You might be a Victorian if…
- Given a time machine, you would visit the first carolers and Christmas trees.
- There is a red candle with holly in your window.
- You read A Christmas Carol every December.
- You set up a porcelain Christmas village.
- Your cards are hand-calligraphed.
- Roast goose and cranberry jelly sound like a perfect dinner.
A perfect Victorian Christmas
You go caroling on Christmas Eve and come home to candles in every window. Christmas morning is unhurried: tea, a reading from Dickens, gifts opened one at a time. Dinner is a proper affair with a roast, a long table, and garland running down the middle. Someone plays a carol on the piano.
How to decorate for a Victorian Christmas
- Put a candle in every window, with holly or greenery around it.
- Run garland along the mantle, banister, and doorways.
- Build a porcelain Christmas village on a sideboard.
- Decorate the tree with ribbon, glass ornaments, and candle-style lights.
Gift ideas for a Victorian
- A beautiful illustrated edition of A Christmas Carol
- A porcelain village piece
- Calligraphy pens and fine stationery
- Tapered candles and brass holders
- A music box
Where The Victorian sits on the compass
On the Christmas compass, The Victorian lands on the classic and maximalist side. The closest styles are:
Are you really a Victorian?
Answer 23 quick questions and find out which of the nine Christmas styles is yours.
