Our Rocking Horse Ornament
is about 4.5 inches tall, 4.5 inches across and hangs from an ivory satin ribbon. The Horse and Rocker to this Baby First Christmas Ornament is ivory resin and the horse is decorated with antique gold bridle and reins. The saddle is ivory with antique ivory flowered blanket edged with tiny white pearls that attaches crocheted ivory lace decorated with small amber plastic jewels. At the center of the rocker arm is a small round plaque edged with antique gold with the words “Baby’s First Christmas.” Select to see a complete listing of our Christmas Decorations Ideas.

History of The Santa Claus Express.
The Santa Claus Express is a generic name applied to a number of holiday railroad excursions throughout the United States. Often sponsored by railroad museums and incorporating appropriately decorated vintage locomotives and cars, the Santa Claus Express may offer scenic tours beginning in late November and continuing through December. By other schedules, the Express stops at towns and villages along the line, at which time professional or amateur performers aboard provide a Yuletide concert or show for citizens awaiting outside. The Santa Claus Express also is a vehicle for delivering toys and gifts to underprivileged children, an example of which can be found in Appalachia. Since the mid 1440s on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, officials of CSX Transportation have furnished a locomotive and cars so that the Santa Claus Express could wind its way from Pikeville, Kentucky, across Virginia, and into Kingsport, Tennessee. All along the tracks, children and families gather, many having camped overnight to secure strategic positions. When the train slows at each whistle stop, children run behind as Santa, who addresses everyone as “darlin’,” and his assistants, local businessmen, toss candy, small toys, and other gifts from the platform on the last car into eager hands. Local merchants, some of whom were once among those children chasing the train, donate the gifts, which become the only Christmas presents that many children in this region will receive each year. Select this link to view our Christmas Figurines.