The 10 Very Best Smells Of The Holidays. Did Your Favorite Make The Cut?

The scents of the holiday season take many of us back to cherished moments in our childhood. It’s no wonder that the delicious smells that accompany sugar cookies, hot chocolate and crackling fires are so beloved. But what are the favorites of the favorites? We partnered with Glad Products Company, polled the blogosphere, and ranked the 10 very best smells of the holiday season. Read, enjoy and reminisce with us. And then weigh in yourself by taking our reader poll at the end. What do you consider the best scent of all?

1. Hot chocolate

Rachael Pavlik of RachRiot
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2. Freshly baked sugar cookies

Jennifer Swartvagher of Beyond the Crib
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3. A fire

Beth Meleski of My Bethisms
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4. Peppermint

Melissa Lawrence of CloudMom
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5. Mulled cider

Kristin Shaw of Two Cannoli
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6. Pine

Sharon Palmer, RDN, of SharonPalmer.com
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7. Potato latkes

Hindy Garfinkel of Confident Cook, Hesitant Baker
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8. Pie

Kelly Arnell of Why Did We Have To Have All These Kids Anyway?
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9. Candles

Allison Slater Tate of AllisonSlaterTate.com
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10. Gingerbread

David Vienna of The Daddy Complex
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