10 Best Christmas Tree Ornaments in the Philippines 2024 | Buying Guide Reviewed by Interior Designer

Dressing up a Christmas tree is one of the highlights of the holiday season. It can be as rich and festive as a rainbow or styled with a monochromatic design using different shades of the same color. The best way to start is by choosing the Christmas balls for your tree.

Aside from the lights, these round ornaments serve as your base. They come in many colors, sizes, and finishes, such as satin or matte, shiny, and glittery. They also come in various materials like plastic and glass. Thus, deciding on one can be tricky. However, by considering your tree's color scheme, you can easily trim down your options. 

While Christmas balls can mostly fill up the tree, you can decorate it even more, using a central theme for a cohesive look. You can achieve this by adding your favorite Christmas elements. A few examples are the traditional Nutcracker, woodland critters and cottages, or perhaps based on a movie like The Grinch or A Charlie Brown Christmas.

For families with little kids, you can pick their favorite Christmas characters like Santa Claus, Frosty the Snowman, Rudolf the red-nosed reindeer, or the Gingerbread man. You can also incorporate other iconic holiday symbols, such as angels, stars, bells, snowflakes, candy canes, and stockings.

Apart from that, you can go for glass ornaments or hanging signs engraved with Christmas phrases or words. Meanwhile, if you want a more personalized accent, some ornaments also come as mini picture frames where you can insert photos of your little ones and other members of the family. These can add so much heart to your décor.

Tree picks and sprays such as florals, berries, pinecones, leaves, and twigs or branches can fill in the tree's gaps. They serve as subtle accents in your tree that can either follow your motif or add a new color to your tree.

Just remember to select tree picks with bendable stems, so it'll be easier to tuck and shape them into the tree branches. One of the popular florals is the poinsettia, the December birth flower. Its shape and leaves symbolize the Star of Bethlehem, which led the 3 Wise Men to Jesus.

Meanwhile, you can also add ribbons and garlands for an added texture and a luxurious touch to your tree. You can either wrap them around the branches or create glittery bows for that extra sparkle. 

Christmas trees are never complete without twinkling lights. For the best glowing effect, go for white or warm white LED lights. These enhance the look of your tree ornaments instead of competing with their colors. Also, LED lights shine brighter than compact fluorescent lamps or CFL bulbs.

These also produce less heat, which is helpful if you're planning to light up the tree for long hours. Plus, they're more energy-efficient, which means less electrical consumption. But of course, safety is of utmost importance, so make sure that the Christmas lights you're purchasing are DTI-approved. 

Adding a Christmas tree topper is a great finishing touch to achieve the designer look we typically see in malls and hotels. This is also a great holiday tradition that you can share with the kids. Every year, they can take a turn to put the ornament on top of the decorated tree.

There are several types of toppers, including the classic star, lightweight bow, figurines like Santa Claus and angels, and bouquets of faux flowers, leaves, and berries. Choose a Christmas topper that goes with your theme and is proportional to the tree. For example, wide toppers such as stars are ideal for a full tree, and elongated toppers are perfect for narrow trees.

On the other hand, Christmas tree skirts cover the base of your tree. It is a finishing touch that hides the legs or stand of the tree as well as the extra wires of the Christmas lights. It is also the perfect backdrop for your beautifully wrapped Christmas presents when you place them underneath the tree.