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.

Southern Living • Christmas at Home

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

Tiny Treasures • Sometimes the best decorating ideas are the little ones

In High Spirits • Whimsy and wonder usher in a magical season at the High Point, North Carolina, home of the Madcap Cottage designers

Old Town Magic • Brian Branton’s passion for historic homes and passed-down traditions peaks in December

Comfort and Joy • Blogger Caroline Harper Knapp transforms her new Houston digs into a festive retreat for brightening spirits and forging new traditions

Magnificent Magnolia • Four simple yet striking ideas that start with this iconic Southern foliage

Caliente Christmas • Mi Golondrina founder and CEO Cristina Lynch hosts a girls’ night in Dallas that’s brimming with tamales, tequila, and lively conversation

A Whole Lata Christmas • Across the harbor from Charleston, South Carolina, Mike Lata and Jenni Ridall enjoy dinner on the front porch, oysters all around, and a game plan that leaves time to savor the season

Four Holiday Menus • Entertaining this holiday season will be easy when you’re armed with this lineup of menus suitable for every type of meal imaginable

Pass the Cheese, Please • Skip the usual grazing board, and go all out with these irresistible appetizers

Seafood Starters • Adam Evans, chef at the award-winning Alabama restaurant Automatic Seafood and Oysters, shares memorable appetizers even a novice cook can pull off

The Gift of Chocolate • There’s one ingredient everyone can agree on, so this year give friends and neighbors what they want—tins and platters of decadent cookies that no one can resist

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