Retailers create Christmas ornaments 3 months in advance . Wholesalers create the ornaments 2 years in advance . The Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market is ` ` like a marathon '' for buyers . `` Right now we 're already thinking about items for Christmas 2012 , '' said Danny McDonald , the vice president of Regency International . The merchants will bring Christmas - feeling ornaments as well as bright , whimsical colors .
Retailers create Christmas ornaments 3 months in advance . Wholesalers create the ornaments 2 years in advance . The Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market is ` ` like a marathon '' for buyers . The merchants will bring Christmas - feeling ornaments as well as bright , whimsical colors .