Christmas 2026

Christmas, the Essy's Way

For the people who still get excited when the first lights appear. Come in for traditions worth keeping, homes that glow, things worth eating, presents worth giving and all the lovely anticipation in between.

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A warm living room at dusk with a lit fireplace and garland, candles on the coffee table and a tall Christmas tree with green velvet bows and wrapped gifts.

A laptop showing the Essyspictures YouTube channel beside a Starbucks holiday cup and croissants on a newspaper.

Make It Feel Magical

For anticipation, traditions and the things you never really grew out of.

A gold ribbed glass Christmas bauble with a dark green velvet bow hanging on a lit tree.

Make Home Glow

Trees with stories, warm light and a house that smells unmistakably like December.

A Starbucks holiday cup and a glittered glass Christmas ornament with a pine sprig, styled on folded cloths.

Stay in Tonight

Picky bits, familiar films, Christmas pyjamas and nowhere else to be.

A festive grazing board with cheese, figs, grapes, olives and bread on a candlelit table set with green napkins, a lit Christmas tree behind.

Gather Beautifully

Good food, thoughtful presents and hosting without spending Christmas in the kitchen.

Plan

Plan It Gently, Then Enjoy It

A little preparation at the right moment leaves December free for the good parts.

When to start preparing for Christmas · Christmas dinner for two

A small Christmas tree in a wicker basket by Esther's front door, decorated with red tartan baubles and a matching bow.

Feature

Yes, There Really Are Eight Christmas Trees

It wasn't a decorating plan. They simply multiplied. One by the front door, the big story-filled tree in the living room, three snowy alpine trees by the record player, little trees upstairs and rather more Christmas happening outside. Somehow, it works.

Come inside our Christmas home

A snowy Christmas market square at dusk, wooden stalls hung with garlands and lanterns, a lit tree and a church tower behind.

Travel

Go Somewhere That Has Completely Committed to Christmas

Some cities understand the assignment.

Explore Christmas markets

Cabinet

A Little Organisation. A Lot More Christmas.

Plan now. More Christmas later.

Take a look

A snowy cobbled village street at dusk with stone cottages, a glowing lantern, wreaths on green doors and warmly lit windows.

Advent

Twenty-Four Evenings in Hollowpine

A small door for each evening of December. Behind each one: a short story, a quiet invitation and one gentle thing to try. Free, and yours to open at your own pace.

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