City Lights, Southern California's largest holiday store with over
22,000 sqft of displays and product, would like to welcome you. The store is one big holiday wonderland, where children and adults alike get whisked away into the holiday spirit, viewing awe inspiring displays of villages, collectibles, wonderfully decorated trees, and trains that will blow the mind.
The selection is unsurpassable, and the prices are so low, they don't seem fair. Here are just some of the lines that we carry,
Department 56 Villages, Snowbabies, Snowbunnies, Krinkles, Midwest Creepy Hollow, Annalee Dolls, Byers' Choice Carolers, Harbour Lights, Charming Tails, Christopher Radko, Old World Christmas, Polonaise, Fontanini, Pipka Santas
Possible Dreams, Steinbach Nutcrackers, Roman, Silvestri, Barcana Trees, Inge Glass, Demdaco, Willow Tree Angels, San Francisco Music Box Company, Gold Label Carousels, Fitz & Floyd,
Walt Disney Classics, Alley Cats, Armani, Speed Freaks, Jim Shore, Ne'Qwa, Just
The Right Shoe, Heirloom Boxes, Gallery of Light, Lenox Classics, Preciouls
Moments and Thomas Kinkaide.
Should there be any lines not shown on this web site that you would like to have more info on, please feel free to call and one of our customer service representatives will be glad to assist you. 1-800-262-5335 1212 Knoxville Street San Diego, CA 92110
Our History
City Lights opened in September of 1991 as a small 1000 Sq. Ft operation intended only to be open 3 days a week. Brian Young, the owner, had been retired for 2 years from being Managing Director of a large retail group in London but was in need of some interest and a small shop in a seasonal business sounded ideal. Motivated not by money, but rather just the need to be occupied, the concept of City Lights was created.
In our early days, City Lights was mainly a year round Christmas Store with only two collectible lines, Department 56 and Annalee. As time progressed, and we became more well known, our clientele grew, and with that, so did the product lines. We became a Showcase dealer for Department 56 after our first year, and a "Gold Key" dealer shortly after that. Needless to say, as we continued to grow, so did the man hours needed to keep the business running, and the space to display everything. City Lights is now open 7 days a week, all year long, and has a sales floor of over
22,000 sqft and an additional 10,000 sqft for warehousing.
City Lights is a family run business, with Laura, Brian's wife and Spencer, their son all working to serve you better. Along with them, there is a full knowledgeable and friendly staff to help you with any questions you may have and assist you in any way possible.