getty Images
The metrics included online searches for Christmas ornaments, wrapping paper, Christmas cards, and the time-honored Elf on the Shelf.
Flickr/Ray Pennisi
Want to know what the most popular Christmas movie in South Carolina is this year? We’ll give you a hint: Every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings.
Flickr/tamasmatusik
Here in the Palmetto State, we love to deck the halls AND sing along with our favorite Christmas tunes.
Aja Koska / E+ Collection via Getty Images
With so many holiday festivities and special events taking place, it’s no wonder South Carolina is blowing up the Internet with social media posts this season.
Flickr/H. Michael Miley
From toy drives at Christmas to charitable donations all year long, South Carolinians know how to give thanks by giving back.
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