St. Louis ranked one of the most holly jolly cities for Christmas

ST. LOUIS - It’s the most wonderful time of the year, especially in St. Louis.

The Lou was ranked as the 11th best city for Christmas in a new list from finance website WalletHub.

The ranking used 31 factors to determine which cities were jolliest. It wasn’t all about Christmas lights and decorations, otherwise New York City would have been first, which it wasn’t. Orlando came out on top.

St. Louis ranked especially high in observing Christmas (i.e., going to church) and the number of toy stores in the area.

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While it was one of the top cities for shopping, St. Louis was toward the bottom half of the list in the generosity category, which includes the number of food banks and how much people give to charities.

Here’s how the rankings for St. Louis broke down:

• 11th overall
• 21st in traditions and fun
• 6th in observance
• 58th in generosity
• 7th in shopping
• 4th in the number of toy stores and hobby shops per capita

Top 10 Best Cities for Christmas:

1. Orlando
2. Las Vegas
3. New York
4. Atlanta
5. Pittsburgh
6. San Francisco
7. Los Angeles
8. Chicago
9. Seattle
10. Dallas

To see the full breakdown and list of the top 100 cities, click here.