Everyone has something they absolutely love about the Christmas season. Anything from eating candy canes, snowball fights, gift wrapping, or decorating the tree. For the Miller family, the best thing about Christmas is putting out their ceramic Christmas village. Bruce and Erine Miller build a massive village every year.

This year, they've dedicated their entire garage to the village and they started putting everything together as early as October 1st. The Miller's have been collecting ceramic houses and figurines for the last 10 years with the hopes of creating an ultimate village for anyone to come enjoy.

"It's constantly evolving. Like we shop online, we go to garage sales, we go places (and) buy new, and the salvation army we've been there, and value village is another contributor. You know, we don't have 2 of anything," says Bruce Miller.

This is the couple's third Christmas in Moose Jaw but this is the first year that their ceramic village is open for the public to see. The Miller's first Christmas season was occupied with moving and settling into the friendly city. They were able to have the ceramic village built for their second Christmas in 2020 but due to COVID-19 restrictions, they weren't able to allow any locals to come to see it. This year's Christmas season has shaped out to be a better opportunity for them to show off the Miller Christmas Village.

When Erine Miller was asked how many pieces it took to put the entire village together she said, "I have no idea... over 100 I'm sure.".

Their entire garage has been turned into a mini Christmas wonderland. The walls a tarped in white with bright lights dancing off the walls. Instrumental Christmas tunes play in the background as all of the ceramic houses are lit up and in motion.

"It's kind of a hobby if you want to call it that. That will never quit evolving. I mean, there's pieces in here actually from the 1940s, 1950s. Some of them are new (from) last year because we didn't buy any new ones this year but there's some that are very collectible. They're worth 5 times what they were when they were new," says Bruce Miller.

The village will be open until the end of the year and the Millers are inviting any local residents to visit their home and walk through their Christmas village. People will need to schedule a time to stop by. They're accepting visitors between 2 pm and 8 pm. All people need to do is call Bruce Miller at 306-648-7664. It's free to walk through the village. However, the Miller's are collecting donations for the Salvation Army.