Santa, the Firefighter Pole Dancer from 1992

I have gotten a little out of control.

Remember how I mentioned that the post-Christmas sales on eBay for old Hallmark ornaments is spectacular? Well, I decided to just check for a few. I scored the 2009 firefighter Snoopy that I missed because it sold out quickly in our area. And then I saw it. Angels kind of sang. I squealed a bit.

A 1992 firefighter Santa. 1992! I have no idea what I asked for and received the Christmas of 1992, but I can tell you that I didn’t have enough foresight to know that I’d be living in Ohio and married to a professional firefighter eighteen years later. Needless to say, I didn’t have the 1992 Santa firefighter, who is misnamed.

Why is he misnamed? Well the official name is North Pole Fire Fighter. Which, by the way, is the least imaginative Hallmark Keepsake ornament name ever.

After I took him out of the box, I decided he should be named, “Santa, the Firefighter Pole Dancer from 1992.” I mean, take a look.

Classic.

I’ve currently banned myself from eBay. Er, well, I did. After I wrote that sentence. But not before I placed a bid on three firefighter ornaments from 2005, 1995 and 1994. I love me some hard to find classics. It also helps that the ones I just bid on don’t look like they belong in the pages of Santa’s Naughty List magazine. Ahem.

(Psst: There were a bunch more “North Pole Fire Fighter” ornaments just two weeks ago. There are only five left on eBay at this moment if you simply must add this “unique” firefighter ornament to your collection! I mean, you should, if only for the giggle factor.)