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Nothing says “Christmas” like an oven full of cookies, dusting off boxes filled with precious holiday ornaments, and gathering with family to decorate your home and enjoy the season. While your fir tree may be front and center, wouldn’t a charming Christmas village set look so adorable right on top of your fireplace mantel? (The answer is yes.)
For many, collecting, building, and displaying Christmas village sets is a long-standing Christmas tradition. With Department 56 leading the way in creative collections over the years, the brand has added even more options to its repertoire of stand-still wintery homes. The company even incorporated animated pieces in the late 1990s.
With demand for the perfect Christmas village set high, the brand quickly expanded its collections to include everything from an Irish Pub, music shop, and Subway station, to a pizza shop, Granny’s Jelly of the Month Club, and Mickey Mouse-themed display. With so many exciting additions, and other companies developing winter village set-ups, building your very own can become more than just a collection, but rather an expression of your wildest imagination.
Whether you’re using the sets to add to your holiday decorations early in December, or you plan to spend Christmas Eve with the family building your own cheerful villages, designing the perfect set is a very personal experience. From traditional options to more comedic takes, we have your perfect picks here. Just add some faux snow, extra miniature trees, maybe a train set, and your village will be so extravagant you'll want to keep it up year 'round.
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Discover the best Christmas village sets around to help round out your holiday decor.