What it is
A gift built around an old American Christmas custom: burning a bayberry candle all the way down on Christmas Eve for luck in the new year. The set has two 10-inch tapers hand-dipped in real bayberry wax, a hardcover book about the tradition and a printed card with the old rhyme.
Who it's for
History lovers, grandparents, people who love family traditions, and anyone who wants to start a new one.
Why it's a great gift
It's a gift with a story and a ritual. Give it before Christmas Eve and you've given the family a new tradition to repeat every year.
Gift tip: want to make it a bigger present? Pair it with the Bearaby Velvet Napper Weighted Blanket from Bearaby, and add it to your gift list so you remember who it's for and whether it's ordered or already wrapped.
Good to know
- Sold by Cape Candle & Cape Home, ordered directly at capecandle.com
- Two hand-dipped 10-inch real bayberry tapers
- Hardcover book about the bayberry tradition plus a printed card
- Cape Candle notes that it sells out of real bayberry every year
- Cape Candle & Cape Home ships: US
- Price: $58.65 on Cape Candle & Cape Home's site (checked November 10, 2026)
About Cape Candle & Cape Home
Cape Candle has made candles and home goods since 2005. Most of its candles are hand-poured in small batches in Punta Gorda, Florida, including its traditional bayberry candles, and its Cape Home line adds soft throw blankets. See Cape Candle & Cape Home in our brand directory.
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