Red Christmas candle sits in front of Christmas decor

Christmas is coming quickly, and it is time to start thinking about transitioning your home decor to the season and getting thoughtful gifts. This blog focuses on how you can use scented candles to enhance the atmosphere in your home and use them as gifts. Additionally, we have included a list of our top 12 recommended Christmas candle scents.

Benefits of decorating with scented candles

Using fragrant candles in your space not only makes your house smell like a winter wonderland, but they are also a large part of creating a welcoming and cozy atmosphere for you and your guests during the holidays. When you light the right candle, it can decrease stress, boost your mood, and remind you of your favorite Christmas memories.

You may be thinking, “How do I style candles in my home to create that cozy winter feeling?” If you’re not thinking that, call yourself an interior designer because that is a valuable skill! Regardless of your winter decorating prowess, we’ll explore some tips for using scented candles effectively.

How to style candles in home decor

The main thing you need to know about using candles as part of your decoration is that it doesn’t have to be complicated. You can easily just set your scented candle in the center of your table, light it, and call yourself a decorator!

If you want to make it a bit fancier, you can use a Christmas candle ring, a pretty holder, or a decorative charger plate. This simple centerpiece looks lovely on your dinner table or as a focal point on your fireplace mantel. The type of candle you use is up to you; jar candles, scented pillar candles, and our Bayberry scented tapers are excellent choices.

While big and bold candles are exciting, sometimes subtle is the way to go with tealights, scented votive candles, or even wax melts in a candle warmer.

The placement of your candles is entirely up to you. However, ensure you adhere to proper candle safety rules, such as keeping the flame away from flammable decor materials. For more tips about how to safely use your candle, visit our burning instructions page.

If your reason for reading this blog is to determine which Christmas candle to get as a gift, below is some helpful advice for how to choose the best Christmas scent for someone else.

Christmas scented candle gift ideas and suggestions

Choosing a candle scent for someone can be a daunting task, especially when attending a holiday party. However, we have some tips that can help you pick a scent they’ll love. Before we get to that, you need to know if they are allowed to burn candles in their home. Many apartments have restrictions that make real flames a challenge. If this is the case, there are various jar and tart warmers to get around this unfortunate prohibition.

Here are some questions you can use as a guide to help you narrow down your options for choosing a scent.

  • Are they allergic to any scents? Some people are sensitive to cinnamon or other spiced fragrances, so it could be wise to avoid some of the scents that contain those.
  • Do they like to spend time outdoors? There are so many woodsy and floral fragrances that an outdoorsy person would love.
  • Do they prefer to stay at home? A cozy food or drink scent or even a clean aroma would be perfect for the homebody in your life.
  • Is their favorite meal of the day dessert? We have numerous sweet fragrances that any bakery enthusiast will adore.
  • Does this person prefer perfumes or incense? There are a variety of scents that a fan of rich aromatics would enjoy.
  • Do they like fruit-based scents? We have a great selection of sweet and tart fruit fragrances.
  • Is their favorite passage in the Bible the story of Jesus’s birth? Frankincense and Myrrh is probably going to be your best choice.

If your answer to most of these was “I don’t know,” you are not alone. I usually take French Vanilla when I have no clue what someone would like. We do have other vanilla scents if you want something with a little more pizzazz, but still on the safe side.

Your other option for trying to pick a scent is to simply ask the person you plan to give it to (I promise, you’re not giving up, and it’s ok if it’s not a surprise).

Alright, now that we covered all of that, let’s get to the list of the top 12 scents for Christmas 2025.

Top 12 Christmas Candle Fragrances

  1. Balsam Fir
    Like a walk along a forest path filled with dense, luscious evergreens, where the scent of resinous pine needles fills the air.
  2. Banana Nut Bread
    This delicious combination of walnuts, ripe banana, and vanilla, infused with cinnamon, clove, caramel, and brown sugar, is sure to spark your appetite.
  3. Blueberry Cobbler
    Rich, succulent blueberries and a sweet, buttery, bubbling-in-the-pan dessert describes one of our year-round popular fragrances.
  4. Chocolate Fudge
    It's like being in a chocolate factory where the bean is roasted and crushed to create the base chocolate liquor. Add cocoa butter, sugar, vanilla, and condensed milk to create this ever-so-popular sensuous fragrance.
  5. Christmas Essence
    The spirit of the holiday season is captured with a wonderful blend of florals and herbs that is sure to fill your home with comforting cheer for your holiday celebrations.
  6. Cinnamon Stick
    Cinnamon sticks are made from long pieces of bark that are rolled, pressed, and dried. Cinnamon has a sweet, woody fragrance in both ground and stick forms. It is one of the most common spices used in baking during the holidays.
  7. Cranberry Chutney
    A mouth-watering scent of fresh cranberries, raisins, and sweet honey. Its sugary aroma has a strong scent throw and is one of our customers' favorite choices.
  8. Frankincense and Myrrh
    A deep, smoky, and rich fragrance with notes of amber and musk. A rich combination of olibanum, myrrh, patchouli, herbaceous, woodsy pine, sheer musk, vanilla, and floral lilac notes. A powdery oriental type with heart notes of florals and spices and a warm, earthy base. The deeply meditative aromas of frankincense and myrrh evoke worship and adoration.
  9. Leather, Pipe, and Woods
    Our bold blend of rich leather, smoky pipe tobacco, and deep woodsy notes is a mix of timeless masculinity and a modern edge.
  10. Maple Sticky Buns
    Enhance your holidays with a sure winner. A bakery rich, fresh-baked bun aroma, with a nutty bouquet of fresh walnuts, smothered in a buttery caramel sauce, spiced with cinnamon, a touch of clove, and covered in a sweet maple syrup.
  11. Mistletoe and Holly
    A sensual Christmas fragrance that blends a miraculous combination of cedar leaf, English holly, trailing ivy, sandalwood, Indian vetiver, and frosted musk. A holiday favorite, more dry than sweet or fruity, for those who crave a more pure essence.
  12. Roasted Pinecone
    This scent is formulated using fir balsam, fir needle, cedar wood, crushed pinecones, and bergamot combined for a resinous, woodsy forest fragrance.

Though this list is not comprehensive, it is a great place to start your search for Christmas candles that will make your space smell like the holidays and be great gifts for your friends and family.