Wisconsin ranks No. 2 as the state with the most Christmas cheer. Take that, Illinois.

Apparently, Wisconsin is the state equal to Buddy the Elf — and our neighbors to the south are (unsurprisingly) a bunch of Grinches and Scrooges.

Wisconsin was ranked No. 2 because the state with probably the most Christmas cheer … and Illinois got here in at No. 22, based on a latest examine on “States with probably the most Christmas spirit in 2022” by CenturyLink, an web service supplier.

“We rank all 50 states for Christmas cheer by elements together with evergreen farm numbers, charitable giving, and the way typically residents on-line store, stream, and tweet Christmas content material,” the report stated.

Loads of Christmas films and songs are recognized for being fairly darn tacky. And we are “The Cheese State,” so it checks out.

Wisconsin was third place in 2020, however fell to No. 16 in 2021. Will this be thought-about one of many state’s best comebacks of all time? I feel we will place it amongst these, yeah.

And New Hampshire, be warned: We’re coming for you. For the second yr in a row, its Christmas spirit was ranked No. 1, the report stated.

Consider it or not, New Hampshire was in the identical place as Illinois again in 2020, coming in at No. 22. However, do not suppose we have now to fret concerning the land of the Bears pulling THAT off.

In case you’re seeking to keep away from Cotton Headed Ninny Muggins, keep away from Washington, D.C. It got here in final place for Christmas cheer … for the third yr in a row, the report stated.

Whereas this was CenturyLink’s fifth annual report on Christmas cheer in America, this yr’s additionally included a “stocking stuffer”: A brand new survey on America’s vacation spirits in 2022.

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Extra on the methodology of the Christmas spirit report

In line with the Christmas spirit report, CenturyLink compiled 10 information metrics into two foremost classes: Christmas-themed on-line exercise throughout the final 12 months and Christmas-related cultural markers. The metrics had been custom-weighted in percentages “to assign ultimate rankings.”

Christmas-themed on-line exercise was weighted at 78.5% of the entire rating. It was made up of Google searches for 2 key phrases, weighted at 14.5% every: “Christmas films” and “gingerbread homes”; Google buying traits for 4 key phrases at 7% every: “wrapping paper,” “Christmas playing cards,” Christmas ornaments” and “Elf on a Shelf”; Christmas music streaming (14.5%); and tweets about Christmas through the month of Dec. 2021 (7%).

Christmas-related cultural markers included the variety of Christmas tree farms per capita (7%) and charitable giving within the final documented tax yr (14.5%).

In September 2022, CenturyLink used Pollfish to survey 1,000 People on their attitudes and habits round celebrating Christmas this season, the report stated.