Resources

There are a mass of resources available to help with any part of your Christmas planning. There are multiple websites, blogs, Facebook groups etc along with local shops and Christmas enthusiasts in your area it is just a matter of finding them and identifying the most useful for your own specific needs.

Useful Facebook Christmas groups

Christmas music.

Whether using cd's, live streaming radio or podcast or using a dedicated music service such as spotify there is an amazing range of music available for your listening pleasure or to enhance your display. I personally use spotify and have created a range of playlists to suit different situations and to ensure we are not listening to the same thing every night. These playlists are public so are available to all subscribers of spotify.

Where to buy lights, decorations and more

Christmas enthusiasts offering support and advice.

Jenny Greener of Granny's Christmas Grotto in Marton has advice and warnings about indoor displays both for homes and commercial situations.

Lisa Selwyn of A Kiwi Christmas in Blenheim with advice about outdoor displays, commercial window displays and interactive additions

Non specialist shops with Seasonal sales:

Bunnings - Lights and outdoor decorations

Mitre10- Lights , trees

The Warehouse - Tree decorations, trees, Lights, craft, confectionery

Bed Bath and Beyond - indoor decor some tree decorations.

Bed Bath and Table- indoor decor, some tree decorations

Briscoes- indoor decor, Lights, trees, Christmas foods and confectionery.

Farmers- tree decorations, indoor decor, trees, Christmas foods and confectionery.

Kmart- Lights, indoor decor, tree decorations

Spotlight - variety of mostly indoor Christmas items.

Goods 2 u - variety of cheap Christmas decorations designed for indoors predominantly. Lights and inflatables are often overpriced but they do have reasonably priced usb seed lights. They are also useful for Cable ties, clamps, brackets, glues and other miscellaneous accessory items.

2 Fantastic- another 'cheapie' shop with a range of Christmas and accessory items at reasonable prices.

Dedicated Christmas stores:

The Christmas Barn

Located Palmerston North

Website

The Christmas Hut -

physical store Christchurch,

Website

www.thechristmashut.cowww.thechristmashut.co.nz

Open all year round except for a week or so when the annual restock occurs. A wide range of Christmas items including a large Lemax selection and large and very large outdoor display pieces

The Christmas Shop

New business started 2021? Located in Timaru

Website

The Christmas Village. Seasonal store with website

The Christmas wonderland store

Seasonal pop up store

Website

Dreaming of Christmas

Gallons Christmas world

Website

Granny's Christmas Grotto

Limited hour shop

Facebook

The Heirloom Christmas Company

Several physical locations

Permanent stores:

Wild Roses Taihape

Seasonal stores:

Online stores

Online multi-store ordering. One stop sites:

The market

Once it.

www.once.co.nz