Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year, as we’ve been told, and these darling Tennessee hot spots make it feel positively magical. Whether you’re a Scrooge or Christmas angel, these darling towns will melt your heart and make you fall in love. Take a look!
- Memphis
Carl Wycoff - Flickr Memphis sure knows how to deck the halls, and proffers neat holiday lights and festivals throughout the season.
- Pigeon Forge
Janet Donaldson - Flickr Ah, Pigeon Forge. Dressed up like a dream and bursting with neat stops for tourists.
- Gatlinburg
Jason AG - Flickr You probably think of Gatlinburg when you think of Christmas towns - and you’re right. We vote this as the #1 chance of sporting of white Christmas.
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Tommy John - Flickr Check out their Christmas parade and dine at Puckett’s, because this is one town that sure knows how to get in the holiday spirit.
- Johnson City
Jack - Flickr Sweet little Johnson City brings December to East Tennessee with their stunning light displays and lovely holiday spirit.
- Knoxville
Andrew Wiseman - Flickr Knoxville - you do a good job, buddy. Check out the light displays in neighborhoods around the city and do a bit of caroling.
- Chattanooga
Charlene N Simmons - Flickr Rock City is definitely a hot spot during the holiday season, but Chattanooga is just as darling. It gives you the small town feel with all the hometown holiday lovin'.
- Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center
Denise Mattox - Flickr Okay. This Nashville hotel isn’t actually a city. BUT IT IS SO BIG IT FEELS LIKE ONE. And it truly comes alive during the holiday season. Once you see the lights at Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, you’ll want to make it a tradition every year! 2800 Opryland Dr, Nashville, TN 37214, USA
- Lynchburg
Brent Moore - Flickr We’ll forever love Lynchburg for giving us Jack Daniels. We can also love it for its absolute adoration of the Christmas season. Enjoy lights and good food while the weather chills.
- Franklin
Brent Moore - Flickr Known as one of the cutest small towns in the US, Franklin decorates the whole of their downtown area and their historic theatre - you can even tune into, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” if you’re a fan. (We are!)
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Carl Wycoff - Flickr
Memphis sure knows how to deck the halls, and proffers neat holiday lights and festivals throughout the season.
Janet Donaldson - Flickr
Ah, Pigeon Forge. Dressed up like a dream and bursting with neat stops for tourists.
Jason AG - Flickr
You probably think of Gatlinburg when you think of Christmas towns - and you’re right. We vote this as the #1 chance of sporting of white Christmas.
Tommy John - Flickr
Check out their Christmas parade and dine at Puckett’s, because this is one town that sure knows how to get in the holiday spirit.
Jack - Flickr
Sweet little Johnson City brings December to East Tennessee with their stunning light displays and lovely holiday spirit.
Andrew Wiseman - Flickr
Knoxville - you do a good job, buddy. Check out the light displays in neighborhoods around the city and do a bit of caroling.
Charlene N Simmons - Flickr
Rock City is definitely a hot spot during the holiday season, but Chattanooga is just as darling. It gives you the small town feel with all the hometown holiday lovin'.
Denise Mattox - Flickr
Okay. This Nashville hotel isn’t actually a city. BUT IT IS SO BIG IT FEELS LIKE ONE. And it truly comes alive during the holiday season. Once you see the lights at Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, you’ll want to make it a tradition every year!
2800 Opryland Dr, Nashville, TN 37214, USA
Brent Moore - Flickr
We’ll forever love Lynchburg for giving us Jack Daniels. We can also love it for its absolute adoration of the Christmas season. Enjoy lights and good food while the weather chills.
Known as one of the cutest small towns in the US, Franklin decorates the whole of their downtown area and their historic theatre - you can even tune into, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” if you’re a fan. (We are!)
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