Stars: 5 out of 5
Pros: Fun scene, dialog, and music
Cons: None
The Bottom Line:
Santa leaving gifts
Nearing end of Christmas trip
Scene with lights and sound
Quiet! We Don’t Want Santa Caught Leaving Presents Beneath the Christmas Tree
Over the course of Hallmark Once Upon a Christmas ornament
series, we’ve gotten to watch Santa prepare for and head out on his trip around
the world delivering Christmas presents.
And this year, it all pays off with O Christmas Tree.
You see, this year, Santa is finally leaving presents under
a tree. Santa is kneeling by a tree, and
he’s looking at us with a finger over his lips, asking us to be quiet so we don’t
tip off the family that he’s there. It
looks like this year, this family is getting a train, which is unwrapped under
the tree. Santa also has a teddy bear on
his knee, and there’s a present wrapped in blue paper by his other knee. This family has been very good. How do we know that? No, not because of the presents, but because
the ornaments on the tree are old Hallmark ornaments. If you collect Hallmark ornaments, that
automatically makes you good, right?
Right? Anyway, there’s a rocking
horse, a bird, and what appears to be a World Within ornament, to name three I
recognize.
Like the rest of the series, this is a magic ornament. It connects to the older Keepsake Magic Cord
(sold separately). As soon as you plug
it in, you’ll see that the lights on the base of the ornament and on the tree
flash. While the lights on the base are
the typical read and green, the lights on the tree change color, rotating
through all the colors of the rainbow. Of
course, the fun starts when you press the button. That’s when music starts playing and we get a
message from Santa about how lovely the Christmas tree looks with the ornaments
that must hold special memories. He then
talks about how happy the children will be the next morning when they see the
presents. Once he’s done talking, the
music picks up. This year’s it’s “O
Christmas Tree.” All told the show lasts
about a minute.
But that’s not the only part of the show. The lights blink in time with the narration
and music. Not only does this ornament’s
lights play in time with the show, but so do all the other ornaments connected
to the same Magic Cord. Honestly, that
was something I always enjoyed about the Magic Cord – even unrelated ornaments
will interact. As amazing as the
interaction of the new Power Cord ornaments are, this is one thing they are
missing. Anyway, obviously, I love this
aspect of the ornament.
And, the ornament itself is wonderful. While the sound adds to the ornament, the
scene itself is a great next chapter in this story. The ornaments are fun Easter Eggs for serious
collectors, but if you don’t recognize them, you can still enjoy this
ornament. This is definitely one series
that is fun to have all of so we can watch Santa’s journey on Christmas Eve.
The ornament has a solid base, partially to house the
workings for the magic part of the ornament.
As a result, you can set this ornament and the series out anywhere you
have a flat surface to be displayed.
This would make a very fun way to see Santa’s journey. Or, you can hang it from your tree. It does tip slightly Santa’s way when you go
to hang it, but it should be fairly easy to disguise with a few tree branches.
Since this is the ninth in the series, you’ll find a 9 in a
Christmas tree on the bottom of the base.
I don’t see how this series can continue much longer since
Santa has now delivered presents. But I
will worry about that in future years.
For now, I will enjoy O Christmas Tree.
Original Price: $29.99
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