Southern Living Christmas at Home

Celebrate the best of the holidays with this special collector’s edition filled with more than 200 recipes and ideas for decorating, entertaining, cooking, and baking. In the South, Christmas is all about tradition and food, and this issue doesn’t disappoint. It includes recipes for every holiday occasion, from festive cocktail parties to formal Christmas Eve dinner. Our editors have also gathered the best ideas for holiday decorating, from Christmas trees to wreaths and garland. We also feature gorgeous Southern homes in Virginia, Florida, Charleston, and more locations that are all decked out. Get ready for a magical and merry Christmas with this collection of recipes and decorating ideas.

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SL Holiday School • TIPS AND TRICKS FROM THE SOUTH’S MOST TRUSTED MAGAZINE

Hotels With All the Trimmings • From dreamy decorations to themed cocktails or tea with Santa, these six spots go all out for the season—and at some, you don’t even have to stay the night to join in on the fun

Wrapped With Care • New Orleans designer Julie Neill spreads joy with her daughter—and a few splashes of paint

Little Wonders • Good cheer abounds in this completely inviting Gulf Breeze, Florida, cottage

Jewel-Box Dream House • Bring on the charm! A Houston home is colorfully reimagined by designer Amanda Simmons

A Special Place • Designer Maggie Dillon dials up the fun year-round in her young family’s 1939 Raleigh, North Carolina, house

Hark, the Sorbet Colors Sing! • Designer Lindsey Beatty brings her love for bold prints to her family’s Birmingham, Alabama, home. Her Christmas decorating style proves that a nontraditional approach can be the merriest of all

A Natural Noel • Prop stylist and floral designer Kathleen Varner has a flair for creating beautiful vignettes. Her own Alabama home shows how she weaves accents from nature with family heirlooms

Down to the Details • Houston Designer Jessica Pearsall Brings Top-Notch Cheer To A Trio Of Well-Dressed Tables

Fix a Big, Beautiful Breakfast • Try these make-ahead recipes for a very merry morning

Feast With Your Family • Choose from three different entrées—beef, ham, or pork roast—for a menu that wows

Ho Ho Hoedown • Festive should be fun, but it doesn’t have to be fancy. Ring in the season with this relaxed affair

Merry Brunchmas • These festive recipes are sure to please any crowd. Most everything can be prepped ahead of time and then popped in the oven or assembled to serve

Cookies in Color • Bake a brighter batch using festive sprinkles, dyed doughs, and artful frostings

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