christmas village scene decorations - the cheesey ones with moving bits

[brainonastick]

Does anyone know where I can get nice ones of these? I remember being totally entranced by them as a child, and I quite fancy building up a little collection for my children.

Ones that have lights or moving bits (eg a little snow train, or skaters, or flying santa). They have to evoke the spirit of of an olde snowy christmas a la Dickens though, not plastic tat from a factory.

Anyone?

I've succumbed and bought one from the local garden centre. It is definitely naff and yet I love it. It's one with twinkling fibre optic lights (height of tackiness) and ds will adore it. He gets transfixed by them. It has a little train and some elves that skate.
Dh will go mad. I don't care. It's festive. And pretty. And makes me feel warm and cosy. I always wish I could step into the little buildings in those garden centre displays. They always look so festive and welcoming.

Good for you. I covet skaters!

Bin you meanie!

i think it is

Waaaaaay too much lego in my house already. But am perfectly willing to admit these are cheesily naff - just I now inexplicably like them! I suspect if you're not pre-menopausal it will be impossible to comprehend, LoL!

Department 56 is the best brand. But they don't supply direct to the UK, although they do come up on ebay.

nickel each to their own of course!!!

But when 1/3 of your living room is blardy Lego, it doesn't look like a theme, just a mess.

This isn't a thread about taste...it's a support group for those of us that have suddenly developed a dirty secret urge to own a porcelain Christmas village...and we are determined to feed our habit.

And as I write this I am glancing at my set of Grinch and Nightmare before Christmas collectible baubles on a special bauble hanger.

A Christmas Village would set them off beautifully.....

I've unpacked mine. They look loooooooovely, and they aren't even working yet.