When it comes to nutcrackers, June Kreutzkampf is no purist. Her nutcrackers don”t have to be made in Germany and they don”t have to be expensive. But they do have to be made of wood and a real ...

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Nutcracker dolls go on display in many American homes each Christmas, then they get packed away. But it’s a holiday wonderland year-round in the house of Hayden resident C.J. Davis, who keeps her ...

Nutcrackers may not have a dedicated holiday, but at Perry Elementary School, the wooden decorative devices were getting some special attention this week. And that attention is concentrated in no ...

Thanks to Tchaikovsky and his holiday sugar plum of a ballet, “The Nutcracker” — the little doll with jaws like iron and a soldier’s bearing — has become a Christmas decoration mainstay. For Sandra ...

When Howard Hoxie sets out his collection of nutcrackers each year, it’s more than just a way to decorate his home for the holidays. It’s also a way to share time with his beloved wife, Dorothy. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gloria Archer bought her first nutcracker in 1962, just after getting married. Since than she has collected about 100 of them.

For Barry Sneed, it started out as innocently as receiving a gift early in life and seeing a show he enjoyed. That blossomed into a memorable collection over decades that has thrilled his students in ...