Designer Christmas Nativity Sets

Christmas is a time for family, preserving traditions and creating new memories, and Christmas nativity sets are an important part of the holidays for those who keep the true meaning of the season in their hearts.

Today's nativity sets are available in a range of designs from functional to elegant and chic to eclectic. Choose a Fontanini nativity set, crafted elegantly by hand as they have been doing since 1908, or a folksy and colorful Williraye nativity set, designed and crafted by Bobbe and Jeff Schucknecht on their rural farm in Wisconsin.

Special and Unique Christmas Ornaments

My love of Christmas ornaments began as a baby. My mother had a tradition with my sister and me (as did her mother and her mother's mother) that every Christmas Eve, we exchanged ornaments that were reflective of our interests and experiences during the past year.

Not only did it quiet us down as we clamored for presents before the big day, but when we were older and started off on our own, we had a tree full of ornaments that held sentimental value.

Selecting unique Christmas ornaments can be a challenge, but if you use a little bit of creativity and insight, you can't help but to get it right.  Read more...

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