Christmas ornaments have a history that's far more significant than many people realize, and if yours are the right type you could cash in.

Look for vintage Christmas ornaments to cherish at home—or to resell for a tidy profit.

While collecting antique and vintage Christmas ornaments can be expensive, there are plenty within reach. A plain large pink Shiny Brite ball from the late 1950s, for example, costs $2 at Found.

As we plan to deck the halls for Christmas, there's one element that's always on our tree: Vintage ornaments. Not only are antique ornaments a fun layer of texture to your tree, they're also a ...

Embossed paper ornaments from Dresden, Germany, were some of the first retail decorations to hang from Christmas trees. Bonus: you could make your own with scraps of paper and bits ...

Target's Vintage Christmas Ornaments make the perfect addition to your tree — and they start at just $3!

To help inspire your own Christmas decor scheme, we're sharing our favorite ways to decorate with vintage Christmas ornaments. Whether you choose to display them on or off the tree, these creative ...

He calls them Fauxberge. They’re blinged-out Christmas ornaments that had their height of popularity half a century ago and have become a passion of collector Patrick Hubert of Mt. Pleasant ...

Propelled by visions of Christmases past, ornament collectors today search out antique ornaments at garage sales, flea markets and antiques stores, and pay prices for their finds ranging from 50 ce… ...

Red-shaded candlestick lamps and festive votive candleholders illuminate antique bottle-brush trees decorated with miniature garland and ornaments.

From Shiny Brites in pastel shades, Jewel Brites with tiny bottle-brush trees inside, to Victorian paper ornaments — vintage Christmas ornament collecting is a hot hobby.