He sells 10,000 Christmas items, at $1 to $1,000.

"What surprised us yet again was that a lot of Christmas items sell throughout the year for parties, events and weddings," says Alfred.

Grab a Christmas item and swap it with another, then watch as they disappear from the board.

We had areas set up with Christmas items the first of October.

Diane Kirby's arms were full of dolls, Christmas items and figurines she had bought.

The story centers on a long river trip organized when trading ships with Christmas items inexplicably fail to arrive.

They are now her strongest Christmas item.

Which brings me to the recent Christmas items by her.

(Despite the chain's name, by the way, Christmas items are not sold year-round.)

The most important economic activity now is industry, mostly the making of Christmas related items.