Holiday hoedown

It’s another musical ornament, but this time, in place of the snowman, a reindeer joins the penguin and Santa in the ensemble. The trio plays “Deck the Halls” with a country beat.

  

Hallmark Keepsake Magic ornament, Jingle Jamboree

Acquired: July 11, 2010, Jill’s Hallmark, Broadheadsville, Pa.

Number: 0782

Size: 3.75 inches tall

Price: $32.95

One more time

For the second day in a row, we have a penguin hanging out with Santa and a snowman, but this time they’re all together on one ornament. There’s a lot going on here. The three Christmas pals are singing karaoke in front of a giant (to them) picture frame and the whole thing is recordable. I could sing a song into it and play it back later. I could also find a photo of my own to go in the frame, but I haven’t decided what that picture might be. Any ideas are welcome. This is one of Hallmark’s “Magic” ornaments. The characters might dance around a little bit, but I’m not sure, because I haven’t tried it out yet. The ornament is one of a bunch I bought during Hallmark’s ornament premiere weekend last summer.

Hallmark Keepsake Magic “North Pole Karaoke” 2009 recordable poto holder , Nello Williams, artist

Acquired: July 11, 2010, Jill’s Hallmark, Broadheadsville, Pa.

Number: 0781

Size: 3.375 inches tall, 3.75 inches wide

Price: $5 (75 percent off)

Snowboard, Santa and snowman

I went a little crazy last year with the Hallmark ornaments after I found out they have events starting in the summer to release each year’s Keepsake ornaments. I made sure I got to the Hallmark store early so I wouldn’t miss out on any of the penguins, and there were a lot of them. One of the benefits of going ornament shopping in summer was that Jill’s Hallmark had a big discount aisle in addition to the new releases for 2010. This set of ornaments, featuring a snowboarding penguin with a dancing snowman and Santa was marked down. I know, it’s three ornaments, but I only assigned it one number, because there’s only one penguin in the set. I used the penguin on the winter sports tree at the Trolley Museum, but left the snowman and Santa in the box. Next year, I’ll probably find a place where I can hang them together again.

Hallmark “Santa’s Merry Crew”

Acquired: July 11, 2010, Jill’s Hallmark, Broadheadsville, Pa.

Number: 0780

Size: 1.75 inches tall, 1.5 inches long (penguin)

Price: $3.75 (75 percent off)

Look, Mom! No feet!

Here are two very different ornaments that I bought the same day on my early Christmas shopping trip to Allentown, Pa. One thing they have in common is that they have no feet. It’s not like the feet came off like at least one other penguin in my collection. They never had any. The Christopher Radko ornament is supposed to look like a baby’s roly-poly toy, usually in the form of a clown, that was popular in the mid 20^th century. The penguin in the second picture resembles ornament No. 680 posted a couple of weeks ago, but they aren’t made of the same material, and if you look closely you can see several differences in the details.

Christopher Radko “Penny Roll” roly-poly Santa

Acquired: November 19, 2009, Macy’s, Lehigh Valley Mall, Whitehall, Pa.

Number: 0722

Size: 4 inches tall

Price: $50

Penguin with no legs holding green bag

Acquired: November 19, 2009, Macy’s, Lehigh Valley Mall, Whitehall, Pa.

Number: 0724

Size: 3.5 inches tall

Price:$7