With friends and family visiting for dinners and gatherings this Christmas holiday season, the traditional host or hostess may wish to outfit their dining table in festive holiday linen. For a beautifully presented holiday dining table, go a step beyond the traditional holiday tablecloth and consider including a lovely Christmas table runner. The right table runner can set off any Christmas centerpiece on your table beautifully. Some stores even carry special table runners to match your Christmas china - Spode, for example. If you have a special set of holiday tableware, be sure to check and see if a coordinating Christmas table runner is available.http://www.amazon.com/Spode-Christmas-Table-Runner-90/dp/B003072Y3G

This Mahalo page includes information about table runners and links to websites offering a variety of Christmas table runners to choose from this Christmas holiday season.

• Using table linens became popular in the 12th century throughout France and ItalyTable and Kitchen Linen: History of Table Linen
• Napkins are believed to have appeared in the Middle AgesTable and Kitchen Linen: History of Table Linen
• Modern napkins are believed to have originated in the city of Rheims, FranceTable and Kitchen Linen: History of Table Linen
• King Charles VII received a set of linen table napkins from the city of Rheims at his coronation in 1442Table and Kitchen Linen: History of Table Linen
• Table runners became popular in the 15th centuryTable and Kitchen Linen: History of Table Linen