Bronner's Christmas Wonderland facts for kids

Bronner's Christmas Wonderland is a huge store in Frankenmuth, Michigan. It calls itself the "World's Largest Christmas Store". It's a very popular place to visit, especially during the holiday season.

The store's design looks like an Alpine building or a chalet. The main building is about 7.35 acres big. That's like having more than five football fields under one roof! Outside, you'll see three giant Santa Claus figures, each 17 feet tall. There's also a 15-foot-tall snowman.

Inside, the store is filled with around 800 moving figurines. A special road called Christmas Lane, which is half a mile long, is lit up with 100,000 lights. In 1976, Michigan even called Bronner's an "Embassy for Michigan Tourism." During the busy holiday season, from October to Christmas, over 500 people work there.

History of Bronner's

Bronner's Christmas Wonderland was started in 1945 by Wally Bronner. Today, more than two million people visit the store every year. The busiest time is the weekend after Thanksgiving, when over 50,000 visitors might come.

The store has more than 50,000 different items for sale. These include Christmas ornaments, fake Christmas trees, Christmas lights, Nativity scenes, and other decorations. Each year, they sell huge amounts of Christmas items. This includes about 600,000 glass ornaments and 86,000 sets of lights. That's nearly 530 miles of light cords! Bronner's is also the only place that can sell Precious Moments Christmas figures.

Silent Night Chapel

In 1992, Bronner's built a special chapel. It is a copy of the Silent Night Memorial Chapel in Oberndorf, Austria. They built it to honor the famous Christmas song "Silent Night". The government of Austria gave them permission to build this copy. It also fits with the German theme of Frankenmuth, where the store is located.

Store Features

In 2018, the store had over 350 decorated Christmas trees inside. You could find products from 70 different countries. The main building is 320,000 square feet in size. It's truly a wonderland of Christmas items from all over the world.

Images for kids

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  The west entrance to Bronner's Christmas Wonderland

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  A Nativity scene display at the west entrance