From afar....

 My nativity set is just 3 pieces, I always place them on my glass cabinet top, with my collection of trees, the set was a gift from our Spanish friends. 

This snowman came from our trip America, which was back in 2003, he sits with our small collection of snowmen.

This Santa came from Germany,  purchased way back in the 90's on a trip visiting my sister, I keep a small set of battery operated lights in him these days.

We had a December visit to The Gambia many years ago, as always I wanted something for my tree, the Christmas over there was nothing like ours, so I have this small wooden carved crocodile, he always sits on a branch in the tree.

As so many of my decorations are old, you see the same ones throughout my December post each year, this year I am trying to show different things, I don't bring back anything from trips away anymore, I have for years been clearing out the clutter, but I will add to the tree decorations, the above decorations have survive many culls because I do love them. I have said for years my tree is full of memories, my oldest decoration was purchased back in 70's.  

I have loads of battery operated lights, small sets which work on a timer, I use them instead of tealights, they come on each day at 4pm and go off at 10pm, which saves me the tedious job off turning them off at night. I do love the scattering of soft lights around our room at this time of year.  

I did stop and look at my decorations in the week, and wonder should I cull some of them, I have different displays for Santa, snowmen and tree's, chatting with hubby he said 'you love them, it's only for a few weeks' so they are staying. Hubby like alot of men would not bother with decorations, my brother has not had a tree as he is with us the week before Christmas, I only decorate the main room, with Santa's on our shelves in the hall and a couple of items on the kitchen window sill.