Retailers buy Christmas ornaments 11 months in advance . And while all that work is happening for the current year 's holiday shipments , wholesalers are already thinking a year ahead . Wholesalers create the ornaments 2 years in advance . The retailers then sell them to consumers at a price that is lower than what they would have charged for their product if it had been produced on time and under budget. Christmas 2011 will bring vintage-feeling ornaments as well as bright , whimsical colors .
Retailers buy Christmas ornaments 11 months in advance . Wholesalers create the ornaments 2 years in advance . The retailers then sell them to consumers at a price that is lower than what they would have charged for their product if it had been produced on time and under budget. Christmas 2011 will bring vintage-feeling ornaments as well as bright , whimsical colors .