Christmas Candles for the Holiday Season
Christmas candles, holders, and scents of the season all remind you of Christmas.
The use Christmas candles dates back the first origins of the holiday and they are still seen throughout homes today. Candles and fires were the only source of illumination in many homes up to the discovery and invention of oil lamps and light bulbs and it is not surprising that they were used to also decorate homes during this festive season. Whether the candles are red and green, jarred or tapered, Christmas candles today are still highly popular decorations.
Christmas candles are also available in version that pug into the wall and remove some of the danger that is associated with them. It is very common to see these in windows throughout the holiday season and they give the homes a warm and welcoming look. This tradition was started as a way to help people out at night during foggy weather find their way home and it carried into the Christmas season and traditions of today.
Additionally, those who put up a Christmas tree can also enjoy the look of Christmas candles on it without endangering themselves. During the Victorian era, real candles were placed in special holders and placed on the Christmas trees in such a way that they illuminated the entire structure. How the trees remained intact has never been revealed, but the look has always remained a beautiful one to be emulated through the years. Today, small candles that plug into your string of lights can be purchased for your tree to simulate the candles used way back when. As a matter of fact, the act of stringing Christmas lights around the tree is also an act of candle emulation.
Red and green candles in the traditional colors of the season make a beautiful centerpiece for your table when they are added to artificial flower arrangements that can be used year after year. Typically, votive candles are used in these and red and green votives can be found at your local store almost all year round. They happen to be two of the most colors in addition to white and cream. At the end of the Christmas season, you can go to the store and purchase them for a discounted price and be ready for the next year.
If you enjoy large, scented candles, a three wick candle scented with cinnamon or evergreen on a Christmas plate also makes a nice centerpiece for your table. It is simple yet elegant, and smells delicious. Other favorite scents of the season include ‘gingerbread’, ‘sugar cookie’, and ‘peppermint’, all things that remind you of home and the holiday season.
It really doesn’t matter what type of Christmas candle you prefer, it’s the warm glow and scent, if scented, they produce that is soothing at this hectic time of year. Pair your candles up with long silver candlesticks for that romantic Christmas dinner or decorate your large three-wick with golden beads for the holiday. No matter how you display them, Christmas candles will always be a taste of home.