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Do you consider Celebrations and Heroes as classic Christmas chocolates

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MySillyCrab · 22/12/2025 16:44

Can you settle a debate, do you consider Celebrations and Heroes classic Christmas chocs?

I don’t , only Roses and Quality Street are imo

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Nourishinghandcream · 22/12/2025 16:54

Roses and Quality Street.

Wrapped in foil.

In a tin (which can be used for storing "stuff" for years afterwards).

Justlovedogs · 22/12/2025 16:53

No, Roses, Quality Street and After Eights with the possible addition of fruit jellies are classics. Celebrations and Heroes are still new kids on the block. Might just be showing my age there! 😂

FourForksSake · 22/12/2025 16:53

I’d love an original box of Black Magic. The height of sophistication!

Sartre · 22/12/2025 16:52

Yep. Are they even available at other times of the year? I only see any of these at Christmas. Hate Quality Street and Roses so only ever get Heroes and Celebrations, for DC more than me. I like a terrys chocolate orange.

paddleboardingmum · 22/12/2025 16:51

Only these are what I think of as Christmas chocolates:

Quality Street
Ferero Rocher
After Eights
Chocolate Orange
Liqueurs

ThankYouNigel · 22/12/2025 16:51

Ooh tough one!

I’m almost 40, so as a child it was absolutely only Roses and Quality St.

But my young DCs love all 4, so going forwards the 2 more modern ones (Heroes and Celebrations) will be viewed as more ‘traditional’ too.

Clearinguptheclutter · 22/12/2025 16:51

No because they weren’t a thing when I was growing up (80s). Back then there were roses and quality street, perhaps Thorntons if being posh
these days we are snobs and only eat hotel chocolat and Lindt. And def not roses or quality street.

TheSweetestCon · 22/12/2025 16:51

But really, they all taste pretty crap now. Chocolate isn't chocolate these days, certainly not the stuff you get in a supermarket, anyway.

PuppyMonkey · 22/12/2025 16:50

Yeah, those two are definitely the Primark of the chocolate world. Quality Street aren’t a patch on what they used to be but they’re still a million times better than boring old Celebrations. Can’t think of a single thing special about a mini Bounty bar. Grin

MaarvaCarassi · 22/12/2025 16:48

I do now, but I know they’re new (to me) really - the classics from my childhood were Roses and Quality Street.

FourForksSake · 22/12/2025 16:48

Depends on one’s age surely.
Quality Street was a classic (sadly no longer).
Roses are the upstart (or maybe we just didn’t have them at home).
Heroes and Celebrations are ubiquitous but not classic: modern.

All are pretty gross though. We’ve added M&S Big Mix this year for the shiny wrappers. It’s still palm oil though bleaghh

PruthePrune · 22/12/2025 16:48

No, they are available all year round. THE Christmas chocolate for me was Terry's Neapolitans which were only available around Christmas. Unfortunately they stopped making them years ago.

smallglassbottle · 22/12/2025 16:47

They're all disgusting palm oil laden slop.

tobee · 22/12/2025 16:47

Neapolitans

TheSweetestCon · 22/12/2025 16:47

Quality Street, thank you. Roses are awful. Heroes and Celebrations are parvenu chocolates.

Honourable exceptions may be made for Lindt and Ferrero Rocher.

KimberleyClark · 22/12/2025 16:47

We just get a big box of Hotel Chocolat, never bother with Quality Street, Roses, Celebrations or Miniature Heroes.

PassCaring · 22/12/2025 16:47

Yes, especially since Roses and Quality Street are ruined.
Real classic Christmas chocolate: Milk Tray

mynameiscalypso · 22/12/2025 16:45

No! They’re much too modern.

Dominoeffecter · 22/12/2025 16:45

No, only Roses and Quality street

Hufflebuffs · 22/12/2025 16:45

All wrong. Terry’s chocolate orange.

Newsenmum · 22/12/2025 16:45

Yes. Those four tins are always out at Christmas. I dont really see or remember the them before.

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