Alright, it’s time. I’m not shoving tinsel down anyone’s throat and I promise I won’t take the joy of Thanksgiving away from anyone. If you haven’t noticed, Target is way ahead of me with full Christmas aisles, and our neighborhood just put their holiday decorations up on our entrance. But me? I’m going to balance this just fine. We’ll start slow, maybe get to second base in a couple of weeks, but I’m not going all the way with Christmas until we’re all good and ready. And if I’m going to sleep with Christmas, I’ll at least make sure he’s wearing–oh stop, I wasn’t going there–the perfect pajamas. So can we start there? Pre-game is important. Pajamas sell out quick.
Christmas jammies literally make my heart flutter. They hold all the little stories, and I can see them the minute the jammies arrive on our doorstep–the reindeer food we’ll sprinkle in the driveway in them, the candlelight carol fest we’ll sing in them, the sleeping kid line-up picture I’ll capture in them, the cinnamon roll breakfast we’ll eat in them.
The Ghosts of Christmas Jammies Past:
2010 (I LOVED these)
2011
2012 (our gown year–nightgowns are so special)
2013
and 2014
We wear Christmas jammies for our annual Thanksgiving breakfast and our North Pole Party and the best of all, Christmas Eve.
And whether you like snug cuddly long johns or Laura Ingalls-esque gowns, there are options galore when it comes to Christmas jammies.
I took the liberty–because it’s something I enjoy–to gather some of the best Christmas jammies out there. Flannels, long johns, sleepers, gowns, two-piece, one-piece, snug and flowy–but all festive and cozy. I’m obsessed with the matching thing on Christmas Eve and choose our jammies based on what sizes are available and gender options, so I included available sizes on these.
1. Hatley Beary Christmas Union Suit
2. Lanz Tyrolian Nightgowns from Vermont Country Store
3. Snug Santa long johns from Carter’s
4. Flannel Gown from Land’s End
5. Candy Cane Sleeper from Leveret
6. Red Union Suit from Hatley
7. Nutcracker Clara’s White Nightgown from The Wooden Soldier
8. Classic Christmas Stripe Long Johns from Hanna Andersson
9. Hot Cocoa Jammies from Chasing Fireflies
10. Christmas Bear 2-piece Jammies from Gap
11. Snowman Long Johns from Chasing Fireflies
12. Sleepytime Plaid Family Pajamas, Amazon
13. Classic Christmas Flannels, Pottery Barn Kids
14. Reindeer Long Johns, Garnet Hill
15. Fairisle Cozy Jammies, Target
Sleep Tight!
#8 comes in adult sizes too! I’ve always done Christmas PJs for my daughter as well, and now that she’s 15 and taller than I am, they’re harder to find!
Thanks for this list, I was just thinking this morning that I needed to get our Christmas jammies locked down. Now if only they made matching Mommy sizes! (My kids are all still little enough that they wouldn’t be horrified by that, haha!)
I love the Christmas jammies tradition! And you’re right about getting them early.
My son and his cousins wore the same ones as your kids did last Christmas. 🙂
You read my mind. I was trying to decide on our Christmas eve pajamas the other day. I did the same print as you last year only we had the fleece blanket sleeper version. I was eyeing the Gap pair in #10 but #1 is even better with the green.
Love Christmas PJ’s !!!! The photos of the little one’s in their jammies are adorable.
My kids are now all grown up and I so miss Christmas jammies!! We’d let them open them up on Christmas eve and they would immediately want to wear them. We’d stay in our jammies until after lunch on Christmas Day and then change into special Christmas dinner clothes. Then back to jammies, which would then stay on until the morning of the 27th. No Boxing Day shopping in this house! A day to sleep in on the 26th and play all day, eating leftovers and having fun with their new toys. I may have to start buying jammies for the grandbabies!! Thanks for the sweet memories.
You need to do an adult Jammie round up
This brings back so many memories. When my boys were little, there wasn’t much choice in the Christmas jammie section….so i made them. I went to Fabricland, bought some Christmas flannelette and proceeded to create jammies for my boys. I think that was one of my fav things to do for them at Christmas. I loved that tradition! Thanks for sharing yours…
I ordered #5 last year and LOVED them, but beware- they run small! If you’d like to use them through the winter I’d size up 2 whole sizes!