Cute Music Box - Recommended

The "Matchbox Melodies Jolly Old St. Nicholas" music box is very cute and has a very pretty sound. We have several different styles of these but this one is my favorite!



Winding the music box is accomplished by sliding the "matchbox" open to the left (gently... read the instructions) and turning the key. The motion and music are activated by sliding open the "matchbox" to the right. When open the song plays (an abbreviated version) as the motion turns the scene. The figures are plastic but are fairly detailed and look very nice.



The body of the "matchbox" case is also mostly plastic so I am not sure how durable it will be in the long run but with gentle use it should hold up well.



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A nice idea as long as you don't pay full price

This is a somewhat lower quality than I expected especially considering the price tag. It's sturdy and the doors work well what bugs me is that on mine the background has bumpy spots of glue or paint or something on it. The figures are cute. I tested all the boxes. I could get the audio to work on all of them eventually but many of them I had to open and shut several times to get the light sensor to activate but that's probably to be expected with light sensing technology and I'm sure the kids won't mind.



The voice quality is acceptable as is WHAT it says - nothing questionable assuming you do believe Jesus is the Savior of the World and the real meaning of Christmas. Oh and that fire is a symbol of God's presence or something like that. I hadn't really thought of it but perhaps that's true. It does NOT tell the Christmas story as a narrative. The daily comment is more specifically about the item of the day be it a donkey the moon or Frankincense. It does say things like Mary was the mother of Jesus and Joseph received angelic revelation concerning the birth of Jesus



My kids (4 and 5) loved opening it up when we got it and I DO expect to enjoy using it next Christmas. Just wait until it goes on sale after Christmas to buy it.

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