Christmas Morning Brunch Table: Holiday Mugs, Coffee and Pastries

Christmas dinner gets all the attention, but in many homes the best meal of the holiday is Christmas morning: presents under the tree, coffee in festive mugs, something warm from the oven and nobody in a hurry. A Christmas morning brunch table doesn't need to be formal – it just needs to feel like the holiday.

Here is how we'd set it: holiday mugs for coffee and cocoa, a teapot and creamer that come out once a year, plates for pastries, and a carafe of juice. For the Christmas dinner table, see our Christmas table decorating ideas.

Holiday Mugs for Coffee and Cocoa

Herend's Christmas dessert mugs are hand-painted in Herend, Hungary, with 24k gold accents. Each holds 11 oz – generous enough for hot chocolate with whipped cream. See all mugs.

Herend Christmas Dessert Mug – Tree

A hand-painted Christmas tree on an 11 oz porcelain mug, 3½ in tall.

Herend Christmas Dessert Mug – Snowman

The snowman from the same series – a favorite with children (and grown-ups).

Herend Christmas Dessert Mug – Santa Bunny

Herend's beloved bunny dressed as Santa, hand-painted with 24k gold accents. Collect all three and give everyone their own.

Gien Mug – Filet Noël

Filet Noël dresses Gien's scalloped shape for the holidays with festive drawings in colored pencil and watercolor. The mug holds 9 oz.

Bernardaud Noël: Coffee and Tea Service

Bernardaud's Noël is Limoges porcelain made for the holiday table. Bernardaud describes the service as perfect for a Christmas or Thanksgiving table. See the Bernardaud Noël collection.

Bernardaud Noël Hot Beverage Server 34 oz

Designed to serve any hot beverage – tea, coffee or hot chocolate.

Bernardaud Noël Teapot, 8 Cups

The Cabas teapot dressed in gold with the Noël decor, with a removable leather handle made in the workshops of J.M. Weston. Porcelain keeps the tea hot and does not stain from tannins.

Bernardaud Noël Creamer 8.5 oz

For cream, milk or warm water with tea, coffee or hot chocolate. A matching Noël sugar bowl completes the set.

Bernardaud Noël Tea Cup and Saucer Gift Box

A 4.6 oz cup whose thin edges bring out the taste and aroma of tea – gift-boxed, so it can also go under the tree.

Plates and Platters for Pastries

Bernardaud Noël Round Tart Platter 13"

Bernardaud suggests it for pies, sweet or savory, crêpes and cheese – a quiche or a tarte tatin on Christmas morning.

Bernardaud Noël Rectangular Cake Platter 16"

Made to serve and present cakes and pastries – a Yule log, a coffee cake or a row of croissants.

Gien Set of 4 Dessert Plates – Filet Noël

Four 9⅛ in faience plates with Gien's festive Filet Noël drawings, just the size for a pastry or a slice of quiche.

Gien Set of 2 Tea Cups & Saucers – Filet Noël

Two 8½ oz cups with saucers in the same pattern.

Michael Aram Mistletoe 2-Tier Porcelain Etagere

A two-tier stand from Michael Aram's Mistletoe collection, handcrafted in his workshops – for scones, cookies or clementines.

See the whole Filet Noël table in our Gien Filet Noël Christmas table.

Juice for the Table

William Yeoward Classic Juice Carafe

A handsome handmade carafe with a pouring lip for juice or water, 8½ in tall and holding 20 oz.

Christmas Morning Brunch Ideas

• Make it ahead. A breakfast casserole, a quiche or overnight French toast can be prepared on Christmas Eve and baked in the morning.
• Set the table the night before. Lay out the mugs, plates and napkins after the children are asleep, and the morning stays relaxed.
• Keep it warm. Fill the hot beverage server with coffee or cocoa so guests can help themselves between presents.
• Start a mug tradition. A new holiday mug for each family member every year becomes a collection the children will remember.

For collectors who add a new Christmas figurine or ornament every year, browse Herend Christmas figurines and our crystal Christmas ornaments. And for the morning after New Year's Eve, see our New Year's Day brunch.

Save your favorites: open any piece and tap the ♡ to add it to your Wishlist, then share it with the family before the holidays.