Celebrate your home with lighted buildings and accessories from Department 56. Decorating is a creative way to set the scene for when friends or family come together for Holidays, Special Days, or Every Day. Our wide selection of villages celebrate traditions past and present. The soft interior lights create a warm festive glow. Each building is made of porcelain or ceramic and is handcrafted and hand painted with realistic details. Our lighted building come complete with a bottom stamp, all assurances of quality and authenticity

While most village collections seem to grow by leaps and bounds, there are a few that have folloewd a very different pattern. These small series are either in their early stages with a limited number of pieces or ended almost as quickly as they began. These collections include trademarked series consisting of Disney, Barbie, and Monopoly Series, as well as Season's Bay and the increasingly popular Hot Classics.

Village accessories enhance the unique charm of the lighted pieces in any display. Over the years imporved design, sculpting and hand painting techniques have resulted in pieces increasingly more detailed and coloful. Designed and sized to coordinate with Department 56 villages these accessories bring a lively feeling of activity to any display.

Believe in the innocence of childhood. These charming hand-painted porcelain babies begin in the imagination and at the hand of Snowbabies™ Collection creator Krist Jensen Pierro, who is often inspired by watching children, mostly her own. Whether you are looking for figurines, ornaments, sentiment boxes, as a gift for yourself or someone special, you're sure to find the perfect Snowbabies™ for Holidays, Special Days, Every Day.

After illustrating more than thirty books for children and adults, artist Patience Brewster created the Christmas Krinkles collection for Department 56 and soon after launched her own stationary company, Patience Brewster Cards. Patience's artwork can be found in galleries across the United States.

Decorating or gift-giving for special occasions. It is often simple settings that create the most festive atmospheres. Whether adding a warm glow to Valentines Day, setting up an extra special display for Halloween, or decorating your tree or home for Christmas; we allow you to infuse your home with your own self expression!