Best California Cities For Christmas Celebrations: LIST

CALIFORNIA – It's the most wonderful time of the year, but celebrating the Christmas season can be especially wonderful in certain cities across the country.

When it comes to decking the halls and other holiday-related festivities, San Francisco ranks as the country's second-best city for Christmas celebrations, behind only Chicago, according to a new study by WalletHub.

Only three other cities in California rank among the top 50 "Best Places for Christmas Celebrations," according to the personal finance website's report. Los Angeles came in 14th place on the list, San Diego in 17th and Sacramento in 34th.

San Bernardino is the lowest city in California on the list, with only North Las Vegas, Nevada, and Hialeah, Florida, ranking below.

The study compared the country's 100 largest cities based on 29 key indicators of a festive and affordable Christmas, such as traditions, shopping and costs. San Francisco is tied for first place when it comes to most gift shops per capita, most Christmas tree farms per capita, and highest online giving per capita, according to the study.

Here are how California cities ranked on the Best Places for Christmas Celebrations report. National rankings are in parenthesis.

1. San Francisco (2)
2. Los Angeles (14)
3. San Diego (17)
4. Sacramento (34)
5. Oakland (53)
6. San Jose (54)
7. Irvine (61)
8. Anaheim (63)
9. Long Beach (72)
10. Fresno (73)
11. Santa Ana (74)
12. Bakersfield (78)
13. Fremont (88)
14. Stockton (90)
15. Riverside (92)
16. Chula Vista (93)
17. San Bernardino (98)

WalletHub's top 20 cities are below. Click here to view the complete rankings.

1. Chicago, Illinois
2. San Francisco, California
3. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
4. New York, New York
5. Seattle, Washington
6. Orlando, Florida
7. Atlanta, Georgia
8. Washington, DC
9. Las Vegas, Nevada
10. Portland, Oregon
11. St. Louis, Missouri
12. Dallas, Texas
13. Cincinnati, Ohio
14. Los Angeles, California
15. Denver, Colorado
16. Birmingham, Alabama
17. San Diego, California
18. Houston, Texas
19. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
20. Miami, Florida

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Photo: In this photo taken with a fisheye lens, skaters use the Union Square Holiday Ice Rink in San Francisco, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)