15 of the best places to spend Christmas this year (part 1)

Merry Christmas!!

Or is it too early for wishing you? But we have a reason to wish you because we have compiled a list of 15 exciting places for you to visit and enjoy the Christmas festivities. If you want to enjoy the festivities of Diwali or Holi you won't look beyond India and its fabulous mutli-colour cities. So before you book your tickets to fly out – and exchange currency with BookMyForex— to your favourite holiday destination to enjoy the New year, we recommend you try out these 15 places because any small town or a city can string together few lights and have a midnight mass to celebrate Christmas and call it holiday celebration.

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1.Malta- During the christmas time, Citizens of Malta open their shutters and garages to display the Holy Crib confection.

2.New York- Visit Rockefeller Center to enjoy not only the 84-year-old tradition of decorating the tree but you can skate in the famed 79-year-old Ice rink. Radio City hosts the Annual Christmas Spectacular starring Rockettes. Near Central Park, Columbus Circle hosts more than 100 vendors selling clothes, gifts, snacks and drinks at the Holiday Market.

3.Bath, England: Not just famous for celebrating the birthday of the legendary writer Jane Austen but also famous for its Christmas celebrations.

4.Barcelona: Extend your Christmas holiday until Three King's Day (January 5), catch up with Melchior, Gaspar and Balthazar than Barcelona.

Canons are fired, fireworks are set off, and as the mayor hands them the keys to the city, the magic of the Magi officially commences.

They parade through the streets in a magnificent cavalcade of floats that includes camels, elephants, giraffes and dazzling costumes.

5.Rovaneimi, Lapland, Finland-While legends dating as far back as the 1820s cite the North Pole as the official home of Santa Claus and his jolly missus, for Finns, Rovaniemi, Lapland, located just north of the Arctic Circle, is Christmas HQ.  You can take your kids along so they can make gingerbread cookies with Mrs. Claus, enroll in Elf School or take a calligraphy class and compose their Christmas wish lists with a traditional quill.

Other area attractions include the Ranua Zoo, home to baby polar bears, wolverines and moose, and the Arktikum, a science center where the mystery of the northern lights is revealed.
Stay in the Arctic Snow Hotel, made entirely of snow and ice, but equipped with saunas and hot tubs in which to thaw.

6.Nuremberg Germany-The Nuremberg Christmas market (Nurnberger Christkindlesmarkt) is a German institution, pulling in more than 2 million visitors each year.
Highlights include a giant carved wooden Ferris wheel, old-fashioned carousel and a steam train.

The market's 200 select vendors also put up fantastic displays as they compete for the Most Beautiful Stall Design award.

The top three walk away with a gold, silver or bronze "Plum People" awards.

Adults can enjoy Nuremberg spicy gingerbread and mugs of mulled wine.

For kids, there's the Toy Museum, while the German Railway Museum is a hit with everyone.

7.Honolulu Hawaii- The celebrations center around Honolulu City Lights, a month-long Christmas display with an opening parade, live music and a 15-meter Christmas tree.
The 6-meter-tall Shaka Santa -- Mr Claus dressed down in red shorts and open shirt -- takes pride of place downtown, seated next to his mu'umu'u-wearing wife Tutu Mele.

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