6 Amazing Items To Buy From Trader Joe’s Ahead of Christmas 2025

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Christmas will be here before you know it, and Trader Joe’s has a little bit of everything to get you prepared. Whether you’re looking for holiday baking supplies, Christmas dinner food or little ways to add some holiday magic on a budget, amazing items are hiding in the Trader Joe’s aisles if you know what to look for.

Much like any other time at Trader Joe’s, you’ll be hard-pressed to find an item over $6, which could make this the affordable holiday shopping you’ve been searching for.

Milk Chocolate Advent Calendar

• Price: $1.49

Who doesn’t love the daily surprise of opening a new window on an Advent calendar? You don’t have to spend much to treat yourself or your loved ones to a little Christmas magic. These milk chocolate Advent calendars from Trader Joe’s are just $1.49 each and carry 24 pieces of milk chocolate in seasonal shapes. You’ll look forward to counting down the days until Christmas with a new piece of chocolate every day. 

Bourbon Vanilla Bean Syrup

• Price: $4.49

Power through holiday shopping, decorating and cooking without spending tons of money at the coffee shop. Make your own lattes or flavored coffees at home with Trader Joe’s bourbon vanilla bean syrup. The depth of flavor from the bourbon extract mixed with vanilla bean seeds is the perfect addition to your home coffee bar, brunch recipes or holiday baking. Plus, you won’t need to prove you’re over 21 to take a bottle of this home. 

Sparkling Cranberry Ginger Brew Beverage

• Price: $4.99

Make seasonal mocktails to sip while watching your favorite holiday movies or for a Christmas party with friends by picking up this sparkling cranberry ginger brew beverage from Trader Joe’s. The team at Trader Joe’s suggests adding a squeeze of lime, a sprig of rosemary and an optional skewer of cranberries to make this mocktail the star of your Christmas shindig. 

Bergamot and Vetiver Scented Hand Soap

• Price: $3.99

Impress your guests with little details like this bergamot and vetiver scented hand soap. The earthy scent of vetiver complements the brightness of bergamot, giving you the perfect Christmas-scented bathroom soap your guests will gush over. 

Drinking Chocolate

• Price: $5.99

Hot cocoa, anyone? Right now, Trader Joe’s is carrying these 9-ounce containers of drinking chocolate. It’s a mix of Colombian cacao, natural vanilla flavor, cocoa butter and sugar. Just follow the directions and mix your desired amount with milk or a non-dairy beverage. Then top it with marshmallows or whipped cream to get the perfect Christmas cocoa.

Herbed Dinner Rolls

• Price: $3.49

Kick off Christmas dinner with a flavorful appetizer of herbed dinner rolls. For $3.49, you’ll get a pack of eight dinner rolls filled with a combination of parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme. A few minutes in the oven, and you’ll get tasty rolls that will make your guests think you’ve spent all morning proving dough and baking. 

Adding all of these items to your cart would cost only $24.44. Between the cheerful holiday drinks and treats, you’ll create beautiful memories without overshooting your budget. That means more goodies in Santa’s bag.

Editor’s note: Pricing and availability may vary depending on location.

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