Buy a Christmas stocking with Father Christmas at The Christmas Shop
Our Father Christmas stockings come from Decoris, one of the best-known Christmas brands in the Netherlands. He appears in different ways on the stocking: sometimes head to toe in his red coat and white beard, sometimes just his cheerful face peering out above the cuff. The colour palette stays close to the man himself: red and white, with the occasional touch of gold. For a full mantelpiece line-up, the Father Christmas stocking pairs neatly with reindeer or snowman versions.
Father Christmas, Santa Claus, Saint Nicholas?
Father Christmas and Santa Claus are now the same figure, but they didn't start that way. Father Christmas was the older English version, a personification of good cheer who became popular in Tudor times. Santa Claus came from the Dutch Sinterklaas, brought to America by settlers and gradually merged with the English Father Christmas. By the twentieth century the two had become one figure: red coat, white beard, sleigh, and a sack of gifts to slip down the chimney on Christmas Eve.
Which Father Christmas stocking suits your style?
For a traditional red Christmas scheme, a red stocking with an embroidered Father Christmas is the natural choice. It blends quietly into the rest of the decor, alongside red baubles and bows on the tree. For something lighter, a white stocking with Father Christmas in gold and red works well, especially paired with cream or ivory accents elsewhere in the room. Browse the broader Christmas stockings range to compare the styles side by side.
Pairing Father Christmas with the rest of the mantel
Father Christmas looks his best in company. Hang him next to stockings with a reindeer and you have the full Christmas Eve duo on the mantel. Add stockings with a snowman and the line-up is complete. Want to carry the theme further into the room? Father Christmas also turns up regularly in our snow globes collection, often in a full winter scene under glass.
