Hawthorne Village Thomas Kinkade 'TWAS The Night Before Christmas Collectible Story House by The Bradford Exchange

This was a gift. Recipient thought it was Beautiful and loved the recording it played of The Night Before Christmas. They will enjoy this gift for many Christmases to come.

Exquisite! Very well made and is ver attractive! A must have!

My wife and I were looking at different Christmas scenes for a print or sculpture and THIS is what got both of our attention. We both read through the reviews. Some were stellar and others...not so much. We both LOVE it! It's a great touch to the Christmas atmosphere my wife loves SO much! The most complaints we read were either about the audio quality and the lights going around the patio of the house. So, of course my wife and HAD to get it set up right away. For us, the audio quality is perfect for what it is. It was reminiscent of the OLD days. The lights were my biggest concern, but they are just fine. It has a volume control/on off switch on the base in the back of the house and a button right next to that to turn the audio off and keep the lights on.

This house is absolutely beautiful! I gave it 4 stars for two reasons. The first is that the power adapter sent with the item was the wrong one. This was not the fault of the seller because it came packaged the way they received it from the manufacturer. Their customer service was exemplary thankfully and they shipped the correct adapter to me right away. I had an older version of this house for more than 20 years but gave it to my daughter after she had her first child last year. I loved the narrating of the older version with the music adding to the magic story telling. Unfortunately, there is no music with this newer version, and the narrating isn't as exuberant which was a little disappointing. Overall, I am happy with this house. I just wish they'd have kept the narrating and music the first one had.

Perfect

Very disappointed that outside house lights are orange instead of white, which is what the product pictures show (multicolored would've been best). I was about to return it when I realized that each time you turn it on, it only starts in "story" mode instead of being able to choose only to have all the lights on, but I then realized after I let it tell the "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" story, all the lights do one last cycle through, then all lights just remain on, which is all I want or need. As for the orange Halloween house lights, I can alternately cover each one with colored film to make them multicolored. So, take one star off for not being able to default it to lights only, and one star off for Halloween-themed house lighting. So, just average, even though the house is really pretty. I should add that the Christmas tree on the outside left back side of the house isn't nearly as pretty and detailed as the pictures depict.

Everyone had to sit in front of this Thomas Kincaid “‘Twas the night before Christmas “ house and listen to the story!! It is really fun how the lights highlight different parts of the house to match the story!! This will definitely be a centerpiece in my miniature Christmas Village set!! Highly Recommended

Perfect Christmas gift