A street filled with shoppers, a family crammed around a table laid with food, and children visiting Santa: such descriptions sound like familiar scenes from a twenty first century Christmas.

Peggy Sulahian is showing off her holiday spirit. The Real Housewives of Orange County alum recently shared a first glimpse at the glamorous, black-and-white Christmas tree she has in her home.

Matthieu Blazy’s gourd-like tree ornaments are satisfyingly surreal – all the more so in this vivid banana-yellow and black colourway (an alternative to the usual green and red Christmas fayre).

Choosing a Christmas tree theme can help you narrow down which ornaments and topper to buy. Here are 21 fun options, from gnomes to food.

Famous for her signature sophisticated style Kelly Hoppen is the queen of understated chic, and her black and white Christmas decorating ideas are totally on-brand.

Christmas is that special time of the year, often described with, and in color, but hardly ever in black and white.

It’s hard to think of anything more traditional than the family Christmas tree — but that doesn’t mean it has to be decorated the same way every year.