Our Holiday Porcelain Ornaments Gift Set consists of five 2½ inch tall Christmas Ornaments. The Ornaments Gift Set includes five characters from the Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Story. The first character is Santa wearing his traditional red suit with white fur trim, white gloves and black boots and holding his naughty or nice list. The second character is Rudolph sitting with a small rabbit. The third character is Mrs. Claus wearing a purple dress with a white apron and holding a bowl and spoon as she bakes. The fourth character is Sam the Snowman wearing a green plaid vest with a silver pocket watch, green bow tie, black top hat and carrying a green umbrella. The fifth character is Clarice with a red and white polka dot bow on her head. Each of the ornaments, in the Holiday Porcelain Ornaments Gift Set, will stand alone or hang on your tree from a gold cord. Select this link to view our Unique Christmas Gifts.
The True Story of Rudolph.
On a December night in Chicago many years ago, a little girl climbed onto her father's lap and asked a question. It was a simple question, asked in children's curiosity, yet it had a heart rending effect on Robert May.
"Daddy," she asked, "Why isn't my mommy just like everybody else's mommy?" Bob May stole a glance across his shabby two room apartment. On a couch lay his young wife, Evelyn, dieing of cancer. For two years she had been bedridden. For two years, all of Bob's small income had gone to pay for treatments and medication. As he ran his fingers through Barbara's hair, he groped for an answer to her question. He knew only too well what it meant to be 'different'. As a child he had been weak and delicate. With the innocent cruelty of children, his playmates had continually goaded the stunted, skinny boy to tears. Although, he didn't know it at the time, the answer he gave the little child on his lap was to bring him fame and fortune. It would also bring joy to countless thousands of children, like his own Barbara. Bob cradled the little girl's head against his shoulder and began to tell a story . . . "Once upon a time, there was a reindeer named Rudolph, the only reindeer in the world that had a big red nose. Naturally people called him "Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer." As Bob went on to tell about Rudolph, he tried desperately to communicate to Barbara the knowledge that, even though some people are different, they often enjoy the miraculous power to make others happy. "Rudolph," Bob explained, "was terribly embarrassed by his unique nose. Other reindeer laughed at him; his mother and father and sister were mortified, too. Even Rudolph wallowed in self pity." "Why was I born with such a terrible nose?" he cried. Well," continued Bob, "one Christmas eve, Santa Claus got his team of husky reindeer, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, and Vixen, and the others, ready for their yearly trip around the world. The entire reindeer community assembled to cheer these great heroes on their way. But, a terrible fog engulfed the earth that evening, and Santa knew that the mist was so thick that he wouldn't be able to find a single chimney." "Suddenly Rudolph appeared, his read nose glowing brighter than ever. Santa sensed at once that here was the answer to his perplexing problem. He led Rudolph to the front of the sleigh, fastened the harness and climbed in. They were off! Rudolph guided Santa safely to every chimney that night. Rain, and fog, snow, sleet nothing bothered Rudolph for his bright red nose penetrated like a beacon." So it was that Rudolph became the most famous and beloved of all the reindeer. The huge red nose he once hid in shame was now the envy of every buck and doe in the reindeer world. Santa Claus told everyone that Rudolph had saved the day, and from that Christmas on, Rudolph has been living serenely and happy." Little Barbara laughed when her father had finished. Every night she begged him to repeat the tale until finally Bob could rattle it off in his sleep. Then, at Christmas time, he decided to make the story into a poem like the 'Night Before Christmas' and put it in a booklet with illustrations, for Barbara's personal gift. Night after night, Bob worked on the verses after Barbara had gone to bed, he was determined his daughter should have a worthwhile gift, even though he could not afford to buy one. Shortly after Barbara had cried with joy over his handmade gift on Christmas morning, Bob was asked to an employee's holiday party at Montgomery Wards. When Bob finally agreed, he took with him the poem and read it to the crowd. At first the noisy crowd listened in laughter and gaiety. Then, they became silent, and at the end broke into spontaneous applause. That was in 1938. By Christmas of 1947, some 6 million copies of the booklet had been given away or sold.