Although the tree is usually the Christmas centrepiece, the dining table should not be forgotten, according to the Huddersfield Daily Examiner.

The newspaper reports that using scented candles in colour groupings such as purple and gold, silver and white and traditional red is the hot look this season.

Visual display manager Ben Rhodes, from homeware store Heal’s in Batley, told the newspaper: “I always think that candles and candelabras are fantastic as centrepieces; you can have a collection of different heights and finishes to add real drama.”

He added: “Smell is important too so I buy several botanical candles and have them in a row on the mantelpiece.”

Other tips include hanging baubles from chairs and blinds, while using fresh cranberries at the bottom of storm lanterns give plain candles a twist.

In other news, Nigella Lawson has said she uses scented candles for as part of her Christmas decorating ritual.

Speaking to the Sunday Herald, she said she enjoyed putting out festive-scented candles and laying out china.

Actress and pin-up Kelly Brook has become the latest celebrity to launch her own perfume.

Vivacious features a base scent of rose and fruits, with notes of lychee and comes in a voluptuous black and gold bottle.

At the launch of her perfume in Boots on Oxford Street, Kelly described the scent as “fun, sexy, demure and sophisticated”.

She added: “I like to think I can be those things when I wear it.”

Kelly’s perfume can be recreated by using Yankee Candle housewarmer jars in Fresh Cut Roses and Peach & Sweet Berries, which features a juicy blend of tender peaches, plump strawberries and raspberries.

The star turned on the Christmas lights on Bond Street last week in an ornate black and champagne-coloured floor-length gown and diamond solitaire earrings.

She is currently dating England rugby player Danny Cipriani and took over from Gavin and Stacey actress Joanna Page to play Jeannie in Neil LaBute’s West End comedy Fat Pig.

Swedish model and TV star Victoria Silvstedt always travels with scented candles to make her feel at home in hotel rooms.

The pin-up can currently be seen on her new reality TV show My Perfect Life, in which she is shown flying back and forth between Rome and Paris to co-present Wheel of Fortune.

Victoria said that living out of a suitcase makes her feel like “a glamorous hippy”.

She added: “I have scented candles and I have photos and I make sure I stay in my favourite hotel where they have the good TV channels, comfy soft beds and a nice spa.”

However, the Swedish beauty confessed to breaking rules by taking her liquid makeup on planes – but said that she gets away with it by flirting with security.

She has recently spoken out about reality show I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here, describing the contestants as “desperate for money and fame”.

Victoria has been asked to appear on the programme before but has said she is not keen on staying in the jungle.

Scented Candle Shop sells a range of premium scented candles, aromatherapy candles and candle gift sets in a variety of fragrances and colours.

The Queen organised a lavish 60th birthday party for her son Prince Charles complete with towering white candles, the Daily Mail reports.

According to the newspaper, the red walls of the Queen’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace were “bathed in the glow” of the majestic candles.

The party began with a black-tie champagne reception for 450 friends, officials, politicians and relatives, followed by a performance from the Philharmonia Orchestra in the ballroom.

Guests ate salmon and venison from Balmoral, the Queen’s highland estate, then sorbet.

However, sources said the piece de resistance was a priceless royal vintage port from 1955, which has lain in the palace cellar since its production.

The birthday party was one of many for the Prince, who also celebrated his age on a visit to a community centre in Beckton, east London and according to reports, he was amused to be presented with a cake with no candles.

Meanwhile, the Daily Star reports that Princess Diana once demanded a lobster souffle with a candle in it from her chef.

Scented Candle Shop sells a range of cake candles, dinner candles and candle gift sets in a variety of colours and scents.

Singer Beyonce Knowles demanded a dressing room full of scented candles, flowers and chocolate for her appearance at the World Music Awards, according to the Daily Mirror.

The luxury-loving star also insisted on travelling in a new £30 million jet, turning down the refurbished plane offered to her by organisers.

A source told the newspaper: “Staff were told to give her whatever she wanted – including an Xbox, PSP, Jacuzzi and a pizza.

“She had scented candles, flowers, chocs and plasma screen TVs. It was no expense spared.”

Beyonce, 27, won best international female at the award ceremony, which she attended with younger sister Solange, who unfortunately missed out on the same VIP treatment and was reportedly forced to change in a glorified broom cupboard.

The star is undoubtedly a fan of candles as showbusiness reporter Dominic Bowden recently wrote that she had insisted on a candle-lit interview while introducing her new album I Am… Sasha Fierce.

She has described Sasha Fierce as her sexier, sassier on-stage alter-ego.