Cities That Rock Their Christmas Celebrations.

• Position: HOLIDAY CHEER - Brief article

The most wonderful time of the year is here. With Christmas being the most-popular holiday in the U.S. and one of the most expensive--U.S. consumers plan to spend up to $682,000,000,000 over the holiday season this year--the personal-finance website WalletHub has released its report on the Best Places for Christmas Celebrations.

To help Americans celebrate the holidays without breaking the bank, WalletHub compared the 100 biggest cities across 29 key metrics. The data set ranges from Christmas events per capita to average price per Christmas party ticket to shopping centers and outlets per capita.

The top cities for Yuletide festivities are Chicago, III.; San Francisco, Calif.; Pittsburgh, Pa.; New York; Seattle, Wash.; Orlando, Fla.; Atlanta, Ga.; Washington, D.C.; Las Vegas, Nev; Portland, Ore.; St. Louis, Mo.; Dallas, Texas; Cincinnati, Ohio; Los Angeles, Calif.; Denver, Colo.; Birmingham, Ala.; San Diego, Calif.; Houston, Texas; Oklahoma City...