German manufacturer Rascher doesn't start carving its nutcrackers until an order is placed. The orange-clad William Tell figure has a bow and an apple with an arrow through it; the green Jager (hunter ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In Steubenville, Ohio — home of legendary Christmas crooner Dean Martin — tourists flock to see the Nutcracker Village, which this ...

Tucked into the Bavarian-esque town of Leavenworth, Wash., at the foothills of the Cascade mountains is a two-story jewel of whimsy and, some might say, obsession. It's the Leavenworth Nutcracker ...

There are many ways to crack a nut, and the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum seems dedicated to showcasing them all. Start with the Ben Franklin nutcracker. The Elvis nutcracker. The "Blue Christmas" ...

Thirty-three years ago, Mary Myers carved and painted her first nutcracker because she thought the ones in stores looked too shiny and new — too perfect. That day in 1989, the Virginia Beach resident ...

For years, my 92 year old Father collected wooden nutcrackers. He amassed a colorful collection of figural nutcrackers mainly from America, Italy, and Germany. They were fun to collect and attractive ...

For years, my 92-year-old Father collected wooden nutcrackers. He amassed a colorful collection of figural nutcrackers, mainly from America, Italy and Germany. They were fun to collect and attractive ...

According to reports, an Italian bronze nutcracker dating back to the 4th century B.C. is among the earliest known, and King Henry VIII gave Anne Boleyn a nutcracker as a gift. Nutcrackers span the ...

Nutcrackers span the globe among various cultures. An Italian bronze nutcracker, dating back to around the fourth century B.C., is among the earliest known, and King Henry VIII of England gave Anne ...