The coy smile on those chubby cheeks offered lovely things to take home.........gold, silver, stone, wood...............all would bring the spirit of the Holidays to your mantle, shelves, little side tables, windows and walls.
The pale Santas and old world style boxes hid the slender bottles of deep red wine................let's have a toast!
The creamy soy candles sat proudly on their lovely candlesticks, almost too nice to burn.
The proud reindeer watched cautiously, hoping they would be picked and they could get rid of those tags dangling from their antlers................then how elegant they'd be at the front door welcoming guests stopping by for a drink, or lazing on the warm holiday hearth next to the hefty oak logs.
And the angels....................singing and playing angelic music, religiously tempting us to buy. 
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