Christmas table decorations - our pick of the best

Looking for Christmas table decorations and ideas on how to use them? With the dining table being the focal point of Christmas Day family celebrations it's worth investing some time in getting it right, after all we want the table to look its best after all the effort of preparing such a feast! Go for a show-stopping center piece, such as a large Christmas tree-shaped glass jar that can be filled with treats, such as cookies or sweets. Add flickering candlelight with an Alpine scene tealight holder and choose some luxe crackers for a real style statement. Dress up your place settings with quirky and fun stockings for the cutlery and chalkboard place mat sheets - these are great for adding some personality and making sure everyone knows where to be seated. Christmas-themed cheeseboards and bowls are the perfect finishing touches - just add the nibbles! Take a look at these great Christmas table decorating ideas to ensure the table is fully dressed for the occasion.

Made from strong glass and shaped just like a Christmas tree, this clever vase can be filled with a variety of different festive treats for a unique display. Simply lift the top third of the tree to reveal a hollow centre and fill with Christmas sweets or battery-powered LED fairy lights. 

Glass Christmas Tree Jar, £40, Cox and Cox.

Serve Christmas cake on this beautifully decorated plate, featuring illustrations inspired by a fresh holly wreath. When the cake is all gone, which doesn't take long, it would double up as a cheese plate or even a charger plate to create a table display using pillar candles. 

Holly Wreath Cake Plate, £49.95, Emma Bridgewater.

Create a stunning table centrepiece with these stunning white porcelain tea light holders. Elegantly etched and featuring delicate punched hole patterns, to create a natural scene that glows from the warm candlelight within. The new designs for Christmas, are Star, Tree and Angel. Tea lights not included. 

Luna Porcelain Tea Light Holder, £15, Not on the High Street.

Kick start the festivities with these charming Christmas crackers. Filled with the finest gifts, including household trinkets and tools, each cracker is wrapped in a traditional Nutcracker print and beautifully finished with grosgrain ribbon. Pack of six. 

Nutcracker Parade Crackers, £24.95, Liberty.

Give your Christmas table a personal and rustic touch with a set of 10 chalkboard placemat sheets. The quirky black placemats are printed on to thick FSC-certified paper with a smooth matt finish. Decorate or write straight on to the disposable papers. 

Chalkboard Christmas Dinner Placemat Sheets, £6, Not On The High Street.

Add some character to your Christmas dinner party. An alternative to the napkin ring, this quirky cutlery stocking is certain to be a conversation starter. Sold as a set of two. Polyester and cotton. 

Cutlery Christmas Stocking, £5, John Lewis.

Ignite the excitement within little ones, by keeping up the tradition of leaving a treat for Santa on Christmas Eve. Leave out a mince pie for Santa and a carrot for Rudolph with the help of this 3 piece Christmas treat set; complete with Santa plate, carrot plate and naughty/nice list plate. 

Santa’s 3 Piece Christmas Treat Set, £8, Matalan.

Skilfully crafted from a variety of dried flowers and grasses, this traditional-style candle holder makes a lovely centrepiece for the Christmas table. It would also be very at home on a hallway console table or dressing the mantelpiece. Candles not included. 

Victorian-style Dried Flower Candle Holder, £29, Bloom.

Give dining tables an instant festive makeover with the addition of a decorative tablecloth. Clothing the table with this beautiful glittery star design not only makes it instantly festive it products surfaces from gravy and wine spills because it’s PVC, with a semi matt finish.

Star Gold Glitter PVC Tablecloth, £20, Next.

Add an English country house feel to the Christmas table this year with the addition of this elegant stainless steel and brass trug. This versatile piece would be ideal for an ice bucket for bubbles to serve with dinner, but equally as stunning filled with seasonal fruits for a table centre piece. 

Stag Trug, £55, Marks & Spencer.

Add a creative touch to your Christmas dinner table with this set of decorative wooden stars. The delicately whitewashed finish makes them ideal for embellishing all tabletops - complementing wood, zinc, marble and festive tablecloths. Because the stars are wooden they can simply be gathered up at the end of each dinner party and stored until they are needed again. 

Wooden Star Table Scatters, £9.50, Cox & Cox.