New Kids on the Block Acrylic Christmas Ornament

Late-80s Boston Pop Nostalgia & Analog Cassette Tape Lore

Between 1988 and 1990, the unmistakable click of a plastic cassette deck meant rewinding Hangin’ Tough, playing the 1989 holiday album Merry, Merry Christmas through December snowstorms, and memorizing the choreography to Step by Step. The New Kids on the Block Acrylic Christmas Ornament captures that late-eighties and early-nineties pop phenomenon across six contour-cut clear acrylic variations, bringing vintage magnetic tape reels, color-blocked windbreakers, leather moto jackets, and studio microphones onto winter evergreen boughs.

Six Selectable Variations Spanning Hangin’ Tough to Step by Step

Each numbered style highlights a specific visual memory for longtime Blockheads and collectors of retro music memorabilia. Style 1 gathers three Santa-hatted vocalists under snow-dusted stage lights and the bold white group logo, dressed in late-eighties concert staples—a red-black-and-yellow jacket, a purple-green-and-gold color-block windbreaker, and a black leather jacket with gold star sleeve patches. Style 2 builds an entire holiday tree out of red-and-cream audio cassettes, chrome ribbon microphones, and black speaker monitors atop a cassette-shell base inscribed MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS.

For fans who want a solo portrait anchored by a signature chart hit, Style 3 frames a vocalist in a black double-rider leather jacket and fringed red winter scarf singing into a stand microphone before a pine wreath above YOU GOT IT (THE RIGHT STUFF). Style 4 salutes the group’s 1989 seasonal ballad THIS ONE’S FOR THE CHILDREN., portraying a singer crouching in a fur-trimmed crimson Santa coat and white high-top sneakers beside a velvet gift sack overflowing with illustrated cassette cases. Style 5 isolates the analog cassette tape itself—complete with visible twin tape spools, reindeer antlers, and a Santa hat—while Style 6 seats a smiling vocalist cross-legged in a royal-blue NK OTB varsity jacket and cuffed denim wrapped in colorful string lights above STEP BY STEP.

Lightweight Contour-Cut Acrylic for Holiday Trees & Year-Round Display

Because each ornament is laser-cut from flat, lightweight clear acrylic within an 8 cm (approx. 3.1 inches) footprint, it rests easily on slender pine needles without bending branches downward or shattering if bumped. The smooth transparent edge follows the exact outline of the cassette shells, wreaths, and banners, catching warm reflections from nearby tree lights while fade-resistant ink keeps the retro color-blocking and typography crisp.

A pre-drilled top eyelet and included twisted gold hanging cord let you loop the piece immediately onto a Christmas tree, a car rearview mirror for concert road trips, or a wall hook near a vintage stereo deck, and a quick pass with a soft, dry cloth removes dust before storage. Shoppers assembling a lighthearted holiday gift package for an eighties music party can also pair this keepsake with a holiday dog and beer sweater for relaxed December get-togethers.