Skip to content

Top Navigation

PEOPLE.com PEOPLE.com
  • News
    • Coronavirus
    • Crime
    • Human Interest
    • Politics
  • Entertainment
    • Celebrity
    • TV
    • Movies
    • Music
    • Country
    • Awards
    • Sports
    • Theater
    • Books
  • Coronavirus
  • Royals
  • Lifestyle
    • Style
    • Fashion
    • Beauty
    • Health
    • Parents
    • Home
    • Real Estate
    • Pets
    • Food
    • Shopping
    • Tech
  • PeopleTV
  • Shopping
    • Coupons

Profile Menu

Your Account

Account

  • Join Now
  • Email Preferences
  • Newsletters
  • Manage Your Subscription

More

  • Give a Gift Subscription
  • Premium
Login
Logout
Subscribe

Explore PEOPLE.com

PEOPLE.com PEOPLE.com
  • Explore

    Explore

    • Every Tiara Worn at a Royal Wedding

      From Princess Beatrice to Meghan Markle Read More Next
    • Engineer Creates App To Translate Your Cat

      Find out what your cat is trying to tell you with a new cat app Read More Next
    • The Sweetest Photos of Princes Harry with Diana

      Princess Diana died when Harry was just 12 years old Read More Next
  • News

    News

    See All News

    Sean Connery's Cause of Death Revealed Weeks After He Dies at Age 90

    Sean Connery died on Oct. 31 at age 90
    • Coronavirus
    • Crime
    • Human Interest
    • Politics
  • Entertainment

    Entertainment

    See All Entertainment

    Coyote Ugly Turns 20: Where Is the Cast Now?

    • Celebrity
    • TV
    • Movies
    • Music
    • Country
    • Awards
    • Sports
    • Theater
    • Books
  • Coronavirus
  • Royals
  • Lifestyle

    Lifestyle

    See All Lifestyle

    Introducing ... PEOPLE's Products Worth the Hype

    • Style
    • Fashion
    • Beauty
    • Health
    • Parents
    • Home
    • Real Estate
    • Pets
    • Food
    • Shopping
    • Tech
  • PeopleTV
  • Shopping

    Shopping

    • Coupons

Profile Menu

Subscribe this link opens in a new tab
Your Account

Account

  • Join Now
  • Email Preferences
  • Newsletters
  • Manage Your Subscription

More

  • Give a Gift Subscription
  • Premium
Login
Logout
Sweepstakes

Follow Us

People is on Community!
Text us for exclusive photos and videos, royal news, and way more.
Text: 212-479-1704
  1. People.com
  2. Home
  3. Merry and Bright! See How Celebrities Are Decking Their Halls for the Holidays

Merry and Bright! See How Celebrities Are Decking Their Halls for the Holidays

Stars share their holiday decorations on Instagram
By Madison Roberts
December 21, 2018 05:46 PM
Skip gallery slides
FB Tweet

1 of 35

FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Katie Holmes

Credit: Katie Holmes/Instagram

"Happy Holidays," the actress captioned a photo of colorful ornaments surrounded in a pile of red and green glitter. Holmes followed up the photo with a series of emojis, including a Christmas tree, a snowflake, four snowmen, and a bunch of pink hearts.

1 of 35

Advertisement
Advertisement

2 of 35

FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Credit: Catherine Zeta-Jones/Instagram

The actress showed off a photo of her fully-decorated mantel, featuring a series of wreaths decorated in bells, red and white flowers and lit greenery surrounding the fireplace.

2 of 35

3 of 35

FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Nicole Kidman

Credit: Nicole Kidman/Instagram; Inset: Presley Ann/FilmMagic

The Big Little Lies star shared a photo of her cat camped out under her Christmas tree, hiding amongst some of her other decorations, such as a stuffed Santa Claus and a baby doll. "Paws for reflection," she wrote.

3 of 35

Advertisement
Continued on next slide.
Advertisement

4 of 35

FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Tarek El Moussa

Credit: Courtesy Tarek El Moussa

In celebration of his first Christmas as a single dad, the Flip or Flop star decked out his home with his kids Taylor, 8, and Brayden, 3, for the holidays with nutcrackers on the front porch and a primarily gray and blue Christmas tree inside.

4 of 35

Advertisement

5 of 35

FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Cheryl Burke and Matthew Lawrence

The Dancing with the Stars pro and her actor fiance snapped a sweet shot in front of their tree. "Feeling festive," Burke captioned the photo, which also shows off a lit wreath and evergreen garland.

5 of 35

6 of 35

FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Joe Jonas

"The girls teaching uncle Joe some tunes," the DNCE frontman wrote of this photo with his older brother Kevin's daughters Alena and Valentina. The family piano is decorated with a garland of magnolia leaves and orange-and-clove pomander balls.

6 of 35

Advertisement
Advertisement
Continued on next slide.
Advertisement

7 of 35

FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Kourtney Kardashian

Credit: Kourtney Kardashian/Instagram

The mom of three showed off a full-on forest of Christmas cheer, including 5 trees and two polar bear statues (like her mom, Kris Jenner's!) and a massive pile of presents in a series of videos shared on her Instagram Stories.

7 of 35

Advertisement
Advertisement

8 of 35

FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Jana Kramer

The country star, her 2-year-old daughter, Jolie, and baby boy Jace (born November 29) posed in front of their snowy Christmas tree, decorated with pine cones and metallic ball ornaments. "It’s a Christmas miracle ! I figured out the wrap," she writes of her new baby-wearing skill.

8 of 35

Advertisement

9 of 35

FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Anna Camp 

The Pitch Perfect actress used her tree selfie to send a message to fans. "Christmas is coming!!!! Just want to thank all of you guys for supporting me and I’m wishing you the best holiday season xo Anna," she wrote.

9 of 35

Advertisement
Advertisement
Continued on next slide.
Advertisement

10 of 35

FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez

Credit: Jennifer Lopez/Instagram

The couple decorated their extra-tall evergreen in their Miami home with a little help from their blended family. Lopez's 10-year-old twins Maximilian “Max” David and Emme Maribel, whom she shares with ex Marc Anthony, and Rodriguez's daughters Ella, 10, and Natasha, 14, lent a helping hand to put ornaments on the Christmas tree.

10 of 35

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

11 of 35

FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Tia Mowry

Credit: Tia Mowry/Instagram

The former Sister, Sister actress had some fun wrapping presents with her sons, Cree, 7, and Cairo, 7 months.

11 of 35

Advertisement
Advertisement

12 of 35

FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Al Roker

Credit: TODAY/Instagram

The Today show metiorologist and his son Nicholas, 16, kept up with their annual tradition of cutting down their own Christmas tree.

12 of 35

Advertisement
Advertisement
Continued on next slide.
Advertisement

13 of 35

FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Madonna

Credit: Madonna/Instagram. Inset: Stephen Lovekin/Getty

The singer posted a photo of her daughter Estere, 6, placing an ornament at the bottom of their tree. "She's Up!" Madonna captioned the photo, followed by the Christmas tree emoji.

13 of 35

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

14 of 35

FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Jessie James Decker

Credit: Jessie James Decker/Instagram. Inset: Steve Granitz/WireImage

The Just Jessie author showed off some low-key holiday decor, sharing a photo of her son Eric, 3, playing in their living room, which is ornamented with a wreath and three miniature trees. "Cozy Sunday view," she writes.

14 of 35

Advertisement
Advertisement

15 of 35

FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Mariska Hargitay

Credit: Mariska Hargitay/Instagram. Inset: Michael Loccisano/Getty

"Just getting started...." the The Law & Order: SVU actress captioned a close-up photo of her trimmed tree, followed by the hashtag #itsbeginningtolookalotlikechristmas.

15 of 35

Advertisement
Advertisement
Continued on next slide.
Advertisement

16 of 35

FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Kristin Cavallari

Credit: Kristin Cavallari/Instagram. Inset: JB Lacroix/WireImage

The Very Cavallari star posted a photo of her three kids—sons Camden, 6, and Jaxon, 4, and daughter Saylor, 3—sitting in front of the fireplace with personalized stockings hanging from the mantle. "My kind of morning," she wrote.

16 of 35

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

17 of 35

FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Bethenny Frankel

Credit: Bethenny Frankel/Instagram

The Real Housewives of New York City star showed off her bright pink tree with glittery ornaments and a white faux fur tree skirt. "It's beginning to look a lot like bubble gum..." she captioned the photo.

17 of 35

Advertisement
Advertisement

18 of 35

FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Kylie Jenner

Credit: Kylie Jenner/Instagram; Inset: Getty

"Gold is the theme this year," the makeup mogul, 21, captioned a video of her shimmering tree standing tall in the center of the entryway of her home as Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” played in the background. She added, "Thank you @jeffleatham and team for never failing to make Christmas magic happen."

18 of 35

Advertisement
Advertisement
Continued on next slide.
Advertisement

19 of 35

FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Busy Philipps

Credit: Busy Philipps/Instagram; Inset: Broadimage/REX/Shutterstock

After transforming her home into a winter wonderland, the I Feel Pretty star shared a photo of the finishing touches to her holiday decor: her elves on the shelves. "They're BAAAACCCCCCKKKKKKK," she captioned the photo of the close up of them hiding in her evergreen.

19 of 35

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

20 of 35

FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Adrienne Bailon

Credit: All Things Adrienne

The Real co-host transformed her Bel Air abode into a "blush winter wonderland" this holiday season. She showcased her holiday decor process on her YouTube series All Things Adrienne on the Kin Network.

“You don’t have to be freakin Martha Stewart to make this happen,” she says in the video. “If I can do it, you can do it.”

20 of 35

Advertisement
Advertisement

21 of 35

FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Ginger Zee

Credit: Ginger Zee/Instagram; Inset: Mediapunch/REX/Shutterstock

The Good Morning America star shared a photo of her giant evergreen—which towers over her husband Ben Aaron. "Had a bit of a Griswold moment this weekend with our tree," she wrote, referring to the popular holiday flick National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. "We love it though!"

21 of 35

Advertisement
Advertisement
Continued on next slide.
Advertisement

22 of 35

FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Jodie Sweetin

Credit: Jodie Sweetin Instagram

The Fuller House actress, who next stars in the Hallmark movie Entertaining Christmas, snapped a selfie in front of her evergreen decked out in multi-colored lights while sipping a cup of coffee and doing radio interviews in her pajamas, she revealed.

22 of 35

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

23 of 35

FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Dorit Kemsley

Credit: Dorit Kemsley/Instagram

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star flaunted her family's Hannukah spread in her living room, which includes a menorah, red and white candy canes by the fireplace, and a fully-ornamented black-and-white glittery mantle.

23 of 35

Advertisement
Advertisement

24 of 35

FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Vanessa and Nick Lachey

Credit: HomeGoods

The Top Chef Jr. host enlisted the help of HomeGoods this holiday season, finding everything from a life-size sleigh full of presents to a hot cocoa station to turn her L.A. home into a winter wonderland. The mom-of-three says her favorite part of Christmas is being with her family. "It’s a really great time to take a minute and just watch their imaginations go wild," she tells PEOPLE.

24 of 35

Advertisement
Advertisement
Continued on next slide.
Advertisement

25 of 35

FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Karen E Laine

Credit: Karen E Laine/Instagram; Michael Kovac/Getty Images

One half of the mother-daughter duo behind HGTV's Good Bones, Laine isn't afraid to admit that one element of her holiday decor stays up year round: her gold door. "I put gold contact paper on my front door for the holidays THREE years ago," she says. "I haven't ever managed to take it off and it's still going strong for it's 4th season."

25 of 35

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

26 of 35

FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Kelly Ripa

Credit: Kelly Ripa/Instagram; Gilbert Carrasquillo/WireImage

The Live! With Kelly and Ryan host shared a photo of her fully-ornamented evergreen with the caption "She’s here!"

26 of 35

Advertisement
Advertisement

27 of 35

FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Maddie Ziegler

Credit: Maddie Ziegler/Instagram

The former Dance Moms star is welcoming the holiday season with friends in front of a massive Christmas tree and a staircase decorated with garland. "It’s that time of year," she writes.

27 of 35

Advertisement
Advertisement
Continued on next slide.
Advertisement

28 of 35

FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Emily Henderson

Credit: Emily Henderson for Target

The HGTV star and design blogger partnered with Target to show of their Threshold holiday collection, using wrapped presents, wooden elements and cozy knit throws to elevate this space for the season. "I would decorate for the holidays pretty much all year long if it were socially acceptable,” she tells PEOPLE.

28 of 35

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

29 of 35

FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Joanna Gaines

Credit: Joanna Stevens Gaines/Instagram; Brian Ach/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock

After documenting her experience picking out the "perfect" tree with her husband Chip and bringing it into their Waco, Texas, home, Joanna posted a photo of the finished product. "It's a tight squeeze in here and that ladder is not gonna cut it but here we goooooo," the former Fixer Upper star wrote, followed by #13feet and #griswolds, referring to the popular holiday film, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.

29 of 35

Advertisement
Advertisement

30 of 35

FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Brooke Shields

Credit: Brooke Shields Instagram

The actress got a "head start" on holiday decorating with her daughters Rowan, 15, and Grier, 12, while she adorned their school tree with a red bird and holiday ornaments.

30 of 35

Advertisement
Advertisement
Continued on next slide.
Advertisement

31 of 35

FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Kelsea Ballerini and Morgan Evans

Credit: Kelsea Ballerini Instagram

The married country stars decked out their evergreen together, with Ballerini putting the star on top of the tree while sitting on Evans's shoulders. "The tree is up and it’s my favorite time of year," Ballerini wrote.

31 of 35

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

32 of 35

FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Selma Blair

Credit: Selma Blair Instagram

The actress took advantage of holiday decorating as an opportunity to bond with her son Arthur, 7. "My son just decorated his own size tree. And then me," Blair wrote. "He loved remembering where each ornament came from and from whom. I want it all year round #littletree. Jew ish."

32 of 35

Advertisement
Advertisement

33 of 35

FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Tim McGraw

Credit: Tim McGraw Instagram; John Shearer/Getty Images

The "Humble and Kind" singer shared a photo of this tree decorated in white lights outside of his home. "Let the holiday season begin!" he wrote.

33 of 35

Advertisement
Advertisement
Continued on next slide.
Advertisement

34 of 35

FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

January Jones

Credit: January Jones/Instagram

"Doing my best to blend into my Xmas decorations," the Mad Men alum captioned her selfie with Santa. "Just like the scene with E.T. in the closet with the toys!"

34 of 35

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

35 of 35

FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Ken and Anita Corsini