Boston Christmas Ornaments

If you want just one ornament to celebrate this great city, then you really can't go wrong with this one. Beautifully detailed, colorful, and large (5" in height), this glass ornament by Kurt Adler is perfect to commemorate the city.  

It features a number of easily recognizable landmarks of the city: Quincy Market at Faneuil Hall, the Boston Waterfront, the Customs House, the Prudential Tower, and more. The imagery is different on the front and back sides for a full wrap-around effect. 

These three ornaments also celebrate the recognizable skyline and unique sights and scenes of the city of Boston - which is both the largest city in and the capitol of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston is the largest city in all of New England, and the 24th largest city in the United States.

You can learn more about the unique and storied history of Boston at Wikipedia.

Fenway Park is home to the Boston Red Sox baseball team - and one of the most famous structures in all of the city. This landmark baseball stadium opened in 1912 - over 100 years ago! That makes it the oldest and thereby most historic baseball park in all of Major League Baseball. It is also one of the smaller stadiums still in existence today (4th smallest in MLB by seating capacity), giving it a unique and still very intimate feeling for fans. 

All of the above makes Fenway Park the perfect landmark to celebrate Boston in a themed Christmas ornament. There are several designs available to chose from as shown above, from traditional round painted balls to intricate shaped ornaments. These are perfect for baseball fans and Boston-lovers alike!

Everyone in Boston knows and loves "Make Way for Duckings", the classic illustrated children's book first published in 1941 by Robert McCloskey. It tells the tale of a pair of mallards who decide to nest and raise their family of ducklings on an island in the lagoon at the Boston Public Gardens.

This is the official childrens book of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, commemorated in a statue now in the Gardens. You can also think back fondly on the story, or introduce it to a new generation, with this colorful Christmas ornament. Each ornament is carefully hand-painted, making it a true one-of-a-kind collectible.

I went to college at M.I.T., just over the river Charles River from Boston, from 1990 to 1994. So I have a strong connection still to this day to the city of Boston thanks to all of the time I spent in and around the area. It's a great city with something for everyone: sports fans, students, history buff, food lovers, music fans...but I will say that one thing I don't miss about Boston is the Winter weather! Those snow storms really could be brutal! So when I do revisit I try to go in the warmer weather months, and I still enjoy spending time in the city that was so important to my formative years.

Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, just 6 miles west of downtown Boston. It is home to 9,100 undergraduate and nearly 5,000 graduate students. The school's sports teams are named the Eagles and the team's colors are maroon and gold. The school was established in 1863, giving it a long history in the Boston area.

UMass Boston is the only public university in the city of Boston, and the third largest campus in the statewide University of Massachusetts system (which also consists of campuses in Amherst, Darmouth, Lowell, and the Medical School. UMass Boston was established in 1964 and today has a student body of over 16,000. 

Other universities in the Boston area have Christmas ornaments available in their college bookstores, and you can order them online as well. Here are some links:

• TheCoop - The Harvard/MIT Store Online - Christmas Ornaments

  Large selection of Christmas ornaments celebrating both Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, both campuses located in nearby Cambridge, MA.

• Northeastern University - Christmas Ornaments
  

  Several ornament styles are available celebrating this private university founded in 1898.

• Suffolk University - Christmas Ornaments
  

  Suffolk was founded in 1906 as a law school, with its main campus in the Beacon Hill neighborhood.

• Tufts University Bookstore - Christmas Ornaments

  Ornaments commemorating Tufts University, located in Medford/Somerville just outside of Boston.

Football fans in Boston - and throughout New England - are plenty proud of their football team, the New England Patriots. So show off your Patriots pride with some of these cool Christmas ornaments!

• The Patriots team was established in 1955.
• They changed their name from the Boston Patriots in 1971 after the team relocated to the Foxborough suburb of Boston.
• The team is one of the most successful in NFL history, at least since the hiring of head coach Bill Belichick in 2000. They have appeared in eight SuperBowls.
• Their primary rivalries are against the New York Jets, the Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts, and the Baltimore ravens.

These great ornaments are a perfect way to celebrate the 2011 Stanley Cup winning team. The Bruins are the third oldest NHL hockey team in the league, founded in 1924.

Another legendary Boston sports figure commemorated in a collectible ornament design by Hallmark. Bobby Orr played for the Bruins for 10 seasons and is widely recognized as one of the greatest hockey players of all time.

These are just a few of the colorful and fun Bruins ornaments available...check on Amazon and you'll find plenty more, but these are a few of my favorites.

The Celtics have 17 NBA Championships to brag about - the most for any NBA franchise! So why not show off some Celtic green on your Christmas tree this year? Their team colors of green and white are certainly appropriate for the holiday season...

The 8-time World Series Champion baseball team is much loved throughout Boston. A Boston-themed Christmas tree just wouldn't be complete without some Red Sox ornaments, especially as they just won the World Series again in 2018!

• The Boston Red Sox were founded in 1901
• After winning the World Championship in 1918, it would be an 86-year wait before their next world champion title in 2004 - one of the longest droughts in professional baseball history!
• Their rivalry with the New York Yankees is one of the fiercest in North American sports.

• Boston Strong and Wicked Strong Merchandise - Boston Strong Bracelets and Ornament

  Commemorative ornaments and jewelry to proclaim yourself as "Boston Strong" and a supporter of the city.

• Boston Christmas Ornaments | 1000s of Boston Christmas Ornament Designs

  Celebrate the Christmas season in 2014 & Shop Boston Christmas ornaments. Large selection of unique decorative Boston Christmas designs, or personalize your own ornament!

• Boston-Themed Ornaments for sale at Etsy

  Find unique, handmade ornaments on Etsy celebrating Boston sports teams, history and landmarks.

• Boston Themed Ornamentsmfashop.com

  Boston Themed Ornaments - The beautiful artwork of Marsha York is meticulously reproduced on these unique inside-painted ornaments. This form of artwork, known as Eglomise, has existed in China since ...

• Boston City Christmas Ornaments & Keepsake Ornaments | Zazzle

  Browse through our selection of Boston City Christmas ornaments for your Christmas tree decorations. Start a new holiday tradition with our keepsake ornaments!

• Ornaments: Boston Gifts from Massachusetts Bay Trading Company

  MBTC offers a unique collection of hand-painted ornaments of Boston and the surrounding area.