The Christmas Decor Trend Of 2025 Is All About Nostalgia - Here's How To Get The Look

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Christmas is more than a time for family, it's a time for nostalgia. The holidays bring friends and family together to celebrate and talk about the past, present, and future. Of course, reminiscing can bring about warm and fuzzy feelings, along with some more complicated ones as well. Even so, vintage Christmas decor is making a bit of a comeback this year, so buckle up: Now is the perfect time to start shopping, as antique vendors are just starting to fill their booths with all the holiday goodies they've scored throughout the warmer months.

For Christmas 2025, it seems the trend is leaning deep into the meaningfulness of nostalgic holiday decor. That could mean finding ornaments that remind you of your childhood, picking a tree that reminds you of the one your grandma had, or cutting up construction paper to make your own unique holiday garlands like you did in elementary school. Colors can also evoke feelings of the olden days, and you may want to consider some unexpected colors for your Christmas decor this year. If you're ready to embrace the past this Christmas season, we have some tips that will help you turn your home into a postcard from decades gone by. Some of the actual vintage Christmas decor could even be worth some money.

While you can peruse thrift and antique stores to discover unique vintage Christmas decor, the fact that this nostalgic vibe is currently in vogue means you can also find many throwback items being made now. Even setting foot inside a Walmart can bring those old memories flooding back, with vintage-style Christmas ornaments for the tree and cute wooden wreaths. You can even mix the two, combining some authentic vintage with some newer reproductions. 

To really feel this nostalgia trend, you will want to dive into the Christmas decor you remember from childhood. If your parents had one of those ceramic trees that fit on the coffee table, you can get one from Amazon. For indoor decor, start with table displays, from vintage-style runners to those whimsical little deer and mini bottle brush Christmas trees that you can still find at the dollar store. Shopping at dollar stores is also a great way to decorate for Christmas on a budget. Deck the entryways with garlands — handmade or otherwise — and don't forget to hang the mistletoe. For your Christmas tree, handmade ornaments evoke as much nostalgia as glass ornaments do for many of us. You can get those warm fuzzies of yesteryear with your outdoor decor as well by stringing popcorn to hang on trees and looking for blowmold yard decor, whether it depicts Santa and his reindeer or a snowman.