Nobody Asked for This but I Ranked Every Bath and Body Works Holiday Candle for the Sake of Merry Cheer

Much like a toasty fire and Vanessa Hudgens triumphantly playing three different characters, holiday candles are one of the hallmarks (yes, pun intended) of the season. Specifically, that of the overwhelmingly festive Bath & Body Works variety.

But I need to confess something: I've never been a huge candle person. Sure, I've always had candles around that were given to me as gifts because I was too anxious to toss 'em in fear of hurting the candle-giver's feelings (yes, I'm working through that thank you for the concern). Still, they sat un-lit.

Cue, 2020: I moved in with my significant other a few months ago, and for our first holiday season (in this rather memorable, rather...indoorsy year), I decided to lean into every Instagram-ad standard of what it means to create a "home." That means candles! And lots of 'em!

So what better way to dive headfirst into my newfound ~candlehood~ than by testing out the best, brightest, coziest, and downright mystical scents of the holiday season by Bath & Body Works? The result: My apartment smells like paying Manhattan rent to live within four gingerbread walls.

Without further ado, my beginner-but-now-expert-level ranking of the 2020 holiday candles from the scent mecca: Bath & Body Works.