The Mayor’s Christmas Tree, located on Crown Center Square, stands as Kansas City’s official Christmas tree. It’s also a symbol of a citywide holiday charity, the Mayor’s Christmas Tree Fund.

The Mayor's Christmas Tree has been a Kansas City tradition since 1908. Mayor Thomas Crittenton initiated the project, erecting an official city tree at City Hall and established a fund drive. During his term, more than 8,000 needy children were cared for by what was then the Mayor's Municipal Christmas Tree Fund.

As the years went by, the program grew and since 1973 the tree has been in Crown Center Square. The purpose of the tree remains the same; however, to solicit funds to serve Kansas City’s needy, elderly, and the forgotten during the holiday season. Money donated to the Mayor's Christmas Tree Fund will buy clothes and food for needy families, gifts for elderly shut-ins and hospitalized patients, parties for impoverished children and more.

From 1981 through 1986, Mayor’s Christmas Tree commemorative ornaments were designed from the Hallmark ornament line, but revised in limited editions with the Mayor’s Christmas Tree inscription.

Since 1987, the ornament has been a completely unique ornament, designed by Hallmark artist Fayrol Unverferth and made from the wood of the previous year’s Mayor’s Christmas Tree.

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Need pics - 1982, 1983, 1984

with inscription: "Mayor's Christmas Tree 1981" and Crown Center logo.

Orig Price - $

with inscription "Mayor's Christmas Tree 1982" and Crown Center logo.

Orig Price - $

Restage of a "baby’s first Christmas" ornaments, frosted acrylic stocking with toys and with inscription "Mayor's Christmas Tree 1983" and Crown Center logo.

Orig Price - $

Restage of a "baby’s first Christmas" ornament, frosted acrylic, bear holding a stocking with inscription "Mayor's Christmas Tree 1984" (no logo).

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Restage of a "baby’s first Christmas" ornament, acrylic mug with toys with inscription "Mayor's Christmas Tree 1985" (no logo).

Orig Price - $5.75

Restage of an ornament in the Hallmark line, but made of wood. It was this ornament which launched the idea of making subsequent years’ ornaments from the actual wood of the tree. Circular disk with sleigh filled with packages. with inscription "1986 Mayor's Christmas Tree, Crown Center, Kansas City, Mo."

Orig Price - $

This is the first ornament made from the wood of the previous year’s tree -- the 1986 Mayor's Christmas Tree, a 90-foot Douglas fir. An oval disk with laser-cut image of Mayor’s Christmas Tree and toys under the tree with inscription on back: "1987 Mayor's Christmas Tree, Crown Center, Kansas City, Mo."

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Triangular shape with red and green hearts forming a tree design inside the triangle with inscription on front: "1988"; and inscription on back: "1988 Mayor's Christmas Tree, Crown Center, Kansas City, Mo." Made from the 1987 tree, a 92-foot Douglas fir.

Orig Price - $6.00

Wood cut into tree shape decorated with green "boughs" and red and gold "ornaments" with inscription on back: "1989 Mayor's Christmas Tree, Crown Center, Kansas City, Mo." Made from 1988 tree a 93-foot Douglas fir.

Orig Price - $7.50

Circular disk with stylized tree in green screened on the disk with inscription on back: "1990 Mayor's Christmas Tree, Crown Center, Kansas City, Missouri." Made from the 1989 tree, a 94-foot Douglas fir.

Orig Price - $7.50

laser-cut pinecone shape, with laser cut design. Laser-cut inscription on back: "1991 Mayor's Christmas Tree, Crown Center, Kansas City, Missouri." Made from 1990 tree, a 95-foot Douglas fir.

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laser cut wreath shape, with laser cut design with inscription on back: "1992 Mayor's Christmas Tree, Crown Center, Kansas City, Missouri." Made from the 1991 tree, a 96-foot Douglas fir.

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Laser Cut 4" tall with red, gold and black design and inscription on back: "1993 Mayor's Christmas Tree, Crown Center, Kansas City, Missouri.. Made from the 1992 tree, a 97-foot Douglas fir.

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Laser-cut rocking horse with hunter green, burgundy, gold and black design with inscription on back: "1994 Mayor's Christmas Tree, Crown Center, Kansas City, Missouri." Made from 1993 tree, a 98-foot Douglas fir.

Orig Price - $10.00

Laser-cut angel with gold, blue and white design and inscription on back: "1995 Mayor's Christmas Tree, Crown Center, Kansas City, Missouri." Made from the 1994 Mayor's Christmas Tree, a 98-foot Douglas fir.

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Laser-cut locomotive with blue, gold, red and black design and inscription on back: "1996 Mayor's Christmas Tree, Crown Center, Kansas City, Missouri." Made from the 1995 Mayor's Christmas Tree, a 100-foot Douglas fir.

Orig Price - $12.00

Laser-cut log cabin with white, green, red, yellow and brown printing and inscription on back: "1997 Mayor's Christmas Tree, Crown Center, Kansas City, Missouri." Made from the 1996 Mayor's Christmas Tree, a 100-foot Douglas fir.

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(Bearer of Love and Good Wishes) Laser-cut teddy bear with red, green, and brown design and inscription on back: "1998 Mayor's Christmas Tree, Crown Center, Kansas City, Missouri." Made from the 1997 Mayor's Christmas Tree, a 100-foot Douglas fir.

Orig Price - $12.00

Laser-cut snowflake with light blue, and gold design and
a inscripton on back.

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Orig Price - $12.50