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Christmas Villages, Nativity Sets & Mantel Decor
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items Setting up our Christmas village and nativity is one of my favorite traditions, and our kids look forward to arranging the tiny houses and figures every year. Over time we have added pieces that make our mantel and tabletops feel magical. These are t...
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Christmas Villages
Nativity Sets
Mantel Decor & Garland
Christmas Villages
Light up houses and accessories for a charming village display.
These North Pole Village pieces are detailed, lighted buildings that make our holiday display feel magical. I love adding one new piece every year. Our kids help me arrange the village on our sideboard each December, and they always rush to find the ...
Department 56 North Pole Village Collection
The Lionel Christmas Vacation train set circles our village with the Griswold family car and holiday sounds that make everyone laugh. I love that it runs on batteries with a remote. My partner quotes the movie every time it passes, and our kids think...
Lionel National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Ready to Play Train
The Bethany Lowe snow angel is a handcrafted, vintage style figure that adds old fashioned charm to our holiday village. I love its delicate paper details. My mother collects Bethany Lowe pieces, and I gave her this angel, which now sits at the cente...
Bethany Lowe Snow Angel on Snowball
The Storied Home bottle brush tree adds a soft pop of color around our village houses and on the mantel. I love its whimsical, retro feel. I cluster a few of them among our village pieces, and our display looks so much more like a snowy little forest...
Storied Home Bottle Brush Tree with Wood Base
These Dickens Village pieces recreate a snowy Victorian town with glowing windows and charming details. I love how each building tells its own little story. My partner and I started our collection the year we married, and our kids now help me pick a ...
Department 56 Dickens Village Collection
The Mr. Christmas nostalgic ceramic tree glows with tiny colored bulbs, just like the one at my grandmother's house. I love its retro charm. I set it beside our village every year, and my mother teared up the first time she saw it lit, because it bro...
Mr. Christmas Nostalgic Ceramic Christmas Tree
Nativity Sets
Nativity sets for tabletops, mantels, and little hands.
The Nambé Holy Family nativity is a sleek, modern sculpture that beautifully captures the meaning of the season. I love its polished metal finish. It sits on our entry table all December, and it is the piece our guests stop to admire most when they c...
Nambé Holy Family Nativity Scene
The Willow Tree nativity has simple, hand painted figures with a peaceful, gentle feeling that our family treasures. I love the faceless, expressive carvings. I add a new Willow Tree figure every year, and our kids carefully place each one in the sta...
Willow Tree Nativity Set
The Nambé eleven piece wood nativity set has smooth, modern figures that are sturdy enough for little hands to arrange. I love its warm wood tones. Our kids set it up on the coffee table every December, and I love hearing them retell the Christmas st...
Nambé 11-Piece Wood Nativity Set
The Fisher-Price Little People nativity lets young kids play with the Christmas story using chunky, durable figures. I love that it plays music too. Our youngest acts out the nativity again and again, and it has become a sweet way for my partner and ...
Fisher-Price Little People Nativity Set
The Glitzhome nativity wall decor has gold foil accents that shimmer beautifully in candlelight. I love that it saves table space. I hung it above our piano where everyone can see it, and it adds a meaningful touch to our home through the whole holid...
Glitzhome Wooden Gold Foil Nativity Scene Wall Decor
The Lenox First Blessings nativity is fine porcelain with delicate gold accents that make it a true heirloom. I love how elegant each figure looks. My grandmother started our family set, and I add pieces every year so I can pass the complete collecti...
Lenox First Blessings Nativity Figurine Collection
The Kurt Adler Delft Blue nativity has hand painted porcelain figures in a classic blue and white style. I love how elegant it looks on our sideboard. My sister collects Delft pieces, so I gave her this set, and she tells me it is now the centerpiece...
Kurt Adler Porcelain Delft Blue 11-Piece Nativity Set
The Fontanini Three Kings are richly detailed figures that add depth and color to any nativity scene. I love their hand painted robes and gifts. Our family adds a Fontanini piece every year, and our kids move the kings a little closer to the manger e...
Fontanini Three Kings Millennium Edition Resin Nativity Gifts
Mantel Decor & Garland
Garlands, stockings, and accents for a festive mantel.
The Melliful pre lit garland is full and lush with berries and pinecones, and the built in lights make our mantel glow instantly. I love that there is no stringing lights separately. I drape it over our fireplace every year, and it makes the whole ro...
Melliful 9ft Pre-Lit Christmas Garland with Lights
The Lands' End needlepoint stocking is a classic, personalized heirloom that our family will use for decades. I love the detailed stitching. We added a stocking for each child with their name, and seeing them all lined up on our mantel every December...
Lands' End Needlepoint Personalized Christmas Stocking
The Orrefors Carat candlesticks combine sparkling crystal and warm brass for an elegant mantel or dinner table. I love how they catch candlelight. I set them on our mantel among the greenery, and they make our holiday decor feel so much more polished...
Orrefors Carat Set of 2 Large Crystal and Brass Candlesticks
The MacKenzie-Childs nutcracker is a whimsical take on the classic, covered in the brand's iconic checks. I love how playful and bold it is. It stands guard on our mantel every December, and our kids greet it like an old friend when we unpack our dec...
MacKenzie-Childs Check It Out Nutcracker
The Kurt Adler gingerbread nutcracker is a sweet, whimsical twist on the classic soldier, with frosting style details and candy accents. I love how cheerful it looks on our mantel. Our kids named him Ginger, and they greet him every morning when they...
Kurt Adler 12-Inch Gingerbread Nutcracker
The National Tree Company pre lit garland has glittery pine branches and built in lights that make our mantel shine instantly. I love that it plugs in with no tangled strands. I drape it across our fireplace each year, and my partner loves how quickl...
National Tree Company Pre-Lit Artificial Christmas Garland Glittery Pine
The kate spade Oak Street candlestick holders have a polished, modern shape that looks gorgeous among mantel greenery. I love their simple elegance. I pair them with tall red tapers for the holidays, and my sister asked me where they came from the fi...
kate spade new york Oak Street Candlestick Holders Set of 2