Pepperoni Pizza Glass Ornament by Cody Foster

A pepperoni pizza, in glass, in red. It is the kind of pizza ornament that gets picked up, turned over, and laughed at before it ever reaches a branch, which is more than most funny Christmas ornaments manage. Cody Foster works in glass rather than felt or resin, and that choice does the heavy lifting here: the glaze on a glass piece gives the crust and the pepperoni a shine that flat printed ornaments cannot fake. It hangs beautifully next to the truffle fries and the charcuterie if you are building a food ornaments section of the tree, and it holds its own as a single gift for a roommate, a delivery-night regular, or the friend who has opinions about crust. Ornament exchanges are where it really earns out, since it is funny without being a joke gift nobody keeps. It also makes a good package topper on a pizza-night gift card, and it stores flat enough to travel in a small box.

What is a Christmas ornament exchange? An ornament exchange is a holiday party game where each guest brings one wrapped ornament and everyone draws or swaps to take one home. Because the gift does not need to be sized or personalized, novelty and food-themed ornaments are among the most common picks for these exchanges.