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An official list of every Santa Bear made, from 1985-2007

What Santa Bears did you have?

Santa Bears! (WDIV)

Who knew that Metro Detroiters still have a love for Santa Bears?

We asked readers if they remembered the lovable stuffed animal Santa Bears from Hudson’s from back in the day. Every year, the department store came out with a new Santa Bear, complete with a fun little outfit the commemorated the year.

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It turns out that not only do a lot of people still display their Santa Bears each year, a lot of people own almost every single one. The amount of photos we had submitted of dozens of Santa Bears was almost mind blowing. People really loved collecting these adorable bears.

READ MORE: How much are Santa Bears worth these days?

Because each Santa Bear is so unique, we thought I’d be cool to have a record or log of every Santa Bear that was made while they were produced. Hudson’s came out with a new one from 1985-2007. That’s 22 years of Santa Bears!

Luckily, an owner of all of the Santa Bears (plus a whole lot more Santa Bear memorabilia) reached out to us, and his collection is rather impressive.

Joshua Simpson has an Instagram account called @hibernationstation, where he shows off his extensive Santa Bear collection. Not only does he have every bear that was made during those 21 years, but he has blankets, snow globes and so much more that features Santa Bears.

He graciously let us use photos of the Santa Bears from his collection so we can show all of you. You can scroll down and see photos of every annual Santa Bear that was released. Enjoy!


1985 Santa Bear

The 1985 Santa Bear. (Joshua Simpson)

1986 Santa Bear

The 1986 Santa Bear (Joshua Simpson)

1987 Santa Bear

The 1987 Santa Bear. (Joshua Simpson)

1988 Santa Bear

The 1988 Santa Bear. (Joshua Simpson)

1989 Santa Bear

The 1989 Santa Bear. (Joshua Simpson)

1990 Santa Bear

The 1989 Santa Bear. (Joshua Simpson)

1991 Santa Bear

The 1990 Santa Bear. Bon appétit! (Joshua Simpson)

1992 Santa Bear

The 1991 Santa Bear. (Joshua Simpson)

1993 Santa Bear

The 1993 Santa Bear. (Joshua Simpson)

1994 Santa Bear

The 1994 Santa Bear. (Joshua Simpson)

1995 Santa Bear

The 1995 Santa Bear. (Joshua Simpson)

1996 Santa Bear

The 1996 Santa Bear. (Joshua Simpson)

1997 Santa Bear

The 1997 Santa Bear. (Joshua Simpson)

1998 Santa Bear

The 1998 Santa Bear. (Joshua Simpson)

1999 Santa Bear

The 1999 Santa Bear. (Joshua Simpson)

2000 Santa Bear

The 2000 Santa Bear. (Joshua Simpson)

2001 Santa Bear

The 2001 Santa Bear. (Joshua Simpson)

2002 Santa Bear

The 2002 Santa Bear. (Joshua Simpson)

2003 Santa Bear

The 2003 Santa Bears. (Joshua Simpson)

2004 Santa Bear

The 2004 Santa Bear. (Joshua Simpson)

2005 Santa Bear

The 2005 Santa Bear. (Joshua Simpson)

2006 Santa Bear

The 2006 Santa Bear. (Joshua Simpson)

2007 Santa Bear

The 2007 Santa Bear. It was the final bear. (Joshua Simpson)

Aren’t they all just so cute?! How many Santa Bears did you have? Which years? Let know in the comments below!


About the Author
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Jack is a Digital Content Editor with a degree in creative writing and French from Western Michigan University. He specializes in writing about movies, food and the latest TV shows.

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