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The German Christmas Shop
Wonder In Wood
"The German Christmas Shop"
12a Otley Street
Skipton BD23 1DZ
North Yorkshire
England
01756 797360
We only
sell genuine
Erzgebirge
Woodcraft
beware
of imitations
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us
Member of
Skipton
Chamber Of Trade and Commerce |
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For the best in handmade crafts
from Germany, visit our online shop, Nutcrackers, Smoky Men, Candle
Arches, Candle Holders, Music Boxes, Christmas Tree Decorations,
Cribs, Nativitys and much more... |
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About us |
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Wonder In Wood " The German Christmas Shop " is situated in
the historic market town of Skipton North Yorkshire, also known as
the ‘Gateway to the Dales’.
As far as we know we are the only shop in the UK specialising in
crafts from the Erzgebirge and as such have one of the largest
selections in the UK. With a little under 500 hundred items available
online and many more in our shop we hope we have something for
everyone. If you don't see the item you are after online, please
contact us, we will do our best to help.
Chris McGrath
Proprietor |
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Christmas Day
Waking up on Christmas morning to the surprise of a Christmas tree
surrounded with presents is the sitting room, socks hung on the
mantle piece that were empty the night before now bulging with fruit,
nuts and chocolate coins, Santa had been!
It was many years before I realised exactly how much hard work, time
and of course expense my parents had put into arranging everything.
After the opening of the presents, the excitement turned to the other
wonderful things that had arrived. The Nutcracker, The Christmas
Pyramid on the centre of the dining table and also an individual
candle holder by each place setting.
Christmas Dinner
With all the trimmings dinner was always a spread to remember but
room had to be left for some Christmas pudding and of course a slice
of Dresden Christ Stollen. My Grandmother made the cake mixture and
then had it baked in the local bakers as her oven was to small for
the size of the cake and the quantities, we normally received two or
three Stollen every Christmas about 18 inches long by about 8 inches
wide and a few inches deep. The Stollen arriving in time for
Christmas from my Grandparents in Dresden my Mothers birth place and
hence the connection with Germany.
The Christmas Pyramid
The Smoky Man puffing out incense, the aroma mixing with the scent of
the Christmas tree and filling the room. Decorations around the room
and on the tree making transforming the room.
The lighting of the Christmas Pyramid was always eagerly awaited, The
glow of the candles as the Pyramid started to turn with the warm air
rising bringing the motionless figures to life. As the flame on the
candles began to grow my eyes turning to the celing to watch the
magnificent play of shadows spinning above.
The Present Day
Visiting mainly, East Germany and our relatives in Dresden and Halle
my fondness for the Smoky Men grew and I was always on the lookout
for a new one to bring home, something which I still do today. Many
years on and married to Kathy, who now, also has a fondness for the
crafts of the Erzgebirge our collection keeps on growing.
Starting Wonder In Wood in 1998 seemed to be the logical thing for us
to do. When my Mother died, we did not want to lose contact with our
German side as so often friends and even relatives can do. Also as
shop in England we used to visit had closed down, and thirdly we
liked collecting them, could we make some money selling them, time
would tell.
Today, we still have contact with our friends and relatives in
Germany plus we have made some more. Our collection is still growing,
although at a slower rate. As for the shop and selling, we have moved
to a slightly larger shop and are still trying to make some money, it
can be touch and go at times, Christmas all year round? but we are
still enjoying it. |
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