ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The 180 ornament-making elves at Christmas by Krebs are taking a long winter's nap. In the humongous ornament plant in Roswell, N.M., not a creature will be ...

It was once one of over 1,500 manufacturers in this part of Eastern Germany, blowing glass ornaments and painting them by hand. But today, most Christmas decorations are mass-produced in China ...