Stockings with Snowman

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Our snowman stockings come from Decoris, one of the best-known Christmas brands in the Netherlands. The snowman appears in different forms: sometimes head to toe in three white spheres with a top hat and carrot nose, sometimes just his cheerful face above the cuff. The colour palette stays consistently white, with the occasional red scarf or black top hat as an accent. That makes the snowman stocking just as comfortable in a traditional red Christmas scheme as in a quieter Scandinavian one.

How did the snowman become a Christmas figure?

The snowman is the odd one out among classic Christmas figures. He has no religious origin like Father Christmas, no mythological one like the reindeer, no folkloric one like the nutcracker. He's simply someone who built a snowman in the garden. The link with Christmas only really took shape in the nineteenth century, when Christmas cards became fashionable and the snowman fitted neatly into the wintry scenery. In Britain, Raymond Briggs' picture book The Snowman (1978) and the animated film that followed turned him into a fixed Christmas presence, particularly with the BBC's annual Christmas Eve broadcast.

Which snowman stocking suits your style?

A snowman works best in a lighter Christmas scheme. Pair a white stocking with a snowman with a tree in silver, clear glass and white, and you have something quietly festive. If you prefer the traditional red and green look, the snowman stocking provides a light counterpoint within an otherwise crimson row above the mantel. Browse the broader Christmas stockings range to compare styles side by side.

Pairing the snowman with the rest of the mantel

A snowman rarely hangs alone. Combine him with stockings featuring Father Christmas and stockings with a reindeer for the full Christmas Eve cast on the mantel. The snowman becomes the lighter resting point between the two. Want to bring the wintry feel into the kitchen too? Our Christmas mugs collection often features a snowman, ideal for a hot chocolate on a cold afternoon.