Carole said, "Close your eyes," and my kids corrected her: "Close your
ears!"  She fiddled with an ornament on the other side of the Christmas
tree, and then I heard the unmistakable sound of a Wurlitzer 150 playing
"Over the Waves"!  It's an obvious gift for a carousel nut.  When a tiny
button is pushed it plays for about 20 seconds, and then the sound stops,
thankfully!  It seems to be an audio wave file recording, reproduced
through an all-too-small loudspeaker.

The ornament is a miniature carousel gazebo with a horse in the style of
Charles Looff, about 3 inch diameter by 5 inch high.  It's powered from
an empty lamp socket in a twisted-pair string of 15-volt Christmas lamps.
Carole says she bought it on sale after Christmas last year for less than
$20.

  "Keepsake Ornament", Magic Collector's Series,
  (C) 1995 Tobin Fraley.  "Authentic music supplied by
   Carrousel Music, Chambersburg, PA."
   Sold by Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Robbie Rhodes