10 Vintage Christmas Villages Worth Way More Than You Think
Few decorating traditions capture the magic of the season quite like a Christmas village. With their glowing windows, snowy rooftops, and quaint figurines, these tiny towns bring a nostalgic charm to faux snow-covered mantels and tabletops alike. But for collectors with a taste for the extraordinary, some Christmas villages come with mind-blowing price tags. Here are 10 of the priciest examples we could find.
1. Department 56 Dickens Village Collection
Listing price on eBay: $16,000
The Dickens Christmas Village effectively emulates the cobblestone streets and wintery scenes of the novelist’s iconic “A Christmas Carol.” Manufactured from 1984 to 2015, the village includes a whopping 264 houses and accessories, skyrocketing its price.
2. Department 56 Harry Potter Village
Listing price on eBay: $8,550
When the first “Harry Potter” movie came out, it wasn’t marketed as a Christmas movie. Still, the scenes during the Christmas season gave audiences such a warm, fuzzy sense of holiday nostalgia that the film forever became associated with Yuletide. Naturally, Department 56 manufactured a Christmas village to commemorate the wizarding world, and it’s one of the most expensive complete villages out there.
3. Department 56 Christmas in the City
Listing price on eBay: $7,000
With 38 buildings and more than 40 accessories, this is a quintessential Christmas village with different businesses, people, and features. Our personal favorite detail? The ice skating rink that has dainty little skaters moving around on it.
4. Department 56 North Pole Village
Listing price on eBay: $4,650
From the elves’ bunkhouse to the reindeer stables, the North Pole village taps into the whimsical feeling of Santa’s realm through 31 different buildings and 24 accessories.
5. Simpsons Christmas Village
Listing price on eBay: $4,000
“The Simpsons” doesn’t inherently ooze Christmas vibes, but Homer does have a belly akin to the big guy in red. This Christmas village leans into the fictional Springfield town with buildings like Lardland Donuts and Moe’s.
6. Department 56 Disney Princess Castle Christmas Village
Listing price on eBay: $3,500
This Christmas village includes Cinderella’s, Belle’s, and Sleeping Beauty’s castles along with a couple of village buildings — and, of course, Rapunzel’s tower, complete with her long locks flowing from the window.
7. Disney Parks Village Heritage Collection
Listing price on eBay: $3,200
With 21 pieces, this Disney-themed village leans into the nostalgia of the world of Disney, marked by Disney Parks buildings and castles and characters like Mickey and Minnie Mouse. It’s the best of all of Disney’s nostalgic worlds.
8. Department 56 ‘A Christmas Story’ Village
Price on eBay: $2,978
Some of the buildings in the iconic “A Christmas Story” village are rare, hard-to-find collectibles that are a value in and of themselves (like the original Higbees store). The set includes 38 different buildings, from Chop Suey Palace to The Joke Shop.
9. Thomas Kinkade Christmas Hawthorn Village
Price on eBay: $3,380
With 75 buildings and a moving train with tracks, this Christmas village has a lot going for it, including a high asking price. From the Hawthorne Village collection, this one takes a traditional approach with snow-covered roofs and plenty of pine trees.
10. ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Christmas Village
Listing price on eBay: $2,000
This village emulates the iconic Bedford Falls from the classic Christmas flick, “It’s a Wonderful Life.” With 31 buildings and 46 figurines, this display, manufactured in 1995, has lots of glowing lights throughout to add to its ambiance.