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Starbucks 2008 Christmas Mug

Out of all of the current Starbucks Coffee Christmas mugs, this one from 2008 is definitely my favourite. It really takes the mugs in a more creative direction and focuses more on the natural Winter Wonderland rather than the human element associated with the holidays.

I love the subtle titled background that creates the illusion a deeper red while still being the same colour as the previous mugs.

Something that also works well is the larger, artistic white snowflakes and the white frosting around the Starbucks logo itself (which I honestly didn’t really notice until I started really looking at it to write this post!).

For me personally what makes this mug my favourite is the silhouette of the reindeer. It’s such a powerful and dramatic image but at the same time very much magical. I love it.

To the right is a photo I took on my mobile of the mug on Christmas Day in 2008 under my Christmas Tree. Naturally the coffee in it is the 2008′s Starbucks Christmas Blend and on the plate is a mix of store bought and homemade fruit mince pies, Walkers Christmas cookies and homemade gingerbread men (and trees).

Starbucks 2007 Christmas Mug

Continuing my collection of Christmas Starbucks Mugs, 2007′s mug was my second mug. It continues a very similar look from the previous year’s mug with white silhouettes of people (here, a girl giving a boy a cup of hot coffee) enjoying the Christmas winter wonderland against a rich red background.

In addition to these images we also get snow falling on all sides of the mug and darker red, more subtle snowflakes embedded in the sky. I really like this mug a lot better than 2006′s which I think had too much red and was a little too basic. Check out my video of the mug for views of the entire mug (including the seasons greetings free bottom 🙂 ).

Starbucks 2006 Christmas Mug

Every year Starbucks releases numerous Christmas themed mugs of varying shapes and sizes, though since 2005 they’ve consistently released a mug of the same size with varying design unique to that year. Unfortunately I only started collecting them in 2006 causing me to miss out on the first one from 2005 though I’ve found a few in online auctions that I hope can complete my collection.

The 2006 Christmas mug is a fairly simple design featuring a rich deep red base decorated with white silhouettes of children playing in the snow, singers caroling and a couple relaxing on a park bench.

Curiously on the bottom of the mug Holiday 2006 is written above the Starbucks Coffee label. You can see it in my video below or here. This little extra was not included in future versions.

Will be uploading info, photos and videos of my other Christmas mugs including this years over the next few weeks counting down to Christmas so check back soon!