Cosy Christmas Gift Ideas: Branded Winter Wear, Drinkware and Festive Extras
Branded Christmas gifts people use all winter, from beanies, gloves and blankets to travel mugs and flasks, with advent calendars, baubles and treats from Hotline's range.
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View allThe Christmas gifts people use straight away are the ones that keep them warm, so a branded beanie or gloves, a fleece blanket, or a travel mug or flask suits a whole team and works for clients too. Add a festive extra, such as an advent calendar, a bauble or a Christmas treat, and a practical gift becomes a Christmas one.
You'll find more cosy gifts in our Branded Winter Ideas collection and festive ones in our Christmas range. For budgets, see our ideas on Christmas gifts for staff and corporate Christmas gifts for clients.
Why do cosy gifts make good Christmas gifts?
Cosy gifts get used in the weeks straight after Christmas, when the weather's at its coldest, so your logo is seen every day. That's a reason to keep the branding subtle, with embroidery on a beanie or blanket or engraving on a steel tumbler or flask. Our guide to the difference between screen printing, embroidery and engraving compares the three.
Beanies, gloves and hand warmers
A branded beanie or a pair of gloves is the simplest cosy gift for a whole team, and an embroidered logo suits both.
The Pom Pom Beanie is a double-layer knit embroidered on the front, and its page suggests it for corporate gifting. The Thinsulate Embroidered Beanie is a cuffed beanie with 3M Thinsulate™ insulation, also embroidered on the front, and both beanies are one size.
The Tom Franks 3M™ Thinsulate™ Gloves are embroidered on each glove and come in M/L or L/XL. The Touch Screen Gloves are embroidered on the back of each glove and, as their page puts it, designed to fit most adults.
For a stocking filler, the Christmas Hand Warmer is a self-heating hand warmer with your logo on the back. Browse Branded Caps & Custom Hats and Branded Gloves & Personalised Gloves for more.
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Blankets for the sofa or the desk
A blanket suits clients and people working from home, because it stays where it's used, on the sofa or by the desk.
The Springwood Soft Fleece And Sherpa Plaid Blanket is polar fleece and sherpa fleece, embroidered on the front, with a drawstring pouch. The Suzy 150 x 120 Cm GRS Polyester Knitted Blanket is 100% GRS certified recycled polyester, as its page says, embroidered on the front. For more on recycled products, see our guide to buying eco-friendly merchandise without the greenwashing.
The Huggy Fleece Plaid Blanket With Carry Pouch has its logo printed on the carry pouch rather than the blanket. Browse Custom Blankets for more.
Travel mugs and flasks
A travel mug or flask goes wherever people do, from the commute to the desk, and your logo goes with it.
The Americano Travel Mug is double-walled and made in the UK, as its page says, with a large wrap-around print area. The Stanley Quencher H2.0 1200ml Tumbler - Engraved is laser engraved recycled stainless steel, a step up for clients.
The Dragon 500ml Stainless Steel Flask is spot printed, and its page calls it "Ideal for business gifts". The Sika 450 Ml Rcs Certified Recycled Stainless Steel Insulated Flask is laser engraved and comes in a recycled cardboard gift box.
How long each one keeps a drink hot varies by product, and each product page gives its own details, as our guide tochoosing branded water bottles, mugs and travel flasks explains. Browse Personalised Travel Mugs & Thermal Mugs and Branded Metal Water Bottles & Promotional Sports Bottles, or compare them in our idea on the best branded travel mugs and flasks for businesses.
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Gift sets that arrive ready to give
Gift sets suit clients and small teams, because everything arrives together, ready to give.
The Dalewood 400Ml Mug & Coaster Gift Set pairs a ceramic mug with a wooden coaster, and its page calls it "a trendy companion for a hot drink on cold winter days". The Mood Gift Set - Bottle, Notebook & Pen with Branded Box carries your logo on all three items and the box. The Ocean Bottle 500ml 3-In-1 Gift Set is laser engraved recycled stainless steel, with a brew lid for hot drinks, in a recycled cardboard gift box.
The Branded Mini Gift Hamper with Reusable Coffee Cup - Alcohol Edition is a small wicker hamper with a branded insulated cup, snacks, chocolates, tea, cheese and a 200ml bottle of red wine, so check it suits the people receiving it. To present any gift, there's the Large Printed Paper Gift Bag - White. Browse Branded Gift Sets & Welcome Packs and our guide to notebook and pen gift sets for more.
Festive extras: advent calendars, baubles and treats
Festive extras are what turn a practical gift into a Christmas one, as a stocking filler or a treat on every desk.
The Branded Advent Calendar has 24 milk chocolates, with your logo in full colour on a sticker on the top section. The Mini Advent Calendar - Milk Chocolate and the Large Advent Calendar - Milk Chocolate are printed in full colour across the front and designed to post easily. An advent calendar needs to arrive before December starts, so check the date on its page.
The Recycled Christmas Baubles are made in the UK from 100% recycled plastic, as their page says, and printed in full colour. The Wooden Bauble - Engraved carries your logo or a festive message, and the Glass Christmas Baubles come in seven festive colours, for gifting or, as their page suggests, for dressing an office or reception.
For treats, there are the Christmas Ginger Biscuit Characters, the Xmas Tree Iced Shortbread, with your logo on an edible topper, the Xmas Cracker Box - Celebrations and the Milk Chocolate - Nutcracker. Each food page lists its allergens, and our article on branded sweets, chocolate and food covers dietary information. Browse Promotional Chocolate and Promotional Biscuits and Cakes for more.
Which cosy gifts suit staff, and which suit clients?
For staff, give everyone the same item, as our staff gifts idea recommends, and choose one with no sizes to collect, such as a beanie, a blanket or a travel mug, with a festive extra alongside. The staff gifts idea also covers posting gifts to people working from home.
For clients, choose a step up that's used every day, such as an engraved tumbler or flask, a blanket or a boxed gift set. Our idea on premium branded corporate gifts has more.
When should you order?
Order early enough that the delivery date on the product page falls before the day you need the gifts, which for an advent calendar means before December starts. Every product page shows its date before you order, and if time's short, our guide to last-minute branded Christmas gifts and our article on shopping by the date you need cover how to find what can still arrive.
Cosy Christmas gifts at a glance
Who each kind of cosy gift suits, how it's branded and where to find it.
| Gift | Good for | How it's branded | Where to look |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beanies and gloves | A whole team, and outdoor teams | Embroidered | Branded Caps & Custom Hats, and Branded Gloves & Personalised Gloves |
| Blankets | Clients and people working from home | Embroidered, or printed on the pouch | Custom Blankets |
| Travel mugs and flasks | Staff and clients on the move | Printed, or laser engraved on steel | Personalised Travel Mugs & Thermal Mugs |
| Gift sets | Clients and small teams | Printed or engraved, depending on the set | Branded Gift Sets & Welcome Packs |
| Festive extras | Stocking fillers, desk treats and the office | Printed, engraved or on a sticker | The Christmas range, Promotional Chocolate, and Promotional Biscuits and Cakes |
To find yours, browse our Branded Winter Ideas collection and Christmas range, and request a free Visual Proof™. Our in-house designers send back your logo on the gift, with the price and delivery date, usually in around 20 minutes during working hours.