Making Your Christmas Is My Year-Round Obsession!
Hello my festive friend! I’m Hannah—a year-round Christmas writer, researcher, trend forecaster, adventurer, creator, and all-around festive enthusiast. I adore tea and mince pies, love our family Christmas Journal tradition, and am a chronic over-caterer!
I’ve put my love of Christmas and varied background to work to help you create a Christmas that’s uniquely yours—filled with everything that makes your heart sing.
I truly believe in celebrating Christmas your way and embracing those perfectly imperfect moments.
To me, Christmas is about family and friends, community and care, moments of pause and bursts of joy, thoughtful touches and meaningful memories. It isn’t a one-size-fits-all; it’s a beautiful kaleidoscope of traditions, nostalgia, and personality—yours to design!
And those things that don’t go to plan? They become the stories of Christmases to come—like the time my dad had to tie the Christmas tree to the curtain rail to keep it from falling over!
Does this resonate with you? If so, welcome to your Christmas home. Stick around—the fun is just beginning!
What I Do
I’m on a year-round Christmas mission to create, source, and share the very best festive inspiration.
From Christmas planning to DIY projects, décor ideas to festive adventures, and original recipes to seasonal hacks, I’m here to help get Christmas all wrapped up!
- * Practical ideas that really work
- * Latest news, trends & finds
- * Easy delicious recipes
- * Thoughtful affordable gifts
- * Fabulous festive adventures
- * Ways to spread Christmas spirit in your local community
My work has been featured in OK! Magazine, on UK’s Channel 5, and showcased on Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas. I’ve shared Christmas insights with media outlets such as House Beautiful and BBC Radio 5 Live in the UK, and Women’s Health & U.S. News in the USA and am a year-round contributor on BBC All England Radio.
Drawing on my experience as a Gift of the Year judge, I love curating gift and advent calendar inspiration, helping you discover this season’s must-have items.
Christmas Trend forecasting is a particular passion of mine, keeping everyone—from the public to trade professionals and the media—up to date on the latest festive décor styles, colours, and themes.
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Want To Chat?
I adore chatting with fellow festive friends so don’t hesitate to reach out.
Send a message through our contact form and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can.
And if you’re in need of some Christmas expertise, festive trend commentary, or other seasonal information, I’d be delighted to help.
The Story of Jolly Festive
Want to know how it all started? Here’s our Christmas tale for you.
Like many of the best things in life, Jolly Festive started almost by accident—a secret passion project, writing about Christmas as I learnt web design. A small group of fellow festive friends started to grow, and I was over the moon to see people enjoying the Christmas inspiration I shared.
It wasn’t long before my sister Jo joined in. It made perfect sense—she’s just as Christmas-obsessed as I am! Christmas has always been a big part of our sisterhood, from planning to endless chats about all things festive. With Jo in the USA and me in the UK, Jolly Festive became a wonderful way to channel our passion and stay connected, especially during those pandemic years when travel was tough. Together, we poured our professional skills and love of the season into the site, adding more and more ideas and resources.
Now, with Jo focusing on other projects, a new chapter begins for Jolly Festive. The deeper I dive into the world of Christmas, the more I uncover. As a lifelong learner, I find it fascinating to see how our festive celebrations evolve, how broader lifestyle trends shape our traditions, and how people continue to add their own creative spark to the season.
My mind is always buzzing with new Christmas ideas, inspiration, and stories to share. So stay tuned—there’s plenty more festive fun on the horizon!
In many ways, it feels like this is just the beginning of the Christmas adventure…
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