The best Christmas baubles in the UK: 28 delightful decorations, from baked beans to tinned fish

<p>Want a Christmas tree that stands out? This year’s decorations are wonderfully wacky (and entirely glitter-free)</p><p>• <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter/2025/nov/08/best-artificial-christmas-trees-tested-uk"><strong>The best artificial Christmas trees, tested</strong></a></p><p>Whether it’s outlandish <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter/2025/nov/10/best-advent-calendars-uk-2025">Advent calendars</a> or unexpected food creations (Sainsbury’s mince pie wrap … we’re looking at you), it feels like Christmas gets more and more bonkers every year. Baubles are no exception, with everything from the quirky to the mundane being turned into a trinket to hang on the tree.</p><p>So to help you cut through the noise, we’ve rounded up some of the silliest, funnest and most original decorations to deck the halls with, from a paddle-boarding Santa to a tin of Quality Street (and don’t worry – they’re all glitter-free).</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter/2025/nov/12/best-christmas-baubles-decorations-2025-uk">Continue reading...</a>