Top 9 Commemorative Gifts for Baby's First Christmas

This classic holiday stocking is red with a white cuff and toe, and has red and green bell trim around the cuff. A cute bear and Christmas tree applique adorns the front, with the words "My First Christmas." When you order this stocking, you can choose whether you'd like baby's name embroidered in script or block letters on the cuff. The embroidery is done in red to match the body of the stocking.

A friend gave my daughter one of these beautiful silver locket ornaments for her first Christmas, and years later it is still a family favorite when we decorate our tree. Inside the locket are two spaces for photos of your baby. The front is engraved with the year and can also be monogrammed for an extra-special touch. Also available are frame ornaments that can be personalized with a name and year.

The annual Lenox baby's first Christmas ornament is a sweet baby rattle for 2009 (it was a rattle last year, as well). It's made of hand-painted Lenox ivory fine china and has 24K gold accents and blue stars and pink hearts. Real pink and blue ribbons plus a gold tassel cord for hanging complete the luxurious look of this tree ornament.

I love the Christmas treats play set included in this holiday toy collection from Gund. A little peppermint candy with ribbons at the edge, a peppermint stick with a rattle, a tree-shaped cookie and a gingerbread man rattle are all packaged inside a soft, zippered Christmas ornament bag, so you can take these toys along with you to all of baby's holiday festivities. A plush photo album is also included with this set, so you can show off pictures from baby's first Christmas for years to come.

Award-winning author and illustrator Tomie de Paola helps babies learn the traditions and symbols that make the holiday season so special in this beautiful book. Baby's First Christmas is a wonderful book for newborns, but older babies will also enjoy the vivid illustrations and toddlers will enjoy relating the traditions in the book to those of their own family.

These simple white t-shirt rompers can be customized with your baby's name on them. On the front is a cute reindeer with Christmas lights tangled in his antlers. Baby's name appears below the reindeer and lights, in red. The romper is short-sleeved, so you may want to layer it with a little jacket and some leggings for warmth.

These cream-colored porcelain baby booties are perfect for a boy or a girl. There are festive stars on the toes, and real ribbon laces. A ribbon cord hangs this ornament from the tree, and the ribbon says "Baby's First Christmas." A tiny metal heart that reads "2009" dangles from the top of the cord.

Soft, easy-listening style music will introduce your baby to classic Christmas songs. Twenty-one tracks allows plenty of music for naptime or play, featuring favorite carols such as "Silent Night" and "Jingle Bells." Celebrate baby's first Christmas Eve with this soothing CD.