WATERLOO -- Annie Hein's fireplace mantel has been transformed into a Snow Village. Twinkling lights glow with welcome from windows of houses and shops. A nativity scene sits near the steepled church.

Can a thousand tiny houses compete with one great big mansion? Graceland officials will learn the answer this week, when a strip mall-sized gallery devoted to the collectible "villages" of the ...

Happy Christmas, Harry! Capture holiday magic with a Harry Potter Christmas village. You can find miniatures of all your ...

The Department 56 die-hards who still line up to have their miniature holiday villages signed by their artists are dominated by a graying set. The baby boomers, some who show up decked out in ...

The old Graceland Crossing shopping center — an L-shaped strip mall of Elvis-themed gift shops and eating establishments that served as an informal gathering place for fans in the first decades of ...

Bachman's is celebrating the 40th anniversary of Department 56, the international retailer that specializes in small ceramic holiday villages. Department 56, now headquartered in Eden Prairie, was ...

HOT SPRINGS - The Shakespeare Club of Hot Springs is celebrating what would have been its 25th anniversary of sponsoring the Christmas Tour of Homes with events that offer something different this ...

Houses are covered in beautiful glistening snow. The residents' cheeks glow pink from the cold. There are 1950s style diners, buildings and even the dress of the people who live in the town. This ...

Panaji/Saligao: Goa’s revenue department has reclassified 56 villages as urban areas under section 2(38) of Goa Land Revenue Code 1968 (LRC), the government said in a notification. However, the ...

It all started in the winter of 1990. Kelly Mogensen of rural Brainerd saw a Dept. 56 cathedral with two steeples at the former Finishing Touch store. She had to have it. The following year Mogensen ...