What I was hoping for. I Purchased this tree last year from the Bradford Exchange. The craftsmanship is great, no doubt about it, every detail was covered in that respect. The characters were captured beautifully with alot of attention/work to make them appear life like. The tree is sturdy, and somewhat fragile, but the build is solid. It's a bit pricey at 199$ plus tax & shipping, it was securely packed and arrived in one piece. My primary complaint is the lighting, it is more of a glow, very dim. I placed this on a table top in front of a picture window, but it wasn't visible from the outside at all. Very dull lights! I thought it would light up bright, and after a few minutes when plugged in, the tree would turn itself off. The music and mechanical parts would cease altogether, although the dim lights would stay glowing. Quite disappointing overall for me. I purchased a small silver/red tree from Walgreens with bright lcd lights to go around it, it lights up brightly and is doing the job as Christmas tree this season, all for under 10$