The scents of the holiday season take many of us back to cherished moments in our childhood. What are the favorites of the favorites? We polled the blogosphere, and ranked the 10 very best smells of the holiday season. Read, enjoy and reminisce with us. By the way what do you consider the best scent of all?

　　节日的气味会让我们许多人想起童年的那些美好时光。那人们认为什么气味是最最受欢迎的呢?我们调查了众多博客，得到了节日气味前十列表，和我们一起浏览、欣赏、回忆吧。顺便想想你认为的最佳节日气味~~

　　1. Hot chocolate

　　1. 热巧克力

　　I do enjoy a generous mug (or three) of hot chocolate spiked with Kahlua when faced with a house full of relatives.

　　当一屋子全是亲戚，我就喜欢手捧一杯(或是三杯)加有甘露咖啡力娇酒的热巧克力。

　　2. Freshly baked sugar cookies

　　2. 新鲜出炉的甜饼干

　　Tucked away in my grandmother’s recipe box, which has now been passed down to me, are numerous yellowed recipes for cookies – still scented with drips of vanilla extract.

　　我外祖母有一个装食谱的盒子，现在已经传给了我。里面藏着许多发黄的饼干食谱，洒到上面的香草精还散发着淡淡的香味。

　　3. A fire

　　3. 火

　　My favorite holiday scent is the smoke from fires in fireplaces after all the gifts have been unwrapped.

　　我最喜爱的节日气味便是在拆完所有礼物之后，从火炉旁那飘来的烟火味。

　　4. Peppermint

　　4. 薄荷糖

　　I remember sneaking candy canes with my sister. We would hide behind the drapes, enjoying the minty, cool taste with our sticky hands covered in red.

　　我记得我曾和妹妹一起偷吃圣诞拐杖糖。我们躲在厚窗帘后，品尝着它凉凉的薄荷味，连双手也都沾上红色的糖浆，变得黏乎乎。

　　5. Mulled cider

　　5. 圣诞香料苹果酒

　　Apple cider smells like my childhood in northern Indiana. It’s such a crisp, fall-like smell that elicits joy.

　　苹果酒的香味让我想起了在印第安纳州北部度过的童年。它的味道闻起来是那样得脆爽，有种秋天的气息，能让人心情愉悦。

　　6. Pine

　　6. 松树

　　The smell of pine makes me think of the winter sun set in a clear blue sky.

　　松树的气息让我想起冬日湛蓝天空衬托下的日落。

　　7. Potato latkes

　　7. 土豆饼

　　That moment the shredded potato mixture hits the oil, there is that unmistakable smell, and the whole house smells of Hanukkah.

　　当那切好的土豆片滑入油中，整个屋子闻起来就像光明节，那香味绝对没错。

　　8. Pie

　　8. 水果派

　　When I take pies out of the oven, I don’t even want to eat them. I just want to enjoy how pretty they look and breathe in their aroma.

　　当我把水果派从烤炉中拿出来时，我都不舍得下口。我只是想欣赏它，闻闻空气中的水果派香味。

　　9. Candles

　　9. 蜡烛

　　I actually just love the smell of regular, old-fashioned candle wax burning….It smells like the holidays to me.

　　其实，我很喜欢闻最普通的老式蜡烛燃烧时散发的味道…蜡烛燃烧的气息对我而言是节日的气氛。

　　10. Gingerbread

　　10. 姜饼

　　[en]I love the smell of gingerbread so much. /en]

　　我非常喜欢姜饼散发的香味。2333

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