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In today’s video, we’re taking a look at the brand-new 2025 Christmas decor collections from Kohl’s, Macy’s, and JCPenney! I’ll walk you through each store’s holiday lineup, compare the styles, colors, and themes, and share which pieces are worth checking out this season.
Whether you’re decorating in traditional reds and greens, elegant metallics, or cozy neutrals, you’ll get tons of ideas for how to bring the holiday magic home this year.
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00:00 Intro
00:53 Kohl's Christmas Collection
04:28 Kohl's Rating
05:35 Macy's Christmas Collection
08:09 Macy's Rating
10:34 JCPenney Christmas Collection
18:25 JCPenney Rating
20:12 Conclusion
21:39 Outro
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0:03
Hi, it's Lindsay Diane from diancor.com.
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In this video, we're going to take a
0:08
look at all of the new Christmas decor
0:10
releases from Kohl's, Macy's, and J C
0:13
Penney. This is the second video in my
0:16
2025 Christmas collection series, where
0:20
we go in store to take a look at all of
0:22
the new holiday decor releases and
0:24
decide whether or not they're worth the
0:26
trip and worth the money. If you missed
0:28
my first video, I compared the two big
0:30
box stores, Target and Walmart. I will
0:34
leave that linked in the description box
0:35
below. In this video, we're going to
0:38
compare three department stores, Kohl's,
0:41
Macy's, and J C Penney. Links to
0:44
everything we look at in the video will
0:46
be listed in the description box below.
0:49
Now, let's get started with my trip to
0:52
Kohl's.
0:57
First up at Kohl's. Before we start, I
0:59
will say that it's a good idea to
1:00
download the app at Kohl's. All of the
1:03
holiday decor is on sale and then you're
1:05
taking 20% off in store and online with
1:08
a coupon code. So, to get the best
1:11
price, make sure that you download the
1:13
app. It also makes it easier for you to
1:15
just scan products as you go so that you
1:17
don't have to find the little like
1:19
standing signs to figure out how much
1:21
everything is because the tags here are
1:23
going to be the original prices, but
1:24
that is definitely not what you're going
1:26
to pay. Now, the first thing that I saw
1:28
were these beautiful monogram stockings.
1:30
You know, we saw something similar in
1:32
Walmart, but these are a much better
1:34
quality. They're an excellent buy. These
1:37
little snow globe glitter decor come in
1:41
a few different styles. They have
1:42
snowmen and Santa Claus and some other
1:45
styles. They have this little candle
1:47
trio style. They kind of light up and
1:50
the glitter blows around in them. These
1:51
are a decent quality. Uh they're ranging
1:54
anywhere between like $16 and $30 on
1:57
sale. Now, this garland is very, very
2:00
pretty. I believe that it's on sale for
2:04
$15 or so. It has beads, it has bells,
2:08
it has ribbons. It's very nice. This
2:11
teardrop swag is one of the my favorite
2:14
finds uh in the entire store. The leaves
2:17
on it are this frosted glitter. It's
2:20
really pretty. It has berries. It has
2:22
like a grape vine wreath backing on it.
2:25
The bow, it's sensational. The quality
2:28
is excellent on all of these swags and
2:31
teardrops. You can't go wrong with these
2:33
at Kohl's. Now, another really standout
2:36
item is this beautiful metallic glitter
2:39
wreath. Here's a look at what it looks
2:42
like on the website. That photo does not
2:45
do it justice at all in store and in
2:48
person. You can see that it is sparkly.
2:52
It catches the light. It's just like a
2:54
showstopper wreath. It's very beautiful.
2:57
We also have some felt trees. These are
3:01
pretty nice. Uh pretty much everywhere
3:03
you're going to find felt trees, but
3:05
these have a lot of little extra
3:07
embellishments on them. And with the
3:08
sale price and the extra 20% off, those
3:11
are a good buy. They also have mats.
3:15
Frankly, every place is going to have
3:17
nice holiday mats. So, you could
3:19
probably find cheaper someplace else.
3:21
These little felt green loopy trees are
3:24
also all over the place. You can find
3:26
those better elsewhere. The felt trees,
3:29
these little velvet trees are definitely
3:32
something that I would buy at Target.
3:35
These are about $15 on sale, but at
3:38
Target they're like $6, so I would get
3:40
them there. Then we have the tree topper
3:45
stars. They have a variety of different
3:47
stars. They have them in silver and
3:48
gold. The one that really caught my eye
3:50
was the one down at the bottom that was
3:52
silver. These are very, very pretty,
3:54
very high quality. Now, their little
3:57
ornaments I would skip. These are thin,
4:00
plasticky, cheap looking. They are
4:03
definitely not worth the money. I would
4:05
skip on these and go someplace else for
4:07
small ornaments. Another item that is
4:10
unique to Kohl's are these metallic
4:13
trees. These like gold metal trees. They
4:16
are really very very pretty. They have a
4:18
cone- shaped one. They have one with
4:21
sort of like a punch out detail that's
4:23
on a marble stand. These are beautiful
4:26
and the price is good on these as well.
4:28
Overall, I would give the selection and
4:30
the stock at Kohl's both a three out of
4:33
five. They do have a decent selection of
4:36
items, but the stock is really not
4:39
there. It was hard to tell if some stuff
4:41
just wasn't rolled out yet in the front
4:43
of the store or if they were already
4:46
sold out. You know, you saw there that
4:48
there was only like two of those really
4:50
pretty teardrop um swags that I like.
4:54
There was only one garland there. So, um
4:57
I'm not sure that the stock in store is
4:59
really great, but you can always go
5:02
online and see if it's available to have
5:04
it shipped to your store or shipped to
5:06
your home. As far as price goes, I'll
5:08
give them a three out of five. You
5:11
really don't get these items in a
5:13
reasonable range until you first mark
5:16
them down on a sale and then take that
5:19
additional 20% off on top of that. You
5:22
know, on their own, they're a little bit
5:24
high. So, I'm going to give them a three
5:25
out of five. And then the quality of
5:27
their items is a four out of five. All
5:30
of their stuff is really very nice. You
5:32
won't be disappointed with anything that
5:34
you purchase from Kohl's.
5:41
Next up is Macy's. Now Macy's is the
5:46
place to go if you are looking to invest
5:50
in some higherend pieces. The prices on
5:54
these items are much higher than any
5:57
other place that we've gone to. Frankly,
6:01
at the price point that most of these
6:03
things are, I would sooner go to Pottery
6:06
Barn where I'd have a larger selection
6:08
of items than Macy's. Just a quick note
6:11
on Macy's. When I visited the store, the
6:15
prices were at 40% off. They are
6:18
currently running their early Black
6:19
Friday sale at the time that I'm editing
6:22
this, and everything is 67% off, which
6:25
is bringing it more in line with some of
6:27
the other stores in this video. So,
6:29
you're going to see here um this really
6:32
cute blue decorative pillow. It's the
6:35
original price on this is $90 for this
6:38
little lumbar throw pillow. Their
6:41
ornaments are very high. They're
6:44
beautiful, don't get me wrong, but they
6:46
are very, very high. Especially knowing
6:49
that I've been into stores like Hobby
6:51
Lobby and Michaels and can get very,
6:54
very similar looking items for a
6:57
fraction of the price. Yes, the quality
7:00
is here at Macy's, but
7:03
these are more along the lines of gift
7:07
items, right? I would go to Macy's if I
7:10
wanted to gift someone a really
7:11
beautiful ornament or if I wanted to
7:14
find myself like an heirloom piece. They
7:16
have things like snow globes and a few
7:19
little tabletop decor accents, but for
7:22
the most part, all you're seeing here
7:24
are the ornaments. You're going to see a
7:28
couple of like bedding sets and throw
7:31
pillows. you'll see the uh Linux
7:35
Christmas villages and like little snow
7:38
globes. And that's pretty much it. The
7:40
section is very very small here. I'm not
7:43
going through individually with these
7:45
just because overall I I just wouldn't
7:49
shop here for my Christmas decor. I just
7:51
wouldn't. Um but you can see some of
7:54
these items are very very pretty. That
7:56
beautiful blue snail is gorgeous. So, if
7:58
you are looking to invest in a long-term
8:03
item that you maybe want to pass down or
8:05
you want to look for something really
8:07
nice to gift someone, I would go to
8:09
Macy's.
8:11
Overall, I'm going to give the selection
8:13
at Macy's a 2 out of five. There really
8:16
isn't a lot to choose from. There isn't
8:18
a ton of variety. At most, all of the
8:21
variety is within the ornaments
8:23
themselves. But as far as the styling
8:26
goes on some of the other items, like
8:28
the throw pillows or the snow cloes,
8:31
it's all very sort of onenote
8:33
contemporary modern Christmas. It's very
8:36
beautiful, but you don't have a lot of
8:38
variety. So, if that isn't your style,
8:40
you're really not going to find anything
8:41
there that you'd like. The stock is a
8:44
three out of five. It was decently
8:46
stocked in that very small section.
8:49
However, the way that they have the
8:51
shopping experience set up is a little
8:53
bit odd. It's hard to find multiples of
8:56
things um because all of the ornaments
8:59
are on the trees, right? So, um I will
9:01
get into that a little bit more with the
9:03
ease of shopping, but as far as the
9:06
stock and inventory is concerned,
9:08
there's maybe two or three of everything
9:10
out there right now. So, if you're
9:12
looking for multiples, you may have to
9:13
ask for assistance or ask for some help
9:16
or order online. So, for that reason,
9:18
I'm giving them a three out of five.
9:19
Prices, I give them a two out of five.
9:22
These prices are the highest in out of
9:25
every store that is in this Christmas
9:28
collection series. Um, again, the
9:30
quality is there. Just know going in
9:33
that these are high-end pieces. These
9:36
are not pieces that you should be
9:38
replacing within one or two or even 3 or
9:41
5 years. These are pieces that you're
9:43
going to invest in and you want to keep
9:44
longterm. The ease of shopping at
9:47
Macy's. Um I find it to be fairly easy
9:50
to shop at Macy's. It is um often set up
9:54
just like Kohl's and we'll see J C
9:56
Penney where there's a sale price,
9:58
right? And they have the little standing
10:00
signs that are on the uh you know the
10:03
shelves where you can go back and you
10:05
can look and see, okay, this is this
10:07
price and this is that price and this is
10:08
that price because you can't really go
10:10
off of the tag, right? the tag is the
10:12
original price, but it'll have a sales
10:14
price and then sometimes they'll have an
10:16
additional 20% off of the sale price or
10:18
25% off of the sale price. So, it's
10:21
similar. It's it's right on board with
10:23
all of the other ones. So, I would say
10:25
ease of shopping here is pretty good.
10:28
Four out of five. And then as far as
10:30
quality goes at Macy's, five out of
10:32
five. No question. Now, at JC Penney,
10:34
they started off with a bang. They have
10:36
these little gnome advent calendars that
10:39
are so cute. They're like plush. They're
10:42
adorable. They have a huge selection of
10:46
nutcrackers in all different sizes, in
10:49
different styles, in different themes.
10:52
You can't go wrong with the prices here
10:54
with the nutcrackers. They also have
10:56
these really beautiful high quality
10:58
stockings that are also monogrammed.
11:01
They have these in white, a white
11:03
version as well. Their tree skirts are
11:07
also in just amazing. The quality is
11:10
fantastic. These are their North Pole
11:12
Trading Company red crinkle velvet tree
11:16
skirts. They also have a cream one
11:19
there. They're very thick. They're very
11:21
plush. They are fur rimmed or they have
11:24
a fur trim on them. They are very, very
11:27
nice. They're on sale right now for $31
11:31
and change. So, coming back around to
11:34
the nutcrackers, these are just
11:37
phenomenal. They come out with these
11:39
every single year. They always add to
11:41
the collection. They have this little
11:43
like travel content creator lady. They
11:47
have, you know, cowgirl, ballerina,
11:50
um, cowboy, any theme that you can
11:53
possibly think of, they will have them.
11:55
And they'll have them in multiple sizes
11:57
as well. They've got a lot of little
11:59
gnomes and tabletop um, little
12:02
decorative accents here. Now, here we're
12:04
getting into the ornaments. These larger
12:08
ornaments that are displayed on the tree
12:10
are a good quality. Some of them though
12:12
are priced a little bit high, so
12:14
definitely keep a lookout at the price
12:16
tag on these. They also had these really
12:19
gorgeous like starburst pickics. This
12:22
caught my eye. They have them in gold
12:24
and they have them in silver as well.
12:26
They are they're beautiful. Um and the
12:29
price on those is really good. Another
12:32
really standout item is this beautiful
12:35
plush gnome. They come in a couple of
12:37
different styles and this guy has a
12:40
little lantern that lights up. These are
12:42
absolutely adorable. They have Santa
12:45
Claus and a bunch of different styles as
12:47
well. They have monogrammed uh blankets
12:51
that are $19.99 on sale. They also have
12:55
a variety of trees there up at the top.
12:58
The trees are really great price. Uh
13:02
their 36 inch flock tree that's in the
13:04
little red tin bin is 26.99 on sale
13:08
right now. They have a smaller one
13:10
that's 16 in. That's $13 and change. And
13:13
then they have a mediumsiz one that's 25
13:15
in. That's uh just at $18. So those are
13:20
really excellent price especially
13:21
considering the prices that we saw for
13:23
similarly sized trees at Target. I would
13:26
absolutely go to J. penny instead. Their
13:29
ornament wreaths are decent, but we see
13:31
these kind of everywhere. $30 is an okay
13:35
price, but you may find them a few
13:37
dollars cheaper at other places. Uh like
13:40
Lowe's has a really nice assortment of
13:41
these ornament wreaths. They have a huge
13:45
selection of serving wear and trays and
13:49
holiday themed like napkin ring holders.
13:52
All of this stuff again is on sale. And
13:54
then you're going to be taking an
13:56
additional like 20% off um with coupon
14:00
codes online just like uh you know
14:03
Macy's and Kohl's. It's best to go ahead
14:06
and just download the app so that you
14:08
know exactly what the prices are when
14:10
you're shopping in store. Otherwise,
14:12
it's already marked down for you when
14:14
you're online. So, it makes it very easy
14:16
to see how much everything is. Again,
14:18
you'll see they have more trees with
14:20
ornaments. They these little ball
14:23
ornaments caught my eye. They look
14:24
reminiscent of the uh like McKenzie
14:27
child style that's very popular right
14:30
now. But the ornaments are very
14:32
beautiful. Another thing that caught my
14:34
eye was this fabric advent calendar from
14:37
Martha Stewart. This is cute to just
14:39
hang on a door and you can move the star
14:42
from day to day as you count down till
14:44
Christmas. These North Pole Trading
14:46
Company throws are a nice quality. They
14:50
are thin, but they surprisingly keep a
14:53
lot of heat to them. I have two of
14:54
these. I bought them last year. These
14:57
are currently priced at like $12 and
14:59
change um when you take off like that
15:02
extra 20%. They come in a lot of
15:05
different patterns. They're very pretty.
15:07
I think that they're great gifts.
15:09
They're great if you just want a cute
15:12
throw to put on your sofa or drape over
15:15
your chair. Now, these North Pole
15:18
Trading Company plush velvet throw
15:22
blankets are awesome. I have two of
15:25
these. I can show you. I have the one
15:27
that was over here in the background. I
15:30
got this last year, maybe the year
15:32
before. It's red. It has sort of like
15:35
mistletoe berries to it. It's very soft.
15:39
I I love this thing. It's not crazy
15:42
thick. It's fairly lightweight, but it
15:44
does keep a lot of heat in it. I also
15:46
have
15:48
this uh blue one. It's like a navy blue
15:52
and it has like ornaments on it with
15:53
little sayings. They come out with
15:55
different patterns every year. These are
15:58
really great. I would get these, no
16:00
question. They're currently on sale at J
16:02
C Penney for $12 and change. I believe I
16:05
got these for $9.99
16:09
during the Black Friday sale either last
16:12
year or the year before. Now, they do
16:14
have a nice selection of decorative
16:16
pillows here if you're in the market for
16:19
that. I usually just go for the pillow
16:21
covers so that I don't, you know, end up
16:23
stocking up on lots of pillows that I
16:25
have to then figure out how to store in
16:27
the off season. Um, but these little
16:30
this set of two is a really amazing
16:33
price. This is around $17 for a set of
16:36
two 16in pillows. And the pattern on
16:38
this is really really pretty. They have
16:40
a huge, huge, huge selection of
16:44
Christmas themed kitchen towels. This is
16:47
the biggest selection of towels that
16:49
I've seen out of any of the stores. And
16:51
the pricing is excellent on these. They
16:53
have two packs and they have four packs.
16:55
So, these little two packs that I'm
16:57
looking at now are currently on sale for
16:59
$8.99. And then the striped ones over
17:02
there, they have the striped dishloth
17:04
set and then a striped kitchen towel
17:07
set. The dishloth set is $8.99 and the
17:10
kitchen towels are $13.49.
17:13
Now, they're ornaments. These ornaments
17:17
over here that are very different from
17:19
the ornaments on the trees, these are
17:21
the cheapy ornaments, and they're
17:23
overpriced for being cheap ornaments.
17:25
They're very thin, plasticky. These are
17:28
the same kind of ornaments that they're
17:29
going to sell at the grocery store that
17:31
they're going to sell at Five Below.
17:33
They are definitely not worth the price
17:35
here at J C Penney unless they have a
17:38
sale like a buy two get one free, you
17:41
know, buy three get the fourth free and
17:44
there's a sale on them. I would skip on
17:46
these. Now, last but not least, I saw
17:49
this really beautiful wreath from Martha
17:51
Stewart. The only issue with this thing
17:53
is that it doesn't have any wiring in
17:56
the bow, which I find to be very odd.
17:58
And so, this thing in store looks kind
18:01
of a mess. Um, I'm going to throw a
18:03
picture on the screen of what it's
18:04
supposed to look like. Um, there's no
18:07
way that you're going to be able to
18:08
maintain the shape of that bow without
18:10
the wired, you know, ribbon. So, I would
18:14
say that it's a pass on that. But
18:16
overall, J C Penney is an excellent spot
18:20
to shop for affordable holiday decor.
18:24
So, as far as selection goes, J Penney
18:26
gets a five out of five. They have an
18:29
incredible selection of items to choose
18:31
from in store and they have even more
18:35
online. Their stock is also a five out
18:38
of five. Those shelves are stocked deep
18:42
with multiples of items. So, you're
18:45
going to have no problem if you want to
18:47
buy, you know, the same throw blanket
18:50
for all three of your sisters or all
18:52
four of your sisters. You're not going
18:53
to have any trouble doing that. If you
18:55
go to J C Penney, the stock is excellent
18:57
there in store. Prices at J C Penney are
19:00
excellent. I'm giving them a four out of
19:02
five. For the most part, just about
19:04
everything that I featured in the video
19:05
is under $30. Uh, a lot of stuff is
19:09
under $10. Like I said, those
19:11
nutcrackers, the 14-in nutcrackers are
19:14
$13 and change or $12 and change right
19:17
now. The price just can't be beat on
19:19
some of those items. They uh their
19:22
prices are phenomenal. Ease of shopping
19:24
is a four out of five. It's right on par
19:26
with the other department stores. It's
19:29
fairly easy to move around and get
19:31
through the displays and then you of
19:33
course have the apps so that you can
19:35
scan and see what everything is priced
19:38
individually or you can use the signage
19:41
that's there and sort of track down your
19:43
item. Overall, the ease of shopping is
19:45
very good. You can have things shipped
19:47
to your home. You can have things
19:48
shipped to the store. You can do
19:50
curbside pickup. You have all the
19:52
options available to you at J C Penney.
19:54
And last but not least, the quality of
19:55
the items. I'm giving a five out of
19:57
five. I did not find a single item that
20:00
had, you know, that thread was
20:02
unraveling, that the fuzz was coming off
20:04
of Santa, that the glitter was shedding
20:06
anywhere. I didn't find a single item
20:08
like that there. The quality is
20:10
spectacular here. So, overall, if I had
20:14
to pick one of these stores to be the
20:16
winner, I would say J. C. Penney.
20:19
There's no question that they have an
20:21
amazing selection. They have lots of
20:24
stock available to you in store and the
20:26
prices are incredible and the prices are
20:28
only going to get better. Frankly,
20:30
they're already good. They're going to
20:31
drop at Black Friday and then as we get
20:34
closer to Christmas and post Christmas,
20:36
they're going to be absolutely amazing.
20:39
So, I would definitely go to J C Penney.
20:40
Kohl's is another good buy though. If
20:43
you are in the area of a Kohl's and you
20:46
don't have a J C Penney because they're
20:48
few and far between nowadays, you can of
20:50
course shop online which makes them a
20:52
really good contender. But if you have a
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Kohl's that's near you, that's another
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good option. You're going to find some
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really good deals with the regular
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holiday sale prices and then that 20%
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off thrown on top of that. You can find
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some really high quality pieces at good
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prices at Kohl's. And then again,
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Macy's, it's in there. If you want to
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really invest in something, you could go
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to Macy's, but frankly, I would go to
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Pottery Barn over Macy's. Um, but it is
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an option. Their stuff is very high
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quality. It's very beautiful. There's no
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way that you're leaving Macy's with, you
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know, anything junky. So, their their
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Christmas decor is very nice. It's just
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that the prices are skyhigh and the
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selection in store is minimal. That's it
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for this video. I hope you found it
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helpful. Don't forget that links to
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everything featured in this video will
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be in the description box below. And
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stay tuned for the next video in this
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series where I'm comparing the dollar
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stores, Dollar Tree, Dollar General, and
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Five Below. I thank you so much for
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again. I'll see you in the next one.
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