The Geography of Christmas (U.S.)

The list below probably isn't exhaustive even as far as the U.S. is concerned; if I had included Christmas-related place names from other lands, the list would have been much longer than this. I also have excluded names like "Snowflake, Arizona," which don't seem to be specifically Christmas-related. And some will doubtless quibble with a few of the names I've selected, nevertheless.

Place names such as the following bring an interesting question to mind: Supposing that those who seek to replace the ubiquitous and time-honored greeting of "Merry Christmas" with "Happy Holidays" should triumph in their cause, will there be a call for Christmas Cove, Maine to change its name to "Holiday Cove?" And what about Santa Claus, Indiana & Georgia?

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Advent, West Virginia
Bethlehem: Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas
Carol City: Florida
Christmas: Florida, Michigan
Christmas Bay: Texas
Christmas Cove: Maine
Christmas Mountain: Alaska, Idaho
Christmas Valley: California (Tahoe), Oregon
Eggnog: Utah
Eggnog Branch: Texas
Epiphany: South Dakota
Holly: Colorado, Michigan, West Virginia
Joseph City: Arizona
Mistletoe: Kentucky
Navidad: Texas
Nazareth: Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Texas
Noel: Missouri, Virginia
North Pole: Alaska, New York
Partridge: Kansas, Kentucky
Rudolph: Ohio, Wisconsin
Saint Mary's City: Maryland
Santa Claus: Georgia, Indiana
Silver Bell: Arizona
Star City: West Virginia
Wreath Hill: Wyoming

If you know of verifiable Christmas-related place names not on this list, leave us a comment with your info!