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Matching Family Christmas Pyjamas: A UK Buying Guide (Dog Included)

Matching Christmas pyjamas have become one of the UK's favourite Christmas Eve traditions. Opened on Christmas Eve, worn on Christmas morning and captured in the family photo you'll look back on for years. Here's how to get it right, from choosing a design to making sure everyone's size fits (including the dog).

1. Choose a design the whole family will actually wear

The best matching pyjamas are ones the grown-ups are happy to wear too. A few ways to think about it:

Not everyone has to match exactly. Some families pick one design for the grown-ups and a coordinating one for the children, which still looks great in photos.

2. Get the sizes right

Each of our designs comes in sizes for every member of the family:

  • Dad: S to 4XL (S to 3XL in Green Tartan)
  • Mum: S to 3XL
  • Kids: 2 years to 13–14 years
  • Baby: 3 months to 24 months

Top tips: every product page has a size guide in centimetres. The easiest check is to lay a pair of pyjamas that fit well flat, measure across the chest, double it and pick the closest size. Children grow fast, so if they're between sizes, go up one. Pyjamas are for lounging, so a little room is no bad thing.

3. Don't forget the dog

The dog in matching pyjamas is often the star of the Christmas photo. Green, Christmas Tree, Father Christmas and Buffalo Check Reindeer all come in dog sizes, so nobody is left out. See everything for pets in our For the Dog collection, including Christmas hoodies.

Measuring your dog: measure along the back from the neck to the base of the tail, then compare with the dog sizes in the size guide on the product page. If your dog isn't used to wearing clothes, let them try it on for a few minutes before Christmas Eve, with plenty of treats.

4. Couples and families of two

Matching pyjamas aren't just for big families. His and hers sets are a lovely Christmas Eve gift for couples, and a great way to start a tradition in your first home together. Pair them with a personalised First Christmas as a Couple ornament.

5. Make it a Christmas Eve moment

Wrap the pyjamas and put them in a personalised Christmas Eve box with a film, hot chocolate and some fluffy Christmas slippers. Open them after dinner, change, and you're ready for photos and a cosy evening. Need more ideas? See what to put in a Christmas Eve box.

6. Taking the perfect matching pyjama photo

  • Take it on Christmas Eve, when everyone's still fresh (and the pyjamas are crease-free).
  • Use the tree lights as your background and turn off the big overhead light.
  • Get down to the kids' (and the dog's) eye level.
  • Take lots in burst mode. The best one is usually the one where someone's laughing.

7. Save with the family deal

Mix any designs and sizes. Buy 3 items and save 10%, 4 items save 15%, or 5 items save 20%. The discount is added automatically in your basket, and UK delivery is free on orders over £50.

When to order

UK delivery takes 5 to 7 days from ordering. Order by 15 December for UK delivery before Christmas. Not sure on a size? Email hello@ourchristmaseve.co.uk and we'll help. Shop matching family Christmas pyjamas.

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