Typically, we share recommendations for the best products, period — it doesn’t matter when they came out as long as they are exceptionally useful, beautiful, surprising, or otherwise worth recommending. This year we have gone in a different direction, focusing almost entirely on the world of the new. Here, you’ll find a wide assortment of recently released things for every person on your list, from mood music for a plant owner (a rerelease of a 1976 record that apparently helps monsteras and ZZ’s grow) to a big-dog-specific tote for a pit-bull parent. Plus, of course, hundreds of other ideas, from a diamond ear cuff (seen above, cartier.com) to a handful of eerily realistic ceramic peanuts to a Lucite cat bed that could easily double as a side table. Don’t miss all of the Strategist’s holiday gift coverage right here, too.
Zebra Knee-Highs
The giant MNZ box alone is worth the price.
Lipstick Purse
This Jacquemus “bag” has room for one Ruby Woo.
A Night at the Beatrice
André Saraiva’s faux concert poster imagines an ideal lineup at the storied mid-aughts nightclub.
Quieter Theragun
The newest version of the handheld massager has a subtler-sounding vibration.
Holiday-Party Cover-up
Vanity Brush
From Gucci; would not look out of place in a Sofia Coppola period piece.
Ruby-Red Cat-Eyes
Upstate Jacket
The wool is sourced from an Italian mill near Florence.
Murano Glassware
Created with Venetian glassmaker Salviati.
21st-Century Steiff
Known for its classic teddy bears, the 19th-century company is now making unicorns.
Moon-Landing Camera
An updated version of the Hasselblad used to document Apollo 11.
Whole-Ear Diamonds
It stretches from the cartilage all the way to the lobe.
Cable Bracelet
Instead of just a regular old chain chain.
Avian Cork Puller
From Carl Aubock, the designer responsible for a rooster brass bell and a human-foot paperweight.