Don’t you think, everything looks magical and more beautiful when seen in warm, candlelight? That’s the beauty of candles! Candles are associated heavily with Holidays, which is why Christmas is also fondly called the festival of lights. The lighting of candles signifies the birth of Jesus and the renewed life force, which inspire people around the globe to start afresh. Therefore, it’s a must to decorate your house with beautiful and colorful candles during Christmas. Below we have gathered 40 Christmas candle images to help you create a magical atmosphere in your house. Take a look!
40 Christmas Candle Images
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Traditional Christmas Candle Décor:
How pretty does this pristine white candle look surrounded by several smaller accents such as ornaments in different color and sizes, flowers, greeneries and more? The entire setting looks very elegant with the right amount of sparkle and color.
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Rustic Christmas Candle:
This Christmas candle setting is both rustic and beautiful. The candleholders- one with a marble effect and one surrounded by pinecones, are the highlight of this setting.
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Elegant Christmas Candle Decoration:
Here’s another elegant Christmas decoration idea, perfect for windowsills. The candle holders with golden print look a lot like mason jars. You just need to find something simple and place a medium sized white pillar candle inside it.
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A Starry Affair:
This wooden candle holder with star-shaped cutouts looks extraordinarily beautiful. The cutouts will emit the beautiful candle glow. The other two-star themed candle holders are also looking beyond stunning.
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Go For Red:
This Christmas candle setting has used nothing but natural elements to make it stand out. Firstly, put red roses or any red flower of your choice in a cylindrical, transparent vase. You can adhere the flower to the vase using florist’s tape. Pour water and add cranberries and a floating candle. You’re set.
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Candles In Chandelier:
Here’s another unique way to make use of candles for Christmas decoration. It’s basically a wreath, which has been turned into a chandelier and topped with candlesticks.
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Christmas Tree Shaped Candles:
Christmas tree shaped candles would also make a pretty alternative to the regular pillar candles people generally use during the Christmas. The entire setting looks stunning with two gorgeous birds sitting pretty on the grass.
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Pails And Sand:
Since this candle setting requires pail and sand, we think it would make a great addition to a coastal or nautical themed Christmas decoration. You just need to fill aluminum buckets with sand and insert candlesticks in it.
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Mason Jar Candle Decoration:
Mason jar candle decoration just doesn’t seem to get old. It’s a perfect way to give a rustic and festive touch to your decoration. You can easily replicate the one featured in this picture. You need to wrap a mason jar with plaid ribbon and secure it with twine and pinecone. Place a pillar candle inside the jar and you’re set.
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Surround It With Greenery:
If you have glass cylinders of varying sizes in your house, you can turn them into winter wonderlands by following just a couple of steps. Put a smaller cylinder inside a larger one, sprinkling fake snow in between. Add some sprigs of greenery to give it a woodland look. Put a votive or small pillar candle and you’re done.
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Sort The Candles Serial Wise:
How about sorting the candles serial wise, as seen in the picture? It’s a pretty glass cylinder with a pillar candle inside it. One of the vases are decorated with striped ribbon, but you can do it for all the vases to give an over the top feel.
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Traditional Christmas Candle:
We totally loved the idea of using small, earthen pots as candle holders. Give it a prettier touch by decorating it with greens and faux berries. Present in a tray filled with metallic baubles.
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Red And White:
Here’s another simple candle decoration you can try at home. You just have to wrap festive looking tape or ribbon on a white pillar candle. Washi tapes, especially, would make a lovely decoration.
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Wooden Candleholder:
Here’s another beautiful example of the wooden candleholder. The entire setting is exuding rustic vibes. And we also loved the idea of keeping everything white, right from the candles to the tablecloth.
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Birch Candles:
This one’s another beauty! The candleholder is made out our birch wood and spray painted gray to give it a sophisticated effect. Small sized, tea light candles would work best for such candle holders. And if the area is color coordinated, it will look even better.
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Pinecones And Candles:
All you need to do is head to your backyard and collect pinecones to make this gorgeous setting. The color combination of lavender and brown is looking stunning.
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Gold And White:
The color combination of white and gold gives an elegant and sophisticated look to the decoration. If you’re planning on something similar, you can go for this Christmas candle decoration idea. All the three candles are handmade using glitters and golden tape.
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Put It In A Lantern:
A teeny tiny candle in a well-decorated lantern can never go out of fashion. First, paint the lantern white, both inside out and decorate it with natural elements, such as pine leaves, pinecones, and berries. Put a tea light candle inside it and you’re done.
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Cookies And Candles:
Cookies and candles, the combination sounds weird, right? Don’t worry, we’re not asking you to eat it. Cookies and candles would make a lovely pair for decoration as well, as seen in the picture.
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Paint It Red:
Nothing can be more fitting than a red candle setting for Christmas decoration. In this picture, a red candle is wrapped with red strings and a beaded garland. We also loved the idea of placing fresh cranberries and lemons near the red candle. It’s creating a lovely effect.
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An Elegant Setup:
How pretty and elegant is this Christmas candle setting? The marine-themed candles look beautiful placed with mini Christmas tree, candle votives and other decoration items on the mantelpiece.
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A Pretty Spread:
Make your Christmas dinner even more special by surprising your guests with this gorgeous candle setting. The log is making the perfect holder for candles, particularly because it’s decorated with greens, a bird figurine, and other natural elements.
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Go Green:
Display your love of nature and everything that comes with it by arranging this beautiful Christmas candle setting. A bowl is filled with leaves and pinecones and then topped with a white pillar candle. It’s a super easy idea and anyone can do it.
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White And Green:
A white and green candle setting, something like seen in this picture, would also make a lovely addition to your décor. The silver platter, especially, would add vistas to the overall setting.
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Green And White Setting:
This green and white candle setting would be more than fitting for your Christmas table. Small sized green colored candle votives are used to beautify the table along with a few other elements, such as pinecones and a pretty silver tray.
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Golden Candle:
Give a glamorous touch to your decoration by making this beautiful golden candle. Now you must be wondering why we’re asking you to make the candle? That’s because it’s incredibly easy to make, with just a handful of supplies. Pair it with ribbons and faux or real leaves and you’re good to go.
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Round Vase And Candle Votives:
Believe us or not, but these are faux candles, which are even reflecting light on the round glass. There are some glass chips on the base, which are giving the appearance of snow, quite fitting for a Christmas decoration. All and all, the decoration is looking very beautiful and classy.
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Elaborate Candle Holder:
If you want, you can even go for an elaborate candle holder instead of going for every other small or big element. This type of decoration will look classy, sophisticated and won’t even cover the entire region. And not to forget, it will be clutter free as well.
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Ice Candles:
This pretty ice candle never ceases to surprise me. As complicated as it may seem, you can easily make it yourself using a Bundt pan. All you need to do is freeze water with pine leaves and when it’s set, put it outside with a tea light candle in the center.
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Gray And White:
Here’s another pretty candle decoration you can try to replicate this Christmas. The color combination of white and gray looks absolutely fantastic. The setting, which includes pinecones, incense sticks, antlers and dried fruits, is incredibly modern.
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Green Poinsettia Flower:
This intricately woven, green poinsettia flower pillar candle would create a beautiful presentation in your home décor. We totally heart the metallic finish of the candles. It has the perfect amount of shimmer and shine and will fill the house with a subtle glow.
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Little Houses:
Where can we possibly get these outstanding candle holders? I mean just look at the creativity. Little aluminum houses with plenty of windows would make perfect candle holders, especially during Christmas. They will create a Christmas village setting while filling your house with a warm glow.
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Christmas Candle Outdoor Decoration:
No, candle decoration doesn’t always have to be for indoors. With a bit of creativity and inspiration, you can easily create a strikingly beautiful candle decoration outdoors as well. In this picture, we see large cylinders filled with faux snow and pillar candles. The cranberries and pine leaves are adding to the rusticity of this décor.
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Tattooed Candle:
This is one of the easiest ways to dress up the candle for Christmas. Just get hold of some tattoos or stickers in vibrant or multicolored shades and wrap or stick it around the candle. That’s it!
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Pinecones Candles:
Give a unique touch to your decoration by placing these pinecone shaped candles on your coffee table or mantelpiece. Pair the candles with plastic Christmas tree as seen in the picture to make a stunning scene.
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Geometrical Candle Holders:
We can’t take our eyes off these beautiful geometrical shaped candle holders. They come in beautiful shades, such as rose gold and of course, stately shape and would look more than beautiful placed on the mantelpiece or coffee table.
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Use Wine Glasses As Candle Holder:
Here’s another easy and stately way to perk up your Christmas decoration. First, put a few sprigs of leaves in a glass and invert it. Next, put some leaves on the stem of the glass and top it with round candles.
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Windowsill Candle Decoration:
Never make the mistake of leaving out your windowsill while decorating your house, because it’s the windows that bring in light and are of the focal point of everyone’s attention. The decoration featured here is pretty simple with elegant candleholders and candlesticks placed on the windowsills.
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Christmas Tree Shaped Candles:
These Christmas tree shaped candles are so beautiful that we’ll feel bad when they’ll melt in the heat. If you’re going for something similar, just avoid burning it at all.
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Pink And Purple:
A combination of pink and purple has always been popular and it looks beautiful as well. So give your house a whimsical touch by creating this stunning pink and purple Christmas candle setting. We totally loved the addition of metallic accents in the setting.
So what do you think about these Christmas candle images? Aren’t they absolutely gorgeous? Share your favorite Christmas candle pictures with us by commenting below.
