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This Fuzzy Teddy Bear Ornament is about 6 ½ inches long. He is made of a white sparkly cloth material. The Teddy Bear is sticking up from a Christmas stocking with his head and arms out and the rest of his body not showing. The stocking is sparkling red and blue striped. Our Christmas Bear has a sparkling purple scarf on that has a silver plastic snowflake on it. In his right hand is a small wooden peppermint candy cane. Select this link to view our Christmas Ornaments.
Polar Bears.
This great, flesh eating bear of the Far North lives on the ice floes and in the cold waters of the Arctic Ocean. Some polar bears spend part of their time on the arctic shores of Alaska, northern Canada, Greenland and Siberia. Many, however, live on or near the islands of the Arctic Ocean, and never come within hundreds of miles of the mainland. The favorite hunting grounds of this bear are the edge of the pack ice, where icebergs and broken pan ice alternate with areas of open water. Occasionally polar bears are seen in the Atlantic Ocean as far south as the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. Select this link to view our Christmas Gifts.
A full grown polar bear may be as much as nine and a half feet long and weigh about 1,000 pounds with an extreme of 1600 pounds. Its warm, dense coat of fur is white, with a tinge of yellow. Besides keeping the bear warm, this coat makes the bear hard to see against the white background of snow and ice. It can creep unseen over the ice toward the seals, which it kills for food. The polar bear has a smaller head, a longer neck and a more slender body than other bears. This build helps to make it a powerful swimmer with great agility in the water. The soles of its feet have a dense pad of fur, which keeps the bear from slipping on the surface of melting ice. Hungry polar bears have attacked human beings. In winter the she bear enters a hollow or cave in the icebergs or burrows into a deep bank of snow. Here she gives birth to one or two naked cubs, which she defends fiercely from all enemies. Select this link to view our Christmas Figurines.
Old World Christmas Santa Claus.
Santa Claus truly represents a veritable melting pot of cultures, beliefs and traditions. As immigrants arrived in the New World centuries ago, along with their hopes and dreams for a better future, they brought with them their beliefs and customs surrounding the holidays. The Germans brought their Belznickel and Christkindl, the Scandinavians their gift giving elves and the Dutch introduced the Sinterklaas, all representing the celebration of St. Nicholas. The American legend of Santa Claus embodies childhood innocence and magical delight, as Santa Claus is the bearer of gifts and treats for children everywhere. With his home at the wintry North Pole, he and his merry elves created the toys that put the magic into the holidays. He was a kind and gentle figure, and starry eyed children awaited his annual visit with spirited anticipation.
The legend of Santa Claus is derived in part from the benevolent European figure St. Nicholas, and in part from American writers who wrote children’s poems in the nineteenth century. Clement Moore, who wrote “A Visit From St. Nicholas” in 1822, and Thomas Nast, the famed political cartoonist who depicted Santa Claus in the 1860’s as an elfin figure, contributed greatly to this fantasy. Their descriptions of the jolly man clad in red and white created the folk hero children around the world dream about on Christmas Eve. This American patron saint of children certainly brings joy and delight to all during the holidays. Select this link to view our Animal Christmas Ornaments.