{"id":34712,"date":"2012-11-09T10:59:57","date_gmt":"2012-11-09T18:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=34712"},"modified":"2024-06-03T09:12:40","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T16:12:40","slug":"early-onslaught-christmas-kitsch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2012\/early-onslaught-christmas-kitsch\/","title":{"rendered":"An Early Onslaught Of Christmas Kitsch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Maybe it’s just my advancing age, but it seems to me that every year Christmas stuff<\/em> is promoted earlier and earlier.<\/p>\n

When I was a child, I remember celebrating Halloween. Then there was nothing for a while. Then all of a sudden Christmas displays would come to stores, and I would get excited about the big man in the red suit, and the presents he would bring.<\/p>\n

I’m not sure when exactly, but I was an adult already, when I noticed Christmas displays in stores were put up immediately after Halloween. However, over the past couple of years I noticed something different. I have started to notice a few Christmas displays just on the fringe of the Halloween stuff.<\/p>\n

I wonder how many years it will be before Halloween and Christmas will be duking it out for floor space in retail outlets? I can see it now; Santa Claus will be the new Dark Knight.<\/p>\n

Think I’m off the mark? Wait for it. I don’t believe that I’m that far from a possible reality.The marketing gurus just haven’t figured out a way to sell a dark Santa to the masses yet.<\/p>\n

What happens in the real world happens in the online world as well. Sites such as eBay are seeing an increase in their Christmas gifts and decor. eBay.de<\/a> is even promoting Christmas shopping already in their side bar and header<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With such temptation, how could I resist doing a search to see what saxophone + Christmas would turn up.<\/p>\n

Ah, the search didn’t disappoint. I found some fabulously kitschy stuff already\u2014stuff that I hope foreshadows some of the great<\/em> things yet to come this holiday season. So without further ado, here is the first of what I hope to be some amazingly saxophonistic, holiday kitsch. Enjoy…<\/p>\n

eBay dealer More Wright1993 Vintage, is selling this 11 piece, mixed lot of plastic Christmas ornaments<\/a>. (The word plastic tells us all we need to know here already.) \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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     Source: More Wright1993 Vintage<\/h6>\n

This is how this eBay dealer describes this 1970s collection of holiday kitsch:<\/p>\n

Offering here a mixed group of retro, vintage plastic Christmas items. Nice mix of tree ornaments, display pieces, centerpieces and a mistletoe to hang. Funky retro, kitschy group.<\/p>\n

1. 5 blow mold small ornaments including a moose on roof top with a little bottle brush tree, train with an angel bobbing on a spring, reindeer and a couple Frosty snowmen.<\/p>\n

2. 4 white plastic baskets with Made in Hong Kong labels featuring sprays of pine cone, berries, bells and a reindeer. About 3″ height. Place card holders….could be.<\/p>\n

3. Commodore plastic Santa in his sleigh with a tree, greenery, packages, candy cane and a pair of reindeer harnessed up. In original, sealed bag, Hong Kong<\/p>\n

4. Also, Commodore in original, saled bag, Mr and Mrs Santa smooching in a swing under the mistletoe. Designed to hang and Hong Kong<\/p>\n

5. A pair of perky little elves about a gilt gold saxophone. Poinsettias , holly leaves and greenery at the base. Identified only, Hong Kong about 13″ height<\/p>\n

Funky lot for a retro, kitsch decorating scheme.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Oh yeah, I’m definitely seeing a kitschy decorating scheme already. This 13″ high saxophone is the perfect centre piece for a 1970s-themed Christmas dinner. Don’t you think?<\/p>\n

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     Source: More Wright1993 Vintage<\/h6>\n

Here are some close-up pictures of the rest of these little retro gems.
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  Source: More Wright1993 Vintage<\/h6>\n

I’ll let you decide for yourself where today’s offering falls on The Bassic Sax Kitsch Scale<\/em>. Does it red line into Extreme Kitsch<\/em>? Or does this group of 11 items fall into the category of Regular, Everyday Kitsch<\/em>?<\/p>\n

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Regardless of how kitschy you think these 11 plastic, Christmas decorations are, there are only 2 days left to get your bids in. The auction ends on November 11<\/a>, and bids are to start at $24.99. Not surprisingly, there are so far 0 bids on these items that likely came from some grandma’s closet.<\/p>\n

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