What Every State Is Googling on Christmas

SatelliteInternet.com took a NORAD-worthy look at what the United States is searching for during the Yuletide. 🎄

Trevor Wheelwright
Dec 21, 2023
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See what internet is available near you over Christmas.

Season’s greetings

Do you struggle to think of a creative way to wish your friends and family a merry Christmas? You’re not alone. In fact, the most-searched Christmas query in five states — Hawaii, Alaska, Vermont, Delaware and Rhode Island — had something to do with this, from “Christmas wishes” to “Christmas GIF.” Luckily for them, Google Search results come through with plenty of holiday card ideas, as well as creative GIFs and images to send on December 25th.

Last-minute shoppers

We forgot Kevin! Procrastinators and space cadets abound during the holidays. A whopping 35 states’ top search is something along the lines of “stores open on Christmas Day.”

Rockin’ around the restaurants

Apparently some people prefer to dine-in during the holidays, especially those in the nine states that most commonly google something like “restaurants open on Christmas.”

Santa’s comin’ to town?

The most-searched Christmas query in the capital was a one-off, and a bit surprising — “when is Christmas”? To answer your question, DCers, it is and will always be December 25th.

2023 Yuletide Trends

This year, we added an extra column with holiday searches that specifically relate to entertainment and trends. Results varied, but most were related to holiday movies, particularly Hallmark movies and Prime Video’s new Candy Cane Lane. Some other searches that stood out were “​​Nightmare Before Christmas Starbucks cup” — referring to a limited-edition tumbler that apparently sold out in minutes — and “grand duchess Christmas tree,” an artificial tree sold by Home Depot that, for some reason, went viral on TikTok.

What’s your state’s most googled Christmas search?

Here’s our list (we’ve checked it twice):

State
Top search queries during Christmas
Top search queries containing the word "Christmas"
Alabama Stores open on Christmas dayGrand Duchess Christmas tree

Alaska

Merry Christmas GIFChristmas movies 2023

Arizona

Walmart hours Christmas Nightmare Before Christmas Starbucks cup

Arkansas

Walmart open on Christmas Grand Duchess Christmas tree

California

Grocery stores open on Christmas Nightmare Before Christmas Starbucks cup

Colorado

Food open on ChristmasChristmas movies 2023

Connecticut

Walmart open on ChristmasHallmark Christmas movies 2023

Delaware

Merry Christmas imagesEddie Murphy Christmas movie

Florida

Food open on ChristmasEddie Murphy Christmas movie

Georgia

Grocery stores open on ChristmasChristmas movies 2023

Hawaii

Christmas wishesNightmare Before Christmas Starbucks cup

Idaho

Stores open on ChristmasHallmark Christmas movies 2023

Illinois

Stores open Christmas dayEddie Murphy Christmas movie

Indiana

Stores open on ChristmasEddie Murphy Christmas movie

Iowa

Walmart hours ChristmasChristmas movies 2023

Kansas

Stores open on ChristmasChristmas movies 2023

Kentucky

Open on Christmas dayChristmas movies 2023

Louisiana

Stores open on Christmas day Christmas movies 2023

Maine

Is Walmart open on ChristmasHallmark Christmas movies 2023

Maryland

Stores open on Christmas dayEddie Murphy Christmas movie

Massachusetts

Stores open on Christmas day Christmas movies 2023

Michigan

What stores are open on ChristmasEddie Murphy Christmas movie

Minnesota

Stores open on Christmas day Hallmark Christmas movies 2023

Mississippi

Stores open on Christmas Eddie Murphy Christmas movie

Missouri

Stores open on Christmas Christmas movies 2023

Montana

Restaurants open on ChristmasEddie Murphy Christmas movie

Nebraska

Restaurants open on Christmas Christmas movies 2023

Nevada

Stores open on Christmas day Eddie Murphy Christmas movie

New Hampshire

Restaurants open on ChristmasChristmas movies 2023

New Jersey

Stores open on Christmas day Eddie Murphy Christmas movie

New Mexico

Stores open on Christmas How the Gringo Stole Christmas

New York

Walmart open on Christmas Christmas movies 2023

North Carolina

Stores open on ChristmasA Biltmore Christmas

North Dakota

Restaurants open on ChristmasHallmark Christmas movies 2023

Ohio

Stores open on Christmas dayChristmas movies 2023

Oklahoma

Food open on ChristmasChristmas movies 2023

Oregon

Stores open on Christmas dayEddie Murphy Christmas movie

Pennsylvania

Stores open Christmas day Hallmark Christmas movies 2023

Rhode Island

Merry Christmas images Christmas movies 2023

South Carolina

Stores open Christmas day Eddie Murphy Christmas movie

South Dakota

Restaurants open on ChristmasHallmark Christmas movies 2023

Tennessee

Stores open Christmas day Eddie Murphy Christmas movie

Texas

Stores open on Christmas dayEddie Murphy Christmas movie

Utah

Stores open on Christmas Christmas movies 2023

Vermont

Merry Christmas GIFHallmark Christmas movies 2023

Virginia

Stores open on Christmas dayChristmas movies 2023

Washington

Stores open on Christmas dayEddie Murphy Christmas movie

Washington DC

When is ChristmasChristmas movies 2023

West Virginia

Stores open on Christmas dayHallmark Christmas movies 2023

Wisconsin

Stores open on Christmas day Hallmark Christmas movies 2023

Wyoming

Restaurants open on ChristmasA Biltmore Christmas

Methodology

How did we find these strange Christmas Google searches? With a little bit of Santa’s magic, some help from the elves, and an extreme amount of espresso eggnog.

Aside from that, we used Google Trends to determine each state’s most common Christmas category search from December 24–25, 2022.

For the second column, we gathered a list of popular Christmas-related internet searches and used Google Trends to match those searches with the states googling them most from December 1-15, 2023.

That’s right. Much like Santa, we looked at your past behavior. What will you and your state be googling this year?

Trevor Wheelwright
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