Christmas Decorations  & Gifts Store.

Christmas Decorations.

Charles Dudley Warner wrote about the Christmas holiday in 1884 "We have saved out of the past nearly all that was good in it". The evolution of Christmas as we know it today is no doubt better than the old holidays. We see visions of Christmas Decorations on trees, snow covered hills, carolers singing, ringing bells and Christmas Outdoor Lights, lighting up the night. At the mere mention of a Christmas mistletoe ball the visions of Christmas with all it's wonderful memories wanders into our minds. It is no wonder that these winter delights were used as Christmas Decorations Ideas and Christmas Gifts to brighten up the cold dark days of winter. 

 As far back as the fifteenth century, Stow's of London noted that the custom at Christmas was that every household, parish and church be decked with items of ivy, holm, bays and other affordable seasonal greens. The holiday decorations extended outside when the city light poles, standards and in London were decorated for the Christmas season. The Christmas trimming evolved next into trimmings of beads, knots of bright ribbon, paper stars and lace bags filled with candies were all homemade by hand. Nuts, seeds, berries, popcorn and other homemade materials civilized the wild beauty of the past. The stringing of Popcorn and Cranberries Tree Garland are still in use today. 

The Beginning of Christmas Stores.

The popularity of Christmas tree decorating in America grew when imports from Europe began in the 1870’s. In 1880 F.W. Woolworth was amazed when his first shipment of German Glass Ornaments were sold out in a couple of days from the Christmas store department. The Christmas store stocked silver foil icicles, chains of tiny Czechoslovakia beads, and crinkly of wire tinsel that added sparkle to the Christmas trees. Cardboard ornaments, tin metal Christmas ornaments, paper decor and Unique Christmas Gifts were popular in the Christmas store until the 1900’s.

Our Christmas Store web catalog has over 2,500 Christmas Gifts and Products.