Christmas China Dinnerware Shopping at Five Fabulous Stores

Looking for the perfect Christmas china dinnerware to set your holiday table? No matter what your taste, from plain to country to opulent, there are dinnerware shopping options for you. Check out these five stores in your town, or shop online, and put together Christmas china with linens and accessories that will make your dining room shine with holiday spirit.

Macy's Christmas China:

The beauty of Macy's is their fantastic sales. Between sales, coupons, and reward programs, you can often get Christmas china from Lenox, Noritake, and Pfaltzgraff for 50% or less than the usual price. They also carry an extensive selection of holiday linens, glassware, cookie trays, candle holders, and other accessories to match your Christmas dinnerware.

Christmas china patterns include poinsettia designs, Christmas berries, cardinals, and tartan patterns. There are also plain white fine china sets, and many of the settings include gold (up to 24k) and platinum edging. Prices for casual holiday china range from $5 individual pieces all the way up to around $200 for single or multiple setting packages. Fine Christmas china ranges in price from $10 for individual pieces, all the way up to roughly $700 for serving-ware sets.

Shop at your local Macy's store, or buy Christmas china online at Macys.com.

Carson Pirie Scott Christmas China:

If Macy's isn't having a sale, then head over to Carson's for your Christmas china. They also have frequent bargains on holiday dinnerware, and offer Lenox, Pfaltzgraff, Spode and more. The online Carson's store has every complimentary piece to the china sets imaginable, with double-tiered dessert platters, gravy boats, and Christmas tree shaped cookie jars.

Carson Pirie Scott carries fine Christmas china in berry and cardinal patterns, as well as offering attractive and well-made casual dinnerware options with penguin and Christmas tree patterns. Prices range from $5 for individual pieces and from $200 to $400 for Christmas china sets.

Shop at your local Carson Pirie Scott store, or buy Christmas china online at Carsons.com.

Mikasa Christmas China:

Known for their elegant glassware, Mikasa also offers some beautiful holiday china options for relatively inexpensive prices. Mikasa carries beautiful porcelain sets in white, red and gold, or mostly white with beautiful painted holiday flowers or objects, with many individual pieces going for only $10 to $15. Mikasa also carries sugar and creamer sets and serving pieces in matching patterns, as well as colored and decorated glass pieces to complement your Christmas china collection and dress up your holiday table.

Shop Mikasa at your local fine department store, or buy Christmas china online at Mikasa.com.

Bloomingdale's Christmas China:

Whether it's for bed linens, towels, or dinnerware, Bloomingdale's is known for carrying the best and most beautiful. Want to set an incredibly opulent table for the holiday? Head to Bloomingdale's to peruse their extensive selection of high end china by Fabergé, Waterford, Wedgwood, Haviland, Bernardaud and other well known designers.

Bloomingdale's offers a variety of plain white, sculpted white patterns, gold and platinum trim, gold leaf, floral and patterned designs. Set against a red, green, or floral holiday cloth, these fine Christmas china sets will make your table sparkle with elegance. Prices can run high, with individual pieces ranging from $15 to $700. A full table can then range into the thousands, but these more expensive offerings will be heirloom sets you can pass on to future generations.

Shop at your local Bloomingdale's store, or buy Christmas china online at Bloomingdales.com.

Crate & Barrel Christmas China:

Looking for something simple for your holiday table? Crate and Barrel offers a selection of fine, solid white china that you can highlight with red or gold chargers from their holiday collection. The bone china sets are simple, round, and durable. All sets are microwave and dishwasher safe, making after Christmas cleanup easier. Some sets are even warm oven safe, so you can keep a plate in the oven for straggling guests.

Crate & Barrel stores are decked out beautifully for the holidays, and you can find beautiful Christmas linen, candle, ornament, and decorative objects to accompany your white china holiday settings. Crate and Barrel white china dinnerware ranges from a mere $40 per place setting all the way up to $300 for serving-ware sets.

Shop at your local Crate & Barrel store, or buy Christmas china online at CrateandBarrel.com.

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"Holiday Dinnerware." Macys.com.

"Holiday Dinnerware Collections." Carsons.com.

"Holiday 2009." Mikasa.com.

"Fine China." Bloomingdales.com.

"Bone China," and "Christmas Entertaining." CrateandBarrel.com.