Santa is 5½ inches tall. He is wearing a traditional Santa style suit with a red coat with gold glitter trim, matching hat, golden brown pants with gold glitter cuffs and dark emerald green boots. The blue robe is edged with gold glitter and the lining is gold with gold glitter dots. Under the blue robe is another burgundy robe. He has off white iridescent glitter in his hair, beard, eyebrows and mustache. He has a gold gift bag, decorated with red and gold glitter stars and a bow, in front of him that is over flowing with gifts. Standing nest to him on his right is a small boy hold a gift and on his left is a little girl holding a teddy bear. This ornament was made in Germany by Krebs Glas. Select this link to view our Old World Father Christmas Ornaments.
Krebs Glas Lauscha
Well over a hundred years ago in the small village of Lauscha in the middle of Germany the glass Christmas tree decoration was born. This precious art of glassblowing started from here it’s triumphal march all over the world. Still today the most beautiful patterns and designs that decorate the Christmas trees worldwide are developed here. The family Krebs brought the Bohemian art of glasswork to Thuringia. In the Krebs Glas Collection special handcrafted pieces can be found especially desired as collectables. Select this link to view our Ornament Sets.
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 provide a Yuletide concert or show for citizens waiting 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, who are local businessmen, toss candy, small toys, and other gifts 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 will receive each year.