For a fragile piece of kitschy clay, the light-up ceramic Christmas tree is a remarkably durable piece of holiday nostalgia. The Sharper Image catalog, for instance, carries a “Nostalgic Christmas Tree” measuring 18 inches. A musical version from the Cyndi Lauper Christmas Collection, touted as “even cooler than the vintage” because it plays 15 instrumental songs, is sold out on grandinroad.com. Now Target sells both white and green “Mr. Christmas” editions in two sizes, seven- and 14-inch, plus ornament-size ones to hang on regular Christmas trees.

Source: New York Times December 14, 2018 19:30 UTC