Department 56 Christmas in the City Accessory Nutcracker Dancers

Dressed in their holiday costumes and on their way to the theater for the big event, this pair of ballerinas are made of porcelain and handpainted for Christmas in the City. Introduced January 2016 Retired November 2017 Village Figures Dimensions: 2.48" H x 1.65" W x 1.34" L Made of glitter and porcelain     Department 56The company behind the villages. Over thirty years ago, Department 56 began as part of Bachman’s, a premiere retail florist in Minneapolis. Bachman’s used a numbering system to identify each of its departments. The number assigned to wholesale gift imports division was, you guessed it, 56. Now headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Department 56 has become a leader in the giftware, collectibles and holiday decorating industry and is best known for our hand-crafted lighted villages, figurines and extensive lines of holiday and home decorative products. Their Story One Christmas evening, a group of friends set off to enjoy a dinner of celebration at a small co