The little Church Owl keeps warm in his feathered suit as he watches over the skyline of Copenhagen and listens to the bells of the Church of Our Lady from the nook at the old Copenhagen University. He pays close attention as Copenhageners flock form the busy streets of the city centre to enter the quietness of the grand church to enjoy the silence and revel in the beauty of the lavish sculptures by Bertel Thorvaldsen. The Annual Plates have been issued every year since 1908. The relief for the motif has been hand-cut by Royal Copenhagen's talented modeling artist, Allan Therkelsen, and the plate has been cut according to proud craftsmanship traditions. Allan Therkelsen has also created this year's bell, drop, cup, and figurine.

Christmas plates can be used for luncheon or dessert dining. The Christmas plates are originally produced as a decorative object for collectors. But it has also been the intention, that they could be used as normal dishes. In Japan, e.g., it is quite normal to use the Christmas Plates for eating purposes. The materials - body, glaze and color - that are used for producing Christmas Plates are precisely the same as those that are used for producing the normal dinnerware, e.g. Blue Fluted Plain, Blue Fluted Mega, etc. Especially underglaze decorated items like Christmas Plates, Blue Fluted, etc. are completely resistant towards all external materials influences - that is dishwashing, food contact etc.