Christmas Dinnerware & Serveware

Make Merry with Christmas Plates

Eat, drink and be merry with Christmas plates and holiday dinnerware. As family and friends return home for the festivities, set the table in seasonal colors with Christmas dishes featuring jolly designs. Want to give your dining room a formal feel? Choose modern Christmas dinnerware with subtle nods to the holiday; think hues of deep red and forest green, or white plates with simple snowflake designs. Or, repurpose your Thanksgiving dinner plates to enjoy your favorite holiday meals. Use Christmas bowls, salad plates and Christmas glasses from the same collection to achieve a look of contemporary cohesion. Then, add layers to your tablescape with a decorative charger plate beneath your Christmas dinner plates and napkins to complete the fine-dining ambience. If you've opted for a simple solid-colored Christmas dish set, take the opportunity to go all out with the details. Christmas napkins embroidered with merry sayings or evergreen trees and cinched with Christmas napkin rings provide a delightful level of yuletide cheer without overwhelming the tablescape. A berry-infused centerpiece with pillar or taper candles rounds out the look.

Christmas Dishes for Casual Settings

If you prefer a more laid-back approach to your holiday, opt for Christmas dinnerware featuring playful imagery instead. Christmas tree plates are a classic choice, while just adding Christmas salad plates is an easy way to dress up your everyday dishes. For a fun twist on place card holders, write each guest's name on a gift tag and tie it to an ornament; then, let them keep the ornaments as a parting gift once the meal is over. Hosting little ones? Set the kids' table with break-resistant melamine Christmas plates and paper placemats to protect the table's surface from spills. No matter which holiday plates you select, keep the table decorations uncomplicated with a bowl of colorful baubles and faux pine atop a Christmas table runner in the center.

Mealtime with Christmas Dinnerware

Once you've selected the Christmas dinnerware set that best suits your holiday style, it's time to think about your menu. When guests arrive, start by serving hor d'oeuvres such as charcuterie and seasonal fruit in the living room on Christmas appetizer plates so that guests can mingle by the tree and appreciate your decorating prowess. Once the timer goes off in the kitchen, invite everyone to the table to start on the meal. If you are serving multiple courses, make sure to set out petite Christmas bowls for the soup and Christmas salad plates for the greens. After the main dish has had a little time to cool, bring it to the table and carve up generous helpings to heap onto each person's Christmas plate. Seasonal sides such as gravy, mashed potatoes and green bean casserole are a must if you are serving turkey or ham, but Christmas dishes full of empanadas or beet salad may pair better with your entree depending on your family's traditions. Don't forget to coordinate your Christmas serving dishes with the style of your plates to give the table a cohesive look. While it may be tempting to fill up on all the amazing options already on the table, be sure your loved ones leave a little room for something sweet, too. Whether you prefer to enjoy that part of the meal before or after presents, a dessert-sized Christmas plate set makes those yuletide cookies, pies and breads taste even better. Make sure to look for Christmas dinner plates that are dishwasher-safe to facilitate the post-meal cleanup so you can enjoy your well-deserved slumber after the festivities. Looking for more holiday gift ideas? Explore our Christmas store to discover ornaments, Christmas stockings and other holiday goodies.