Home for Christmas as millions cram roads

Over the river and through the woods

to grandmother's house we go...

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Millions are traveling by car this Holiday Season despite the Grinch at the gas pump.

It's estimated 93 percent of 2010's holiday travelers are driving. That's nearly 86 million people on the road.

Nationwide the average price for regular is $3.01 a gallon, a $0.43 jump from 2009 and the first time gas has ever topped $3.00 at Christmas.

Everything is more costly for travelers this year including airline ticket and hotel rooms.

Median spending for holiday travel is up 3.5 percent to $694.

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