A Christmas Story Told in Keepsakes - Landon McAFee
Ashley Evans
Landon McAfee is a creative soul from West Tennessee, stitched together from threads of nostalgia, imagination, and a deep love for all things vintage. He’s been a collector since childhood—long before he could explain why he loved certain objects, he was filling his room with pinecones, old thermoses, and anything that felt like it carried a story.
Christmas has always been Landon’s season. Bright, cheerful, and wonderfully sentimental, it brings old memories to the surface like ornaments rising from a dusty box. To him, the holidays are about joy, generosity, and tiny traditions that turn into lifelong magic. His advice for the season is simple: savor it all—every sparkle, every laugh, every moment that feels like it belongs in a snow globe.
One tradition nearly everyone shares is decorating for Christmas, and Landon believes a home should be a treasury of the heart. Reds, greens, and beloved keepsakes fill a space with meaning, and his top tip is to keep what you love—even if it’s out of style or slightly peculiar. A home should look like you, and nothing is more charming than a collection of pieces tied to memory.
Among all the things he’s found over the years, one of Landon’s most cherished discoveries is an ornament he uncovered while going through his grandmother’s belongings: a vintage Hallmark Winnebago camper he remembered hanging on her tree every Christmas. Now, it hangs proudly on his own tree, a tiny time machine that brings him back to her famously warm, 100-degree living room and the laughter shared there.
Though many of his childhood traditions now live in memory, one remains especially dear: as a family, they would drag out every ornament they owned and tell the stories behind each one as they decorated the tree—Home Alone playing faithfully in the background. His family still watches the movie together each year, a ritual that instantly brings him back to those magical moments of Christmases past.
