The Final Countdown: Last-Minute Gift Ideas for Christmas

Christmas Party Collection

Ain't no party like a Christmas party 'cause a Christmas party don't stop! And if you're going to potentially be late with your gift, it better be spectacular, like this one, which is 14 (!) gifts in one. The Christmas Party Collection is also hefty, weighing in at 42 pounds. With it, you get 5 pounds of Royal Riviera Pears, 1 pound of dried fruit in a tree-shaped box, 6 pounds of meats and cheese, over 20 pounds of snacks and cookies (Moose Munch, peppermint bark, yogurt-covered pretzels, raspberry galettes, to name a few), and another pound of chocolate truffles. Those remaining pounds? They're scrumptious, trust me.

Holiday Founders' Favorite Gift Box

This is like getting the very best of Harry & David all wrapped up in a lovely box. Actually, that's exactly what you're getting: pears, Moose Munch, meat and cheese, pepper and onion relish, chocolate-covered cherries, chocolate truffles, and at least three more items. You can also add wine to this gift. Oh, and that lovely box? It's reusable. So, there's that, too.

Home for the Holidays Cocoa and Baking Mixes Collection

I believe, but don't quote me on this, that baking cookies on Christmas morning became an official holiday law sometime in 1973. Good thing for this last-minute gift idea, huh? The Home for the Holidays Collection comes with two baking mixes — gingerbread sugar cookies and peppermint scones. And what goes better with cookies and pastries on Christmas morning than hot chocolate? Wash these treats down with your choice of chocolate truffle, Belgian white chocolate, or salted caramel cocoa.

Classic Holiday Self-Care Gift Box

As joyous as the holiday season is, this time of year can also be very, very stressful: In addition to your regular day -to-day routine, you're shopping, sorry, hunting for gifts, whether online or in-store, and having to wrap and hide said gifts in the house; decorating the house; hosting family; cooking holiday meals; trying to figure out winter break plans; losing sleep over how much to tip the mailman. You need to take care of yourself. Click here to do so.

Lucca & Sons Cellars Red Wine with Chocolate Truffles

Whether it's a last-minute Christmas gift or hostess gift (New Year's Eve is just around the corner!), the pairing of wine and chocolate in the form of cabernet sauvignon and merlot and dark chocolate truffles is a no-brainer. Enough said.

Holiday Epicurean
Entertaining Collection

Are there three more symbiotic words this time of year than holiday, epicurean, and entertaining? This all-in-one gift has everything you need for your holiday fete. It does skew toward the charcuterie lover, however, offering the highest-quality salumi from the finest purveyors: Elevation Artisan Meats 'Nduja spreadable salami and black pepper salami, Brooklyn Cured sliced smoked beef salami, and Coro Foods agrumi salami, along with five different cheeses.

Fireside Date Night
Wine Gift

Sure, this comes with dark chocolate popcorn and chocolate-covered grahams (those are my favorite) and chocolate-covered pretzels AND dark chocolate truffles AND cocoa-covered almonds — and those sweets are all well and good (delicious, actually) — along with a bottle of merlot, but the pièce de résistance, for me at least, is the sherpa-lined throw blanket. Anything lined with sherpa equals instant coziness. Even without a fire to snuggle up next to.

Monthly Clubs

Harry & David's Fruit-of-the-Month Club may be its most notable club in their arsenal, but it has a plethora of continuous gifts that go well beyond just fruit. Imagine your loved one opening their front door every month to find a box of the finest steaks, most decadent chocolates, exceptional desserts, artisan cheeses, gourmet meals, or even award-winning wine. Buy one, buy all! If all, a dinner of lobster pot pie, bone-in ribeye, San Joaquin Gold Cheese, along with a bottle of pinot noir awaits! And for dessert? Chocolate-covered cherries and HoneyBell cheesecake.

Alice's Table Workshop

Not all gifts need to come neatly wrapped with a bow on top; some are meant to be experienced. A gift of an Alice's Table workshop is for the person who loves to cook, mix cocktails, or assemble flower arrangements. All the instructors are top shelf, with such luminaries as acclaimed mixologist Sother Teague, the Plant Kween, and Alice Lewis, the company's founder.

For delivery before Christmas, order by:

Dec. 18 for standard shipping

Dec. 19 for 3-day express shipping

Dec. 20 for 2-day express shipping

Dec. 21 for overnight shipping