Waddington’s, a UK brand, was one of the first to do Limited Edition Christmas Puzzles. They became collector’s items and proved to be so popular that now many puzzle brands do a limited edition Christmas puzzle of their own. Waddington’s stopped producing puzzles for a few years, but fortunately their Christmas puzzles were picked up and restarted by another company. This page lists all the Christmas puzzles that I’m aware of. The new ones can be purchased from Amazon.co.uk and shipped worldwide. The older ones can be hard to find. Ebay is your best bet.
2017 “Writing to Santa” (No 22)
2016 “A CHRISTMAS DELIVERY” (No 21)
2015 “THE CHRISTMAS SNOWMAN” (No 20)
See our review with lots of photos here.
2014 “SANTA’S WORKSHOP” (No 19)
See our review with lots of photos here.
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2013 “PREPARING THE FEAST” (No 18)
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2012 “A FESTIVE SPECTACULAR” (No 17)
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2011 “CHRISTMAS MORNING” (No 16)
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2010 “CHRISTMAS IS COMING” (No 15)
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2009 & 2008 — NONE MADE (Waddington’s closed)
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2007 — “CINDERELLA IN PANTOMINE” (NO 14)
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2006 — “TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS” (NO 13)
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2005 — “THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS” (NO 12)
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2004 — “CHRISTMAS MORNING IN THE NURSERY” (NO 11)
(unfortunately jigsawgallery.com is out of business)
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2003 — “SKATING AT TWILIGHT ON CHRISTMAS EVE” (NO 10)
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2002 — “CHRISTMAS MORNING” (NO 9)
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2001 — “A FESTIVE FEAST” (NO 8)
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2000 — “A VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS” (NO 7)
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1999 — “A HISTORY OF THE MILLENNIUM” (NO 6)
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1998 — “THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS” (NO 5)
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1997 — “THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS” (NO 4)
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1996 — “SANTA’S GROTTO” (NO 3)
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1995 — “NEARLY CHRISTMAS” (NO 2)
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1994 — “THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS” (NO 1)
See our review with lots of photos here.
I’ve purchased these very Xmas since they started for my mum. Unfortunately she passed away before she managed to start the last one so I’ll complete it in her memory. Now I have the arduous task of selling her puzzle collection on 😦
Very sorry for your loss.
I have 10 out of the 12 days of Xmas Ltd edition and 1brand new Waddington puzzle Ltd edition Xmas puzzle. That I am selling no pieces missing and boxes in good condition if anyone is interested in buying these from me
I have a brand new 1994 The Twelve Days of Christmas if anyone is interested. Would rather it went to a collector.
What does Limited mean in this case, how many puzzles are produced for a specific year?
It varies from brand to brand and year to year. Usually in the box there’s a certificate that says how many units there are.
I bought Nearly Christmas at a local estate sale. Can anyone tell me something about the solution to the “game element” which is missing from the box? Many thanks
I have just brought the Cinderella Christmas Jigsaw complete with ticket and certificate! From Facebook Marketplace, I look forward to family evenings finding the glass slippers!
What size are the1000 piece Waddingtons Special jigsaws ?