Every year for the last several years, Target
stores have carried three different Christmas-themed Barbie® exclusives toward the end of the year
- Christmas Morning™ Barbie® - a doll dressed in pajamas that comes with a doll-size stuffed animal;
-
Holiday Stocking Barbie - a doll in a party dress packaged in some sort of bag (initially ones shaped like stockings) that comes with lots of little stocking stuffers; and
- a Christmas ballerina - a revised version of the annual basic ballerina doll made over in Christmas colors.
However, this year, it looks like there's Target's only going to have one Christmas doll - a combination of the Christmas Morning and Holiday Stocking dolls called Happy Holidays™ Barbie (not to be confused with the dolls in the long-running Happy Holidays® series).
She's packaged in a "bag"-style box, is dressed in a party outfit (a really cute "Santa dress" 
), and comes with a bunch of "extra stuff". Those three aspects are exactly like a Holiday Stocking doll; however, the "extra stuff" she comes with includes pajamas (a nightgown with slippers) and a stuffed animal, which are the definitive traits of a Christmas Morning doll. 
Maybe the lack of Christmas dolls has something to do with there already being so many Target exclusives this year? The "Fashion Fever™ reissues"
, Splash 'n Spray Friends, and Pink World™ dolls were still on the shelves when I saw this doll.
Dana from Philly Collector found a pink version of this doll! 
for letting me use this picture
I never even saw this version! 
When I saw the red one I was actually surprised the dress wasn't pink (since everything in Barbie land has been pink lately 
), so it's not that surprising to find out about this version. However, I have to admit that even though I'm getting tired of pink, I actually like the pink version better.... (So it's probably good that I never saw it in person. 
)
It seems like all of Target's Christmas dolls (including the Target exclusive Fahsion Fever® "reissues")
ran out way before Christmas. 
• Splash 'n Spray Friends™ - More exclusive dolls at Target
• More Fashion Fever™ "Reissues" at Target
• Target's Exclusive Glam Bike™ Barbie®
• "Exclusive" Barbie® Glitz Dolls at Target
• Target Exclusive Merry Monsters™ Kelly®, Kayla®, and Miranda®
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