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Ornaments and colorful holiday gifts filling the interior of The Shop in Santa Fe
NM

New Mexico field entry

The Shop — A Christmas Store

Santa Fe, NM

A tiny Santa Fe Christmas shop operating since 1977, known for ornaments and gifts that foreground New Mexico artists, regional imagery and Palace Avenue character.

The Shop mixes year-round Christmas goods with locally made and New Mexico-themed ornaments in a long-running downtown Santa Fe storefront.

Field notes

Why it belongs

Christmas shop, local-artist gallery, New Mexico souvenir store, ornament boutique and long-running downtown storefront.

The store turns Christmas ornaments into a compact gallery of regional craft and imagery, with nearly five decades of continuity at a Santa Fe address.

The Shop — A Christmas Store has operated on East Palace Avenue since 1977. Its ornament and gift selection emphasizes Santa Fe and New Mexico imagery alongside work from regional artists, creating a holiday store whose inventory belongs specifically to its place rather than a generic national assortment.

Store contents

What you will find

Known for

  • Operating since 1977
  • New Mexico-themed ornaments
  • Regional artists
  • East Palace Avenue location

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