Cozy Christmas Candles To Warm Your Holiday Heart

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Any candle-obsessed person will tell you that Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. When it’s time to stock up on Christmas candles, it’s all about scouring for scents like balsam, pine, peppermint, and more. There’s something about shopping for a Christmas candle that just feels like the holiday itself. This is the time of year to get cozy and lighting a festive candle is the easiest way to set the mood, no matter if you’re in a large home decked out to the nines or a studio apartment where the only Christmas decor present comes in the form of candles.

To make it as easy as possible for you to pick up all of your favorite Christmas-inspired scents and Christmas-themed candles this year we carefully selected the 25 best. It’s best to stock up now so you can ensure your candle is still in stock. Here are some of the top Christmas candles you can buy now, with something for every scent preference and budget.

Noble Fir Garland Glass Jar Candle

I’m a fan of Christmas candles that are decorated to look over-the-top Christmasy, like this Voluspa candle that is made to look like a Christmas tree itself. You can save the jar long after use to house Christmas candies, matches, or anything you can think of. The Art Deco style will keep on giving for years to come.

"Holiday" Nightclub Map Candle

This candle is inspired by Billie Holiday herself, who used to tour around Harlem singing in the 1930s. The scent in this candle is inspired by the perfume she used to love, Emeraude, an aromatic green blend of fresh Winter spruce, pine needles, mint-infused eucalyptus, fir balsam, and spicy cedarwood developing into a feminine heart of ethereal blue hyacinth. Today, this candle makes a unique twist on celebrating the (Billie) holidays.

Holiday Classic Candle

Nest candles are famous for providing a clean burn with 100 percent cotton wicks. If you’re not typically a fan of “holiday-scented” candles, this might be a great alternative for you, since it’s top notes are all fruity, including pomegranate, orange, and more. It still has a bit of warmth thanks to the inclusion of cinnamon and cloves, but it won’t burn as an overwhelming balsam/pine style candle.

Ginger Biscuit Candle

This might be a pricier spend, but the strong scents of ginger, hazelnut, and tonika bean will be so enticing, it’ll be worth it. This option is perfect for anyone who thinks of sweet Christmas cookies and deserts when they think of the holidays. The sweet scent will make you feel like *someone* has been in the kitchen baking all day long. Santa, maybe?

DIRTY GINGERBREAD

For anyone who feels a little goth during the holidays (*raises hand*), this gingerbread candle is made with vegan friendly black wax. The black and white packaging provides a classic, muted look that’s acceptable to burn at any point of the year. But why change up your style just when it’s Christmas time? You can get the scent of the holidays with cloves and vanilla without the over-the-top decor.

Frasier Fir Pine Needle Candle

The Thymes Frasier Fir Pine Needle Candle is a crowd favorite for its remarkably crisp scent. This Christmas candle's refreshing notes of fir needles, cedarwood, and sandalwood are a near-exact scent match for an evergreen tree. Plus, if you're a fan of pretty votives, this one is accented with minimalist pine sprigs.

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Old Saint Wick 4-Wick Christmas Scented Candle

There are few things cozier than a roaring fire at Christmastime, and thankfully, the Oprah-approved Snif Old Saint Wick Christmas-Scented Candle smells of fresh-cut pine, balsam, and apple-blossom wood any of without that “down through the chimney” smokiness.

The emerald-green wax and glass votive will also complement your Christmas garlands gorgeously.

Cotton-Wick Holiday Candle

The next best thing to luxuriating in a grand hotel during the holiday break, Eloise-at-the-Plaza-style, is sparking the braided cotton wick of the Hotel Lobby Candle's Holiday scent.

This snow-white, 9.75-ounce Christmas candle comprises soy wax scented with evergreen, fresh pine, balsam fir, and blue spruce notes. It has a nearly perfect 5-star rating from reviewers, who tout its long-lasting scent, generous (but not overpowering) throw, and gift-ready, bow-wrapped packaging.

I Have A Cabin Upstate Candle

Transport yourself to the deep-woods cabin of your dreams by sparking the Literie “I Have a Cabin Upstate” candle. This Christmas candle brings the hygge like no other: Its smoke and pine notes smell just like a fire crackling away in the hearth... sans all of the stoking and poking you have to do for the real deal.

Comfort Zone Scented Candle

If you’re one of those people who doesn’t need the start of the holidays to feel comfy and cozy at home, this is the perfect candle for you. Just like the label says, it smells like “the joy of missing out” along with coffee and cedarwood. Sometimes the holidays can be exhausting, and saying no to one or two functions is always a good idea when you’re at home with this heavenly-scented candle.

Holiday Scented Candles

Every holiday season, Diptyque launches a limited-edition candle trio that's perfect for gifting... or keeping all to yourself (don't worry, we don't judge).

Diptyque's holiday 2023 candle trio includes three all-new, super cozy scents that pair perfectly with any mood. They are Sapin (Pine Tree), Délice (Delight), Coton (Cotton), and the three of them lit at once create instant holiday-atmosphere perfection.

Winter Night Stars Candle

The Yankee Candle Winter Night Stars scent is heartwarming and even a little bit fancier than you'd expect. At first sniff, this new Christmas candle is cool and clean, pairing eucalyptus with citrus, but the unexpected rose, amber, and musk notes deepen the fragrance and leave a lovely lingering perfume in the room.

Cranberry Holiday Candle

This Christmas candle from Rifle Paper Co. has a pretty powerful scent, but that's exactly why we love it. It completely cozies up a room with its balsam, cranberry, and cedarwood fragrance, without even needing to be lit. Its crimson votive and pretty illustration also give it a holiday party-ready look.

Balsam & Cedar Vanity Tin Candle

This Christmas candle smells just like a tree farm, with its fresh pine-needle notes and airy, camphorous scent. If you're not really the outdoorsy type, lighting Illume's Balsam & Cedar candle can be your way of enjoying the great, snowy outdoors this season while staying warm and all tucked in.

Christmas Tree Scented Soy Candle

This candle from Two Goats Candle Co. is hand-poured in small batches and it’s made from 100 percent U.S.-grown soy wax. With its strong scent of patchouli, cedarwood, and fir needles, lighting up this candle fills your home with scents reminiscent of Christmas. Reviewers love that “the odor lasts long after the candle is out.”

Latkes and Lights Candle

Prepare your space for an olfactory Hanukkah feast by sparking the Latkes and Lights candle from Homesick. After all, one of the best parts about celebrating any holiday is the food that goes along with it. Even if you’re not going for a full feast this year, this candle will make you feel like you were cooking all day long.

This candle has notes of butter, pomegranate, pound cake, and musk that evoke the applesauce-dipped latkes and sufganiyot (jelly donuts). They are the essential — and best — parts of the traditional dinner.

Adorned Candle Collection (Set of 6)

Each of Otherland's Adorned Collection candles is a total gem, from the multifaceted fragrances to those jewel-toned vessels. But if you simply can't choose just one, the whole set of six will make for a positively dazzling holiday.

The scents are Alpine Crystal, Boudoir Rouge, Cinnamon Musk, Dessert First, Forest Veil, and Pomander Woods. Ranging from sweet and sophisticated to icy-cool and fireplace woodsy, these Christmas candles smell just as decadent as they look.

25-Day Candle Advent Calendar

Now, this is our kind of advent calendar! Apotheke's 25-Day Advent Calendar features 16 2.5 oz scented candles, two 5 oz candles, two 1.5 oz alcohol free diffusers, a candle trimmer, candle snuffer, candle centerer, stunning coaster, and match set. It’s a candle-lover’s dream!

Some of the scents are ideal Christmas candles, like Firewood and Charred Fig, while others like Sea Salt Grapefruit and Hinoki Lavender are evergreen favorites to enjoy any time.

Holiday Votive Trio Candles

No candle brand does naughtiness better than Boy Smells, and this trio of Christmas candles has just the right amount of it. The Incensorial, Broken Rosary, and Spiritous scents each have their own intoxicating scent bouquet, spiked with just a hint of something mysterious that you can't quite put your finger on.

No. 04 Candle Wax Refill

If you're a hardcore candle collector, you've probably amassed a lot of beautiful, used-up vessels over the years, and you're running out of clever ways to use them.

Here’s an idea: Why not give them a second life by refilling them with Siblings’ Scent No 04? As one reviewer says, “It smells like Christmas trees with undertones of mint and something kind of sweet.”

This candle wax refill helps you cut down on waste by using plant-based packaging. Plus, the process of refilling your chosen (and safe!) vessel is super easy.

Library Collection Charles Dickens Candle

Honor Christmas in your heart with this fan-favorite Christmas candle from Paddywax's Library Collection, inspired by the works of Charles Dickens — specifically his story A Christmas Carol.

Its juicy tangerine, herbaceous juniper, and spicy clove are a feast for the senses. We think this candle makes a nice Christmas gift for teachers, too.

No.1 Fireplace and Clove Candle

This is the kind of Christmas candle we love to light, even in the off-season. (Think of it as a fire-pit candle, then.) The Outdoor Fellow No. 1 candle evokes the comforting smell of a crackling woodstove with its warming notes of bergamot, cedarwood ashes, clove buds, and juniper berries.

Portable Xmas Tree Candle

There are few things more comforting than gathering around a glowing hearth during the holiday season, but not everyone has this cozy amenity at home.

Our solution: Spark the Portable Xmas Tree candle from D.S. & Durga. It's a riff on the brand's famed Portable Fireplace scent that's oh-so-right for the holidays. This candle sumptuously perfumes any room with its woodsy blend of fir, cedar, and spruce.

O Christmas Tree Scented Ornaments with Hooks

This set of scented sticks and ornament holders from Scentsicles provides a more family-friendly alternative to a lit Christmas candle. You can hang them by their included hooks high up on your artificial Christmas tree to enjoy the instantly recognizable smell of balsam fir, juniper berries, and clementine rind all season long.

Mulled Wine Holiday Candle

You don't have to be a mulled wine drinker to appreciate its aromatic allure: This soul-warming elixir usually contains red wine, brandy, cloves, cinnamon, and orange rinds. But if you simply want to savor the scent, this candle offers the best shortcut.

Simply spark this candle to enjoy its notes of cabernet, red currant, patchouli, and cedarwood any time — no stovetop simmering required!

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