The Vintage-Inspired Holiday Gem I Can’t Wait to Display at Christmas (It’s a Classic!)

Holiday decorating is one of my favorite activities. There’s just an excitement that comes with pulling boxes of ornaments, ribbon, and decor down from the attic that can’t be matched any other time of the year. Rather than continue “borrowing” from the family boxes of decorations we’ve had since I was a kid, I kicked off my own collection of treasured Christmas decor four years ago with the vintage-style Mr. Christmas Nostalgic Ceramic Christmas Tree. I loved it so much that I ended up buying two more and still think it was worth it.

What’s great about the Nostalgic Ceramic Christmas Tree is that it comes in a variety of different colors, sizes, and styles. The 12-inch pink tree was the first to catch my eye, but I opted for seafoam since it was closer to green and I wasn’t sure what it would look like in person. Now that I have both at home, I can confirm that they’re even more charming in person. They’re also cordless, run on three AA batteries, and they’re small enough to fit on a side table, console table, or kitchen island.

The ceramic Christmas trees have white accents to resemble snow and are decked out in LED lights, including a sharply pointed gold star at the top. With so many small pieces, I worried how it would hold up during the journey to my doorstep, but they’re packaged perfectly for what they are. The shop took great care to ensure that the tree along with all of its lights are protected in the box so when it arrived, I didn’t have to hold my breath as I unpacked it, hoping I didn’t hear the sound of broken clay. 

What I found to be super impressive is that the trees are equipped with a timer you can set that turns on the lights for four hours and keeps them powered off for 20 hours, depending on when you flip the switch. When I enabled the timer on my trees at 4:00 p.m. one day, they continued to come on at 4:00 p.m. every day. It’s such a smart feature because I don’t have to worry about forgetting to turn them on, and it conserves the battery power at the same time. When it gets closer to Christmas, I’ll reset the timers for a later period at night, but for now, it’s nice to enjoy them as I’m winding down my day.

I’m happy to say that now I’m the one inspiring my relatives to expand their Christmas decorations: As soon as she saw mine, my mom bought her own 14” ceramic tree in white! It’s really is a timeless piece to have for the holidays to add a feel-good vibe that’s absolutely priceless.