We love hunting down the trends for Christmas decorations with you, year after year, helping you add to what makes your holiday so unique OR helping you reimagine what your designs could be!
Get ready to explore some popular and trending Christmas themes for this year, as well as how you can pull off the perfect look.
Popular Christmas Themes for 2025
This season, many common Christmas themes center around the warmth of nostalgia with a classic feel. For some, that nostalgia means the reds and greens of a classic Christmas theme; for others, it involves the best of the Ralph Lauren Christmas revival, and for others, it might invoke Grinch-inspired decorations and other whimsical accents that remind them of fond childhood Christmas memories.
One other way to celebrate the season is through understated luxury, simple glass ornaments that exude charm and elegance, and warm, vintage textiles and fabrics. Some trending Christmas color schemes this year are, of course, red and green inspired classics, along with metallic tones of gold and champagne. For those interested in a vintage aesthetic, metallic reds and greens are also popular. Tartans in Christmas colors are also going to prove popular this year.
With this high-level groundwork set, let’s take a closer look at some of the basic themes that are going to predominate this season, and how you can capitalize on them through our curated Christmas collections.
Classic Christmas
Red, green and gold are the colors that prevail in our Classic Christmas collection. Explore glass Christmas ornament sets in red and gold, with elegant scrollwork and patterning that will capture the light and joy of the season in classic colors that underscore the light of the season.
This collection is also rich in luxurious ribbon and sprays reflecting the same metallic and red-and-green floral and natural elements and are custom-picked to create a unified sense of harmony throughout the other Christmas decorations we’ve chosen for it.
Warm flickering light is another element that’s trending this year, because it simulates candlelight and produces a cozy and welcoming glow. A great way to capture this aesthetic is with our cluster lights, which you can use on the tree, on wreaths, on garlands, and in other Christmas greenery. These cluster lights work well not just with our Classic Christmas decorations, but with our Ralph Lauren-inspired preppy plaid collection.
Preppy Plaid (Ralph-Lauren-Inspired Christmas Decorations)
This year, we experienced the Ralph Lauren revival. Inspired by the simple opulence of vintage textiles like red and green plaid, many are falling back on the warm and inviting feeling that the Ralph Lauren Christmas decorations of the 90s produced. Think of the way high-end malls and department stores used to be decorated right before 2000. That’s the sort of effect our Preppy Plaid collection captures effortlessly.
Like our Classic Christmas collection, the Ralph Lauren Christmas-inspired collection also contains a lot of red, dark green, and weathered gold or brass elements. Increasing on the theme of elegance, however, there’s a bit more of a touch of pearl. In fact, many of the decorations included in both collections are compatible with each other!
Ultimately, think of this collection as simple, yet sophisticated. It leans on maximalist design with a charm that arises from the insinuation of luxury materials rather than ornate workmanship. If that’s for you, then this Christmas theme will prove perfect for your home this year.
Oh Holy Night
Warm champagne and rich, pastel mint and aqua dominate the color scheme of our Luxe Noel, “Oh Holy Night” collection. Like our Classic Christmas collection, this one suggests simple elegance, just in a slightly different color scheme.
In addition, the Christmas ornaments sets that we offer which reflect the overarching color scheme of this collection are best graced by Christmas florals and ribbon from the collection which we’ve carefully selected for compatibility.
The elements in our Luxe Noel collection are also somewhat reminiscent of provincial, French Country decor, as a result of their washes whites and muted champagne golds and blues, with a touch of pearl. Any homes that appreciate the understated elegance of French Country decor will love our Luxe Noel collection; see for yourself at the previous link.
Storyville Christmas
For those of you who love whimsical Christmas decorations, particularly those that are either Grinch-inspired or reflective of similar whimsical illustrations, don’t miss a chance to immerse yourself in the world of our Storyville collection.
The trees, ornaments, ribbons and other Christmas decorations and accents in this collection seem to have come to life right from the red-and-green pages of a book by Dr. Seuss himself. The whimsical curves, bright colors and fanciful, feathery embellishments of this collection are just the ticket for creating an immersive interior that vibrates with the pulse and wonder of the Christmas season!
Vintage Christmas
Another trend that may prove popular this year is a vintage Christmas trend, keying in on throwback shapes, colors and other elements. Our Retro Brites collection is full of these, with ornate pieces elaborately decorated in reflective, metallic-tone ornaments in a rainbow of rich, saturated colors.
Other common elements in our Retro Brites collection include retro light strands, jewel Christmas ornaments, authentic drop glass Christmas ornaments, ceramic Christmas trees that are perfect as tabletop and desktop Christmas decorations, LED umbrella lights, and more.
If you’re yearning for a return to some throwback Christmas themes, immerse yourself in our Retro Brites collection, gather some inspiration and let your vision come to life this season!
Bundle and Save with Christmas Ornament Sets
Here’s one more pro tip for you: if you’re shopping through our Christmas collections and are wondering how you can bundle to save both time and money, instead of buying all your ornaments piecemeal, look for the Christmas ornament sets you’ll find in each collection. They are themed for compatibility with the collections in which they are organized, streamlining decoration and ornament selection, and when you buy sets, you can save on the overall cost of decorating.
Your BEST Christmas EVER Starts Today!
Still forming your grand vision? Get more familiar with each of the Christmas collections mentioned in this article for some visual cues on how you can tie it all together, then let your inspiration shine through your creations. And, as a final thought, make sure you share with us on your socials. Tag us with #dwchristmas for a chance to be featured!