Christmas Dinnerware
Where to Buy Spode, Disposable, Lenox, and Pfaltzgraff Holiday China
Set a cheery holiday table with Christmas dinnerware sets that fit your occasion.
From the traditional Spode Christmas Tree plates and dishes to disposable Christmas paper plates, merry holiday table settings help create a joyful Xmas party or dinner.
Classic Spode Christmas Tree Dinnerware
The British company Spode introduced its dinnerware featuring a decorated Christmas tree in 1938 and it remains a popular choice for holiday tables. The Spode company Web site and Amazon sell a 12-piece set of Spode Christmas tree dinnerware. The set includes four 10-inch dinner plates, four 8-inch salad plates, and four 9-ounce mugs. Spode recommends washing these dishes by hand and storing them with a tissue or paper towel between each plate to prevent scratching the dinnerware's glaze.
Pfaltzgraff Merriweather Christmas Dinnerware
The Pfaltzgraff Co. has produced pottery for almost two centuries since its beginnings in York County, Penn. The company’s various Christmas designs include “Merriweather Christmas,” clad in a festive garland of red and green. The Pfaltzgraff site sells a four-piece set with one each of an 11-inch dinner plate, an 8¾-inch salad plate, a 20-ounce soup\cereal bowl and a 12 -ounce coffee mug—all microwave and dishwasher safe. JCPenney stores carry this stoneware set, too.
Lenox Christmas Dinnerware
The Winter Greetings dinnerware set from Lenox—makers of the first American china to be used in the White House—creates a beautiful holiday table with a design versatile enough to grace dinner parties throughout the winter season. A seasonal wreath and winter birds—a cardinal, chickadee, cedar waxwing, and nuthatch—encircles each piece of dinnerware in this set. Macy's Department Store and Lenox sell a four-serving set of this bone china on its site containing four 10¾-inch dinner plates, four 8-inch salad plates and four 13-ounce mugs.
Discount Christmas Dinnerware
Melamine Christmas Dinnerware
For casual parties or everyday dining during the holiday season, consider a set of sturdy melamine plates like the ones available at Target. This plastic resin dinnerware is sturdy and dishwasher safe (top rack only) and come in sets featuring a snowman, penguin or snowflakes. The 12-piece sets include four each of an 11-inch dinner plate, a salad plate, and a square bowl. Also, check out eBay for funky retro Christmas plates made from melamine.
Christmas Paper Plates from Oriental Trading
Huge potluck gatherings or kids’ parties call for unbreakable plates and easy clean up. Oriental Trading sells paper plates with an assortment of decorations tailored to any style of party. Pretty glass ornaments grace one eight-count set of 10¼-inch paper plates. Windy City Novelties, Inc. also sells a large selection of jolly and sophisticated holiday plates.
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