Longaberger's Christmas Collection included many of the company's most popular baskets, beginning with the 1981 Christmas Candle Basket. Fabric liners and plastic protectors were added in 1990, with wooden lids available beginning with the 1994 Jingle Bell Basket.
1981 Candle 2000 sold
1982 Grandad's Sleigh 3200 sold
1983 Bell 3700 sold
1984 Holly over 16,000 sold!
1985 Cookie (liner available)
1986 Candy Cane
1987 Mistletoe
1988 Poinsettia
1989 Memory
1990 Gingerbread (plaid liner, protector available)
1991 Yuletide Traditions
1992 Season's Greetings
1993 Bayberry
1994 Jingle Bell
1995 Cranberry
1996 Holiday Cheer
1997 Snowflake
1998 Glad Tidings
1999 Popcorn
2000 Deck the Halls
2001 Shining Star
2002 Traditions
2003 Caroling
2004 Get Together
2005 Silver Bells
2006 Nature's Garland
2007 Sweets & Treats
2008 Wrap It Up
2009 Snowflake Cookie
2010 Falling Snow
2011 Holly Berry
2012 Drum
2013 Plaid Tidings
2014 Stocking
2015 Yuletide Greetings
2016 8" Generations
2017 Snow Swirl
Christmas Collection Baskets usually had red or green accent splints, and the stains used were much darker and more colorful in the 1990s and beyond. There were also years with baskets with no red or green accents, both red and green accents, and other stains such as whitewashed. Christmas Baskets always had an engraved gold tag on the top band with the basket's name and year.
Are you interested in the oldies? Grandad's Sleigh is available in my eBay store Treasured Basket Traders, as well as many other Christmas Collection Basket Sets. They are fun to fill with little items particular to the recipient and give for a lasting gift.
Longaberger offered their first Holiday Hostess Basket in 1987, and in later years these were a larger version of the Christmas Basket. The Tree Trimming Collection was introduced in 1999, with small baskets intended to fit on a Christmas tree. Often these were smaller versions of the Christmas Basket for that year.
As a Longaberger Consultant, I had many customers who faithfully purchased the Christmas Collection Basket each year. There are many Christmas Baskets out there! These are great baskets to use throughout the year--you don't need to put them away with your Christmas decorations. You might remove that holly fabric liner, but the baskets are great for many holidays.
Historical information about Longaberger products, as well as values, can be found in The Bentley Guide for Longaberger. It was once a printed, spiral-bound guide but in 2009 became available only online with a subscription. The older paper guides can sometimes be found on the secondary market and include photos of the different collections on the divider pages. The Guide is fun just to browse through. The staff at Collectibles Database seem to still adjust the values of items, or at least they have since values peaked years ago.
I have a Longaberger Christmas Collection 1992 Edition SEASONS GREETINGS BASKET wondering what it's worth
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