Millie's Hallmark is the largest Department 56 dealer in the state of Arizona. We have Department 56 (current & retired) merchandise
available in our store. Collections include: Alpine Village, Christmas In The City, Dickens' Village, New England Village, North Pole
Village, Snow Village, Halloween Village, and many accessories and tools. We also carry a large selection of Snowbabies. Our store,
located in Phoenix, AZ, displays over 100 linear feet of Department 56 villages and accessories all-year-around. Shipping available,
call our store for more information.

The Ahwatukee Plaza
(one block west of I-10)
5027 E. Elliot Road
Phoenix, Arizona 85044

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History of Department 56

One Christmas evening, a group of friends set off to enjoy a
dinner of celebration at a small country inn nestled in a quiet
river town. As they rounded a bend in the road, they saw the
small, old-fashioned village decorated for the holidays. The
lights, like fairies, glowed and sparkled amid the freshly fallen
snow. All evening, the conversation was full of Christmas
memories and the visions the tiny town had evoked. Amidst
the jovial banter and magical memories, the idea for a
lighted Christmas village was born. That spark of an idea
became a reality when, in 1976, Department 56 introduced
a series of six hand-painted, ceramic buildings. The rest
is history!

Some twenty-five years ago, Department 56 began as part of
Bachman's, a premiere retail florist in Minneapolis. Bachman's
used a numbering system to identify each of its departments.
The number assigned to wholesale gift imports division was
56. Department 56 has become a leader in the giftware,
collectibles and holiday decorating industry and is best known
for their hand-crafted lighted villages, Snowbabies™
figurines and extensive lines of holiday and home decorative
products.