Santa, tell me if you’re really there. Don’t make me fall in love again if he won’t be here next year! 

The Christmas songs are in full swing now as we approach the most beautiful holiday of the year. Some see their family, others see their friends, but all of us are here to see the oodles of fairy lights decorating each nook and cranny of homes and businesses alike. There’s nothing quite like it; as though a bunch of stars have fallen to Earth and blessed us with their presence. 

Thanks to this subreddit, quite nicely called r/christmas, we get the chance to see all the creative ways people decided to decorate their homes, as well as their towns. It’s gorgeous, it’s cozy, and I want to be a cat living in most of these places. Maybe in the next life… 

Don’t forget to upvote your favorites, and tell us in the comments how you’ll be celebrating this year, whether you celebrate at all, and if you’re decorating in any special way or not. If by the end of this you’re still craving more holiday inspiration, here’s another Bored Panda list to keep you going. Now let’s get into it! 

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#1 The Bookshelf Village Is Up! Merry Christmas

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A tree. A garland. Some baubles. You’re essentially done. That’s the bare minimum that anyone needs to decorate for Christmas to make it obvious what holiday they’re celebrating. But then people decide to add stockings, 5M fairy lights, as well as the cutest little bits of cutlery and crockery anyone could have imagined existing. 

The members of the subreddit community r/christmas have been very busy this year. Many of them shared their works of art online, and today we are privileged to have some of the most incredible ones present on this list. But how did we ever come up with such novel ways of decorating, such as a garland of light-up multicolored bulbs? 

#2 My First Attempt At Decorating 12′ Skelly

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#3 My Lights In The Snow

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This custom goes way back to when Christmas trees were first decorated using simple candlelight, but now the use of string lights goes far beyond festivities, as it’s an easy way to bring an aura of coziness to any environment. 

But it goes even deeper than that. According to Olivia Hannigan, a writer at The Knight Crier, the combinations of lights and colors all packed into one area puts the brain on an emotional overload, leading people to feel more fulfilled or comforted. 

#4 My Cat Has The Best Seat In The House

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#5 Christmas Postbox Hat

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#6 Colorful Christmas

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A study of the health benefits of light showed that playing with light stimuli can “induce specific emotions, behaviors and mood” and can be a “source of aesthetic pleasure or environmental enjoyment” because of how light engages with “electrical brain activity, influencing the neurotransmitters.” Lights go flicker flicker and my brain is like ‘whoa, that’s just like me!’

But all these lights come at a cost. Also, some of these designs that we see here are a little difficult to replicate easily. Not only do they require space, but also the know-how to make it all come together in a cohesive way. Also, the cost of living crisis that’s been affecting more and more households isn’t helping one bit. Thankfully, one doesn’t need to sell their left foot in order to make their home more festive!

#7 My Mom Passed Away Suddenly On December 4th. She Gave Me Our Christmas Village In July. We Haven’t Set It Up In Almost 25 Years. I Wish She Could See It One More Time

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#8 We Let Our Son Pick Out A New Tree Topper This Year. How’d He Do?

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#9 I Don’t Have That Biggest Apartment But I Always Make Enough Room For Christmas

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With a little crafting and a whole lot of imagination, anything is possible. Holly Walsh, a content editor at Ideal Home, has put together a list of some of the most approachable and beginner-friendly projects to spice up your home, and we’re not just talking about cinnamon sticks!

Hang some handmade stars. Arrange lengths of wooden dowel into star shapes, wrap the ends together with florist wire, and then add beads, glitter, or faux berries for a little more pizzazz. Jazz up some jam jars by gluing glitter onto them and placing candles inside them. Create an easy bauble chandelier with the help of hula hoops, baubles, and gift wrap! 

#10 This Neighborhood Is Lit

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#11 Merry Christmas! From Our Ambulance To Yours

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#12 This South Park Woodland Critters Christmas Decoration Can’t Be Beat

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Honestly, the trick here is to use what’s available to you. Paint some newspapers in festive colors, fold them into fan shapes, and glue them together to make paper baubles. Furthermore, you can cut out custom snowflakes and hang them all throughout the house for a snowy look. Bake gingerbread or shortcake biscuits in heart or star shapes and decorate them with white icing to make the dinner table look nice. 

If this is all too complex or time-consuming for you, then just invest in tons of cheap baubles and fairy lights and that’ll be more than enough. The fact of the matter is that no matter how your home looks this Christmas, it’s the heart that counts. 

#13 He’s Imperfectly Perfect! A True Misfit! (Bumble On The 12 Ft Home Depot Skeleton)

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#14 Have Long Wanted To Bring Some Red To The Festive Table

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#15 New Village Set Up This Year

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Same goes for Christmas gifts. If things are a bit too complex finance-wise, then maybe some shared experiences could be all the more interesting. Going for a special walk, baking cookies together, cooking a festive meal, or even watching a movie together with a bottle of wine and good vibes could be enough. 

You make Christmas special, not some gift! So I very much hope that this holiday season brings you nothing but joy, dear Pandas! Don’t fret about a thing, just enjoy these fantastic bits of holiday cheer. Upvote your favorites, leave some comments below, and I shall see you all in the next one!

#16 My House During The Best Time Of The Year

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#17 The Town I Work In Has Crocheted Mice In Baubles On Post Boxes For Christmas

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#18 My Ultimately Magical Christmas Tablescape

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#19 Gingerbread House Does It Again

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#20 Christmas Decorations I Found In New York Street. I Liked The Vibes A Lot

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#21 My House In Salisbury, NC Decorated For Christmas

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#22 Jellyfish

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#23 I Can’t Get Over How Cozy And Festive Our Fireplace Looks

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#24 Walking Around The Neighborhood

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#25 First Time Using Colored Lights

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#26 Christmas Doorstep

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#27 It’s Not The Fanciest Place, But I Think It’s Pretty Cozy At Christmas

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#28 Christmas Decorations

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#29 This Christmas Light Display That Looks Like A Candy Tree

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#30 I Present You My Porch Dressed For Christmas

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#31 I Turn The Lights On Before Going To Work So I Can Come Home To The Glow

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#32 A Tree Blew Over On Our House A Few Weeks Ago. Before It Gets Fixed, We Incorporated It Into Our Christmas Decorations

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#33 And So It Begins! Can’t Wait To Decorate The Rest Of The House

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#34 My Parents Decorated Their Mini Pub

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#35 One Way To Decorate Your Fireplace

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#36 Santa To Some. Krampus To Others

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#37 Merry Christmas From Calvin And Hobbes

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#38 My Grinch House

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#39 This Year’s Lights

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#40 We Have Spent This Very Wet And Windy Day Completing This Beautiful Doorway

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#41 Having A House And The Money To Put Up The Lights Were Always My 2 Childhood Wishes. They Came True This Year

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#42 Have An Atmospheric Christmas

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#43 Christmas Dinner Table

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#44 Merry Christmas From My Front Porch

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#45 Our Realtor Gave Us A Christmas Ornament Of Our New House

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#46 Merry And Bright

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#47 The Lunar Eclipse And An Early Christmas

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#48 Bought One Of Those Spinning Glitter Lanterns

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#49 Christmas Village Almost Done

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#50 Built My Wife A Snowman Out Of Her Presents

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#51 The Set Up Gets A Little Bigger Every Year

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#52 I Had To Grind For This View

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#53 My Dad’s Flying Christmas Lights

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#54 I Have Always Wanted To Go Big

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#55 This Hat They Put On The T-Rex At My University During The Holidays

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#56 Rediscover Inner Beauty With Kaleidoscopic Christmas Tree Decorations

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#57 The Township I Work For Had A Desk Decorating Contest. This Is My Entry. I Hope I Win

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#58 Unexpected Snow Made My Yard Look Magical

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#59 I Love Decorating For Christmas

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#60 This Building Lit Up To Look Like A Christmas Tree

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#61 My Dad’s Christmas Corner

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#62 Our Christmas Vibes

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#63 My Christmas Decorations

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#64 Somebody Decked Out Their VW In A Christmas Theme

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#65 This House Near Me Is Christmas Decorating Goals

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#66 One Of Our Neighbors Has An 11ft Inflatable Christmas Dinosaur In Their Front Yard

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#67 Merry Christmas

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#68 Wanted To Show My 2nd Place Winning Front Door Decorations

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#69 Just Starting To Get Our Decorations Up

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#70 Pancakes Baked, Dumplings Made, Gifts Packed Finally You Can Lie Down And Drink Hot Chocolate

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#71 Started Decorating. Still, A Lot To Do

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#72 New Gold Tree And My View From The Den

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#73 I Refuse To Put Away My Halloween Yoga Skeletons, So They Get To Celebrate Every Holiday. Here They Are In Christmas “Snow”

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#74 24ft Shark, My Only Christmas Decoration In My Yard This Year

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#75 Sandworm Beetlejuice Christmas Decorations

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#76 Take That Christmas Red And Replace It With Black. It’s Stunning

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#77 My Hallmark Star Wars Wreath

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#78 I Put These Santa Boots Together But I’m Not Sure How I’m Feeling About Them. What Do You All Think?

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#79 Wreath Has Been Hanging There For 3 Years

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#80 Last Year’s Christmas

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#81 Someone Decorated Their Giant Skeleton For Christmas

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#82 Christmas Decorations (Florida Style) At Jax Airport

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#83 Each Year It Gets Better And Better. Going On Year 5

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#84 House Decorations Are Up. Now All It Needs Is A Blanket Of Snow

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#85 Christmas Lights In Our Neighborhood

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#86 And The Outdoor Decorations Are Complete

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#87 This Year’s Christmas Dinner Tablescape – Love How It Turned Out

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#88 Finally Able To Start Putting Lights Up. Hopefully Will Be Done In A Few Days

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#89 A Bit Early, But Christmas Decor Is Up

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#90 This Bush Has A Christmas Hat On

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#91 Another Street, Another Occasion To See Christmas Lights Decorations

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#92 Coworker’s Last Day – He Loves Christmas

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#93 Christmas In Barcelona

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#94 First Time Attempting This. How Did I Do?

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#95 My Friend’s Mom Turned Her Terrifying Halloween Decorations Into Terrifying Christmas Decorations

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#96 Some People Don’t Consider This A Christmas Decoration

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#97 My Neighbors’ Decorations

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#98 This Looks Magical

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#99 Finally Got My Cupboards Wrapped. Running Way Behind This Year

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#100 My Wife Did An Amazing Job

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