Glitter LED Christmas Lantern in Santa, Snowman, Tree, Angel or Nativity

A small lantern about five inches tall, with a little Christmas figure standing on a drift of snow behind its clear windows. Switch it on and the warm light catches the glitter in the windows. The whole scene sparkles, like snow falling past a lit window on Christmas Eve.

No cord to an outlet. No flame to watch. It runs on batteries with a switch underneath, so it can go on the shelf, the windowsill or the bedside table, wherever it looks best.

A whole winter scene in the space of a coffee mug

Each lantern holds a single figure on a tiny stage, with a mound of white snow at its feet and a printed winter backdrop of bare trees behind it. Santa stands in the snow beside a small fir tree. The Snowman wears a red hat and a striped scarf beside a wrapped gift, and the Christmas Tree is hung with colored baubles and gold garland over a pile of presents.

By day you look straight through the clear windows and see every detail of the figure. After dark the LED lights the scene from inside, and the glitter picks up the glow and sparkles all around it. The light is soft and cozy rather than bright, which is what you want on a windowsill at dusk or beside the bed at night.

Five scenes, and one of them comes in a gold lantern

Santa, Christmas Tree, Snowman and Angel all share the same square lantern, with a pointed roof, four tall windows and a stepped base. It is finished in a dark antique bronze, brushed with a pale metallic sheen along every edge. The Angel is a white figure with wide wings and touches of gold, and it looks especially calm when it is lit.

The Nativity is different. It comes in a six-sided lantern with a domed roof covered in raised scrollwork and an arched window on every side, all in brushed antique gold. Inside, Joseph stands over Mary in her blue veil, with the baby Jesus in the manger at their feet. It is the one to choose for a quieter, more traditional corner of the house.

A row of three or four along a mantel with some pine and a string of fairy lights looks like a small village street, and the bronze ones sit easily beside the gold.

Switch it on, set it down, or hang it up

Because there is nothing to plug in, you can move it from the hall table to the kitchen windowsill in a second. There is no cable to hide behind the books, either. The light has more than one mode, from a steady glow to a gentle flicker like a candle. A metal ring on top lets it hang from a hook or a branch as well as stand on a flat surface.

It is made for indoor use. When the decorations come down, it packs away into almost no space at all.

Specifications

Type: Battery LED Christmas lantern with a figure inside

Styles: Santa, Christmas Tree, Snowman, Angel, Nativity

Lantern shape: Square with a pointed roof (Santa, Christmas Tree, Snowman, Angel); six-sided with a domed roof and arched windows (Nativity)

Finish: Dark antique bronze with a brushed sheen (Santa, Christmas Tree, Snowman, Angel); brushed antique gold (Nativity)

Dimensions (square lantern): 5.1 x 2 x 2 in (13 x 5 x 5 cm), height by width by depth

Height including the ring (square lantern): 5.9 in (15 cm)

Material: PVC

Windows: Clear, flecked with glitter

Light: Warm LED

Light modes: More than one, from a steady glow to a gentle flicker

Power: Batteries (not included)

Switch: On/off switch under the base

Hanging: Metal ring on top

Use: Indoor use only

Package Includes

1x Glitter LED Christmas Lantern, in the style you choose (batteries not included)