Small Town Christmas

The day after Halloween in Branson, Mo., kicks off Christmas with music; a historic hotel known for candy bread houses; Megan tries her hand at making a Yule log cake; lighting the community Christmas tree; a special tradition at a local church.

The famous Christkindmarket in Bethlehem, Pa., features local arts and crafts, the Christmas City stroll with horse drawn trolley rides and more.

Featured in the movie "Steel Magnolias," Natchitoches, La., lives up to the hype with the Miss Merry Christmas pageant, fireworks over the water, famous meat pies and Southern hospitality, as well as the festival of lights that runs for 40 days.

Summerville, S.C., the birthplace of sweet tea, turns into a Christmas movie set during the holidays with a main street tree lighting, a local ice skating park, famous Christmas window displays, and some of the oldest church services in the South.