18 best Christmas candles that'll make you feel all merry and bright

Developed over 20 years ago, The White Company's Winter candle has become a staple in many people's home for its signature Christmas scent infused with cinnamon sticks, orange slices and red berries. We also love the hard outer shell of the candle that doesn't burn down and can double up as a Christmas decoration.

A trip to a Scandinavian forest may not be on the agenda this Christmas, but you can certainly transport yourself there with this Skandinavisk candle which gives off the scent of being in a crisp forest.

Every year we look forward to M&S' light up Christmas candle designs, they're affordable, have intricate designs and always smell incredible. All you need to do to light the Christmas tree up is strike a match and light the candle.

A warming hot chocolate just screams festive season, so we were very intrigued to hear about this new hot chocolate and peppermint inspired candle which was developed in Grasse, the birth place of perfumery. Fancy. Oh and if you're a Beauty Pie member you can nab the candle for £25.

We always head to Jo Malone when we need to stock up on candles, and this special Christmas edition is embracing all the citrusy elements of Christmas with scents of orange mixed with sandalwood.

Ok this candle literally smells like you've just stepped foot into a Christmas tree farm, full of woody and pine notes that transport you to a forest woodland.

Let's face it a cold frosty walk outside seems like the perfect winter activity, until you actually get outside and can't feel your toes. But you can still emulate the smells of that crisp winter walk with this Nordic Woods candle from The White Company, which has an incredibly long burn time of 70 hours.

A cosy spiced Christmas tea is one of our go to festive drinks, so when we found out we could get the same smells in candle form we were beyond excited.

We rely on Oliver Bonas candles year round, as they're not over powering but always deliver on scents that fill your home. We're a big fan of this Christmas edition with notes of frankincense and cedarwood.

Cinnamon and vanilla is a classic Christmas pairing and for less than £10, this is the perfect gift if you're scratching your head on what to buy that difficult family member, you literally can't go wrong.

Made from 100% natural soy wax, this Cowshed winter candle is ideal for creating a perfect cosy Christmas night in atmosphere, with scents of rose, neroli and ylang-ylang, as well as spicy cinnamon and cloves that gives a space a warm and floral fragrance.

Orange and cinnamon are two classic festive scents, so combining the two is essentially our dream Christmas candle.

This candle is making us feel all warm and cosy just by looking at it. And it's said to smell like 'crackling log fires', perfect if like us the closest you're getting to a real log fire this festive season is the one they have on Netflix.

Even if you're not getting a real tree this year (guilty) you can still conjure up that fresh pine scent in your home with this Christmas Trees candle from Jo Loves, which weaves together scents of lavender, incense and amber. Goodbye fake tree smell, hello fresh pine forest.

It's literally shaped like a Christmas tree, how can you not want to light this candle? In all seriousness, this candle is almost too pretty to burn, but we're sure we can manage it.

If you've never had a Woodwick candle before then let us introduce you to some of the best candles in existence. They have a literal wick that sounds like a crackling fire, and combined with a cinnamon chai scent, it would be a festive crime not to lit this in the run-up to Christmas.

Ok, so cinnamon isn't the only scent you can get for Christmas candles and it's time to give the other festive scents some love, including cranberries. This Shearer candle combines the classic berry smell with a fiery ginger for a very festive combo.