59K views · 831 reactions | The Stahlbaums' annual holiday party is back this year, and you don't want to miss the festivities!  #Nutcracker runs Dec 10-30. 並 https://bit.ly/35ETc1H : Natasha Sheehan in Tomasson's Nutcracker | San Francisco Ballet | Facebook

5K views · 228 reactions | Fun fact: of the more than 40 tutus in Nutcracker, from the Snowflakes’ winter whites to the Flowers’ pastel hues, one outranks all the rest—at least in weight. The “mechanical” ballerina doll's tutu weighs 18 pounds! #Nutcracker75 #tututuesday https://bit.ly/37KYCJV | San Francisco Ballet | Facebook

We have no idea how many nutcrackers you can find around during Nutcracker season....how many would you guess?! The nutcracker doll's history started as a functional nut-cracking tool in 17th-century Germany. They evolved into carved wooden figures of soldiers, kings, and animals that symbolized good luck...mass production by Friedrich Wilhelm Fuchtner in the 1870s made them popular. Tchaikovsky's 1892 ballet boosted their popularity. | Flint Institute of Music