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These small towns are filled with holiday cheer.

DAHLONEGA, Ga. — It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Tucked away in the Blue Ridge Mountains in north Georgia, Dahlonega has been named the top festive small town for a charming Christmas getaway, according to Southern Living

With its horse and carriage rides, festive decorations, and old-fashioned charm, this city is picturesque at Christmastime, as if it were straight out of a Hallmark movie. It's no wonder why the quaint town has triumphed over its jolly small-town rivals. 

Two additional small towns in Georgia also made the list this year.

See below the gallery for the top 10 small towns on the list: 

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Most festive small towns in the South for a Christmas getaway

  1. Dahlonega, Georgia
  2. Grapevine, Texas
  3. Natchitoches, Louisiana
  4. Aiken, South Carolina
  5. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
  6. Seaside, Florida
  7. Lewisburg, West Virginia
  8. Helen, Georgia
  9. Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
  10. Thomasville, Georgia

Click here for the full rankings.

Cutest Christmas towns in the South 

Additionally, Cartersville, Georgia, ranks among the top cutest Christmas towns in the South, Southern Living reported. The top 10 towns are listed below: 

  1. Searcy, Arkansas
  2. Georgetown, Washington D.C.
  3. Milford, Delaware
  4. Apalachicola, Florida
  5. Marco Island, Florida
  6. Cartersville, Georgia
  7. Danville, Kentucky
  8. Lutcher, Louisiana
  9. Cullman, Alabama
  10. Canton, Mississippi

You can look at the full list online here.

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