As December approaches, households across the country are gearing up for Christmas. According to Google Trends, interest in keywords relating to Christmas has skyrocketed in recent weeks, with a huge increase in searches for Christmas decorations, lighting and trees... especially in Durham!
Synonymous with rustic markets, delicious food and towns bedecked with twinkling lights, the festive season is an exciting time for many families. For others, preparing for Christmas is a daunting task, with presents to buy, houses to decorate and feasts to plan.
This week, researchers at CB4L set out to find the UK’s most festive city, the results are as follows:
As December approaches, households across the country are gearing up for Christmas. According to Google Trends, interest in keywords relating to Christmas has skyrocketed in recent weeks, with a huge increase in searches for Christmas decorations, lighting and trees... especially in Durham!
Synonymous with rustic markets, delicious food and towns bedecked with twinkling lights, the festive season is an exciting time for many families. For others, preparing for Christmas is a daunting task, with presents to buy, houses to decorate and feasts to plan.
This week, researchers at CB4L set out to find the UK’s most festive city, the results are as follows:
The top 10: Mapped
Crowning the Top 3:
We crowned Durham as the most festive city.
Durham had the highest number of festive events relative to its population
There were 167 searches per 10 000 people for “Christmas tree”
There were 63 searches per 10 000 people for “Christmas lights”
There were 95 searches per 10 000 people for “Christmas jumpers”
There were 246 searches per 10 000 people for “Christmas decorations”
There were 19 searches per 10 000 people for “Christmas songs”
There were 20 searches per 10 000 people for “Christmas markets”
We crowned Chichester as the third most festive city.
Chichester placed 12th for the number of festive events relative to its population.
There were 24 searches per 10 000 people for “Christmas tree”.
There were 14 searches per 10 000 people for “Christmas lights”.
There were 31 searches per 10 000 people for “Christmas jumpers”.
There were 27 searches per 10 000 people for “Christmas decorations”.
There were 4 searches per 10 000 people for “Christmas songs”.
There were 13 searches per 10 000 people for “Christmas markets”.
We crowned Truro as the third most festive city.
Truro placed 2nd for the number of festive events relative to its population.
There were 23 searches per 10 000 people for “Christmas tree”.
There were 25 searches per 10 000 people for “Christmas lights”.
There were 14 searches per 10 000 people for “Christmas jumpers”.
There were 43 searches per 10 000 people for “Christmas decorations”.
There were 9 searches per 10 000 people for “Christmas songs”.
There were 6 searches per 10 000 people for “Christmas markets' '.