Once upon a time, a happy little Christmas gnome wakes up and seeks out happy dreams of the holiday, but instead finds dirty dishes and bills. What has happened to Christmas? The story told in simple words and photography is appropriate for the entire family.The characters of Grim Happy Christmas, Red Hob and Green Hob, are cherished vintage ornaments hand-me-downs that became the centerpiece of this book's lesson during a particularly skint holiday. Christmas Gnomes (Tomte, Nisse, or Hobs) were Christmas kitsch ornaments Made In Japan during the 1950s of hand painted hard plastic faces topped by flocked paper hats. Arms, legs, and hair were chenille, and the bodies and feet were made from spun cotton.