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Christmas in Boston
Posted by Polly in Christmas Products
Smack-dab in the middle of the tourist trappings of Quincy Market in downtown Boston sits what appears to be a humble little Christmas store called “Christmas in Boston”. A walk inside gives a somewhat barren display of rather ordinary-looking Christmas ornaments in predictable themes: they have Boston-themed ornaments, ornaments reflecting the Revolutionary War fame of Boston, every imaginable Boston Red Sox, New England Patriot and Boston Celtic logoed ornaments, and the typical chintzy tourist themed ornaments seen so often in resort areas.
Missing from this first floor display is any kind of reference to other types of Christmas decorations. There are no trees, no lights, no Nativities, no wreaths, no stockings, no tree-toppers, no trains, toys or typical trappings of the holiday season whatsoever. I was tempted within 30 seconds to walk out of the shop until I noticed some stairs off to the left – and decided to look at the upstairs offering.
Here was Christmas in Boston’s real display – nearly triple the size of what was offered on the street level entrance to the store. Here the real themes of Christmas ornaments were displayed. It was almost all exclusively ornaments, though some lights, garland and other small Christmas décor items could be found in associated theme areas.
And what theme areas they were! I found the Nativity ornaments I sought, the candy cane ornaments, the Santa ornaments, the blown glass tradition ornaments in shapes of wreaths, stockings and trees. There were more sports ornaments, humorous ornaments, baby ornaments, angel ornaments, nutcracker ornaments and several Americana-style ornament themes from fishing to patriotic ornaments.
The shop features a variety of personalized ornaments created on the spot or available for purchase to take home and personalize on your own. Though our visit came during the heat of a summer’s day we felt the spirit of the season descend as the strains of White Christmas could be heard – on the second floor hideaway of Christmas in Boston.
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