Merry Skaters
2026 Mayor’s Christmas Tree Ornament

The 2026 Mayor’s Christmas Tree Ornament, Merry Skaters, marks the 46th year of a Kansas City holiday tradition. Designed by Hallmark artist Sheyda Best, this year’s laser-cut ornament was made in Kansas City from the 2025 Mayor’s Christmas Tree.

The round, bauble-shaped design features two penguins skating together on a snowy base surrounded by snowflakes. One wears a red-and-white trapper hat and green scarf, while the other sports a green and red knit hat topped with a white pom-pom and a red scarf. Proceeds from ornament sales benefit the Mayor’s Christmas Tree Fund.

The 2026 ornament also celebrates the Hallmark Christmas Experience at Crown Center, which takes place on weekends from November 27 through December 20, 2026.

Purchasing Information

Merry Skaters goes on sale Friday, November 27, 2026, at Crown Center Customer Service on Level 2 of the Crown Center Shops. Ornaments are $19.95 each, plus tax, with a limit of two per customer while supplies last.

Can’t make it to Crown Center? Place an order by calling Customer Service at 816-274-8444 or completing the 2026 pre-order form. Pre-orders are for shipping only, not pickup.

Shipping within the continental United States is $9.95 per order of up to $100. Payment is by credit card only. Orders cannot be shipped to P.O. boxes or outside the continental United States. All sales are final.

NOTE: Since 1981 Mayor’s Christmas Tree Ornaments have been sold to help in raising money for the Mayor’s Christmas Tree Fund.  From 1981 through 1986, the designs of the Mayor’s Christmas Tree commemorative ornaments came from the Hallmark ornament line and were revised in limited editions with the Mayor’s Christmas Tree inscription.  Since 1987, each ornament has been an original, designed by Hallmark artists and creative staff and made from the wood of the previous year’s Mayor’s Christmas Tree.  Proceeds from the purchase of these commemorative ornaments benefit the Mayor’s Christmas Tree Fund, a Kansas City charity since 1908, that benefits thousands of Kansas City’s less fortunate each year.

Ornaments from prior years – A limited supply of ornaments from prior years are still available for purchase including, 2003 (Nostalgic Sled), 2006 (Nutcracker), 2007 (Christmas Bell), 2008 (Christmas Candle), 2009 (Gingerbread House), 2010 (Hallmark Centennial Celebration), 2011 (Holiday Mittens), 2012 (Snow Globe), 2013 (Christmas Tree), 2014 (Carousel Horse), 2015 (Woodland Joy), 2016 (Festive Fox), 2017 (Skate Away), 2018 (All Aboard), 2019 (Here Comes Christmas), 2020 (Heart of Kansas City), 2021 (Festive Friends), 2022 (Celebrating 50 Years), (2023 (Holiday Wreath), 2024 (O Christmas Tree), 2025 (Sweet Snowman).
Download a list of ornaments through the years.