I just love it when photos turn out even better than I expect. And I love the glow in this one. These are my Candle Holder Santas so, of course, they had to be lit up. The Santa Claus on the left looks so young and sweet with his long lashes. Santa in the middle next to a lit fireplace is wondering how to get back up the chimney. And the gray haired Santa in the back with his green reindeer is just on the move to the next house.
The big Santa in the back is probably the first Santa I ever bought, 1969 it was, long before I was creating my inadvertent Santa collection. I found him tossed on a sale table in the Bay I think. I remember wondering why such a lovely Santa was on the rejection pile… why didn’t anyone see how wonderful he was? And I snapped up a couple of him. And Hart still has his too, after all these years. There.
Tags: 25 Days of Santa Ornaments, candle holder Santas, Christmas, Santa ornament collection
But he’s not supposed to be pulling the reindeer, the reindeer’s supposed to be pulling him - no wonder he was rejected, maybe he flunked out of Santa University… still, he’s very special I’m sure.