Seasonal

Santa's Visit

A cozy Christmas Eve house that punches way above its old price.

Brick Rated Score

4.3/5

Set 10293 · 2021

Pieces1,445

Minifigs4

Year2021

Set number10293

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The verdict

This one gets me every single time.

It's a warm, W-shaped little house on Christmas Eve, and designer Chris McVeigh packed it with so much personal Christmas feeling that it genuinely radiates. It's not the most technically ambitious set on the shelf, but for pure holiday charm and a display piece you'll actually look forward to unboxing each December, it's hard to beat. If you already love the Winter Village, you'll adore this.

Best for: Winter Village collectors who want maximum Christmas warmth without a big spend

The full review

What it is

Some sets impress you and some sets just make you happy, and Santa's Visit is squarely in the second camp. This LEGO® set is a snug two-story house on Christmas Eve, built on an oddly shaped, slightly wonky base that gives the whole thing a W-shaped silhouette, and honestly that quirk is what makes it feel like a real home rather than a neat little box. Inside you get a warm dining room with a wooden table, a red table runner and matching red upholstery on the chairs, a fireplace with three stockings hung on the surround, and a Christmas tree with a light brick tucked inside. Press it and the whole tree glows. It's the kind of feature you think you'll use once and then find yourself pressing every time you walk past.

The catch

The set was designed by Chris McVeigh, and if that name rings a bell it's because he also did the Elf Clubhouse and helped shape the 2021 Police Station modular. What he does so well here is pour actual Christmas memory into the details, and reviewers across the board kept landing on the same word: warmth. It doesn't feel like a product. It feels like someone's happy childhood living room. That said, I'll be straight with you about the caveats. This is not a technical showpiece. The building is comfortable and pleasant rather than surprising, so if what you love about LEGO is being outsmarted by clever geometry, this one will feel gentle. There are also a handful of stickers, which always divides people at this price, and the little girl minifig is stuck with old-style fixed legs that can't bend, which is a genuinely odd choice in a set that gives you four chairs and clearly wants everyone seated at the table.

Who it's for

So who should grab it? If you collect the Winter Village, this is a no-brainer, and it slots in beautifully next to the other holiday houses. If you love Christmas and want one set that captures the whole feeling in a single display piece, this is the one I'd point you toward first. It retired in December 2023 after a bit over two years on shelves, and prices on the secondary market have climbed to roughly $120-$150 sealed, so it's no longer the bargain it once was. If you can still find it near its old price, grab it without a second thought. If clever mechanics are the only thing that keeps you building, you might find it a little quiet. Everyone else, come get cozy.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

The build breaks into satisfying, digestible sections and never drags, which is part of why it's such a pleasant December evening. You start with that unusual angled base, then work up through the ground-floor dining room and kitchen before capping it with the curved roof, and those roof curves are the smartest bit of the build. They soften what could have been a boxy, hard-edged house and give it real character. Along the way you furnish the interior properly: the table and four upholstered chairs, the stocking-hung fireplace, and the light-brick Christmas tree that becomes the centerpiece. It's relaxed building, the kind you can do with a mug of something warm and zero stress.

On standout pieces, the headline is Santa himself. He arrives with dual-moulded legs for the first time, which finally gives him proper black boots instead of printed-on ones, and this was actually the mould that would go on to appear in other Winter Village sets. The little girl is exclusive too, with a double-sided head and a torso printed for winter pyjamas. The trans-clear plates and trans-yellow jewel that make the tree glow are lovely to have in the box, and the red runner and upholstery elements dress the interior nicely. At 1,445 pieces for an original $99.99, the part-count value was excellent for its day, and with four minifigs (three of them unique to this set) the fig value alone was a real bonus.

Fun facts

01Santa's dual-moulded legs debuted here, giving him proper sculpted boots for the first time, and the same mould was reused in later Winter Village sets.
02The set was designed by Chris McVeigh, the same designer behind the Elf Clubhouse, who is known for weaving his own family Christmas memories into his builds.
03The Christmas tree hides a light-up brick that shines through trans-clear plates and a trans-yellow jewel topper when you press it.
04It retired in December 2023 after about two years and three months on shelves, and sealed copies now trade well above the original $99.99.