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Christmas

The festive season is upon us, and here at House & Garden our thoughts naturally turn to Christmas ideas and all the ways to bring a little extra joy to our homes, via food, decorations and lots of lovely gifts. With a mince pie and a glass of mulled wine, we're looking at our absolute favourite Christmas ideas and planning what to do and when!

Christmas Decorating

Christmas decoration ideas

Advice for Christmas entertaining

Christmas

What makes a party that people will remember?

Christmas Food

Chef Sally Clarke offers her tips for panic-free Christmas cooking

Christmas

The dos and don'ts of hosting Christmas

Entertaining

Sophie Dahl on how to be a thoughtful host to your guests

Christmas Holiday Destinations

Destinations

The best things to do in Mexico City

Destinations

The best winter sun destinations for 2025

Destinations

Where to travel in November and December

UK holiday houses to book now

The best AirBnBs in Devon

Christmas Presents

Homemade Christmas Gifts

Six homemade Christmas presents your loved ones will actually appreciate

Christmas Shopping

30 best gifts for cooks and kitchen enthusiasts

Christmas Shopping

Christmas wrapping paper to swathe your gifts in

Gift Guides

Charming eco-friendly presents for sustainable gifting

A Christmas Dinner By Sally Clarke

A Christmas dinner by Sally Clarke

Marzipan and mincemeat pasties

A Christmas dinner by Sally Clarke

Bronze turkey crown and legs with gravy and stuffing

Parsnip recipes

Red cabbage, fennel and parsnip coleslaw

Recipes

Spiced apple, mincemeat and marzipan log

Traditional Houses

A colourful, kitsch and abundant Christmas with Duncan Campbell and Luke Edward Hall

The Best Christmas Cocktails

Cocktail recipes

Irish Cream Alexander

Cocktail recipes

Irish coffee

Recipes

Champagne Cobbler

Cocktail recipes

Spiced pomegranate mojito 

Christmas Starters & Canapes

Salad recipes

A winter salad of chicory, citrus and dates

103 ways to cook a chicken

Chicken samosa cups

Salmon recipes

Orange cured salmon with kale pesto

Italian recipes

Crespelle (Florentine spinach and ricotta pancakes)

Houses decorated for Christmas

A shoppable Christmas scheme filled with painted furniture and folk pattern

Christmas Activities

Books to read

Seven classic mystery books to curl up with over the holidays

Christmas

How to do the best quiz at your Christmas party

Christmas ideas

The best Christmas movies for interiors lovers

Entertaining

The best two player card games that are easy enough to pick up immediately

Houses decorated for Christmas

A perfect English country house brought alive for Christmas entertaining

Wild by Tart's recipes for a Christmas breakfast

Recipes

Wild By Tart’s fluffy crab beignets with coriander and lime

Recipes

Wild By Tart’s blood orange fruit salad with star anise and mint

Recipes

Wild By Tart’s mushroom skillet

Recipes

Wild By Tart’s cinnamon, maple, pecan and cranberry granola

How designers and florists do Christmas

House & Garden's Top 100 Interior Designers & Architects

Devilled eggs, train sets and Racing Demon: how our Top 100 interior designers spend the festive season

Christmas

The peculiar magic of an Austrian Christmas

Floristry

A tutorial in Christmas floristry from the Homo Faber guide's favourite flower designer Emily Avenson

Houses decorated for Christmas

How designer Francis Sultana and gallerist David Gill decorate their home for Christmas

Christmas Cake Recipes

Christmas Food

Diana Henry's famous chocolate olive oil cake

Cake recipes

Panettone bread and butter pudding cake

Traditional recipes from "The Nordic Baking Book" by Magnus Nilsson of Fäviken

An easy gingerbread recipe for a Nordic Christmas

Cake recipes

Rum-glazed vegan gingerbread