10 Reasons Christmas In Tennessee Is The Absolute Best

Are you fan of Christmastime? Then there's absolutely no way you can miss a December in Tennessee! We're a happy folk that love celebrating together, so there are quite a few events we put on during that most wonderful month. Have we piqued your curiosity yet...?

10) A million Christmas tree lightings

Seriously, there's a lighting every other week. Why isn't there a website for that again...? Just Google it? And you'll find PAGES of events. Because Tennesseans love to celebrate together.

9) Christmas in Old Appalachia

The Museum of Appalachia gives you an old fashioned Christmas, complete down to the old timers pickin' on fiddle strings.

8) Dickens of a Christmas

Franklin, Tennessee goes back to the 1800's once a year in their incredibly popular Dickens of a Christmas event.

7) Memphis Zoo Lights

The Memphis Zoo lights up once a year, and it's a spectacle! Does YOUR zoo light up like a firecracker in December? We didn't think so.

6) Oaklands Candlelight Tour

When a historic mansion opens their doors for a stunning, light filled holiday celebration? You go.

5) The Polar Express - Memphis

Your kids will be enamored with a Polar Express reenactment that runs through Memphis this time of year.

4) Ober Gatlinburg

Wintertime means skiing time and there's no better place to do it than the ONE ski resort on Ol' Rocky Top.

3) Opryland Christmas Lights

Lights and country stars in the heart of Nashville are the perfect cap to a Christmas season. Who can beat a night at Opryland?!

2) Smoky Mountain Winterfest

Check their schedule for a complete list of events, but the Smoky Mountain Winterfest is chock full of wintry fun that runs for close to FOUR months. Christmas is just the beginning, folks.

1) Holiday Lights at Cheekwood

With over 750,000 lights, Cheekwood is a sight to see come Christmastime!

Are you in love yet? Let us know what you're looking forward to this Tennessee holiday season in the comments below!