This is Post #3 for the Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories.
Being of German ancestry and having lived in Germany not once, but twice, my mom was partial to German glass Christmas ornaments to decorate our tree. I still have many that I remember hanging on our tree when I was little. They are so delicate, it’s hard to imagine how they’ve lasted this long. Below is a more recent acquisition.
Though not a glass ornament, I’m partial to this little guy myself:

