From the article: The History of Christmas and Christmas Candles
Christmas is one of the many festivals of light celebrated all over the world, and the light of candles has always played a special part in all of them. I remember several candles and candle holders as a child - and they were always among the first to be brought out at Christmas time. And while we light them all year around, there's just something about winter...and Christmas time...the flame...the scent...that brings warmth and peace and harmony to our homes. So what are your Christmas candle memories? What special candles and/or candle holders have you treasured over the years? Share Your Memories
candle memories
- We too had those little angel/bell candle chimes. I loved those, always took great care cleaning them each year. Mom always made christmas candles by using a box of parrafin wax, fusing the slabs into a big block and making a wax froth to cover the block with. Then she'd press a cutout from a christmas card cover into the froth and cover the whole thing with glitter. Very pretty and I loved helping when I got old enough.
- —Guest witcheypoo
Candle memories
- Our household tradition is to keep a lit candle in the front window on Christmas eve. Mom taught us a poem to remember why we do it. "Candle, candle, burning bright, on my windowsill tonight, lead some weary traveler here that he may share our Christmas cheer". 40 years later, my children recite the poem with me as we light our Christmas Traveler candle.
- —Guest shinyglass
My Christmas Candle Memories
- Two of my favorite Christmas candle memories: First, part of our annual Christmas ritual was getting out a white hat box in which was stored one of those early 1970s Swedish angel chime-candle sets - the ones with the little brass angels that spin around 4 small white candles below. It would sit on the end table in the living room, and my mom would let me light it for a few minutes every night during the Christmas season. I can still hear the ting-ting-ting-ting of the angels swirling around in the heat of the candles. I also remember my grandmother having these gigantic (4' or so) plastic candles that sat on the front lawn. You could see them from about a half mile down the road...and it was always the beacon of Christmas as we were driving up to my grandparents house for Christmas eve...a Christmas lighthouse for two very excited children.
- —candleandsoap
