How many pieces are in the Santa's Holiday Countdown?

Santa's Holiday Countdown contains 873 pieces.

When was the Santa's Holiday Countdown released?

Santa's Holiday Countdown was released in 2026.

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🏛 Christmas

Set #40874

Santa's Holiday Countdown

Santa's Holiday Countdown (40874-1) is a delightful seasonal build that brings festive anticipation right to your display shelf.

Before you buy

Who it's for: Ages 10+ · Intermediate build Perfect for holiday decorators, families, and builders who enjoy seasonal sets with clever compartments
Build: 873 pieces · about 2.5 hours Build time is an estimate.
Price: $59.99 list price · 6.9¢ per piece
Availability: Current release

★★★★☆ 4.2 AI-generated review score, not a customer rating

Fans praise the charming holiday aesthetic and clever countdown design, though some note it takes up dedicated seasonal shelf space.

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📝 Our Take

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Santa's Holiday Countdown (40874-1) is a delightful seasonal build that brings festive anticipation right to your display shelf. With 873 pieces, this charming countdown set offers a substantial construction experience that goes far beyond typical holiday novelties, featuring clever modular compartments and a wonderfully festive color palette.

This set is perfect for holiday enthusiasts and families looking to start a new festive building tradition. The intermediate-level build provides a few hours of genuinely engaging construction, utilizing nice texturing like masonry profiles and plant elements to create a cozy, wintertime aesthetic that looks fantastic on a mantel.

Skip this if you prefer year-round display pieces or want high playability over static seasonal decor. At $59.99, it's a dedicated holiday item that will likely spend eleven months of the year packed away in your closet unless you're fully committed to Christmas village setups.

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🧱 Building Experience

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873

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2.5h

Estimated Build Time

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Intermediate

Difficulty

Build Highlights:

Clever modular compartment design for the countdown feature
Great texture work using masonry bricks and plant elements
Festive color blocking with crisp whites, dark reds, and rich dark tans
Compact yet detailed final display piece that captures holiday cheer

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⏳ Current release

Seasonal sets in the Christmas and Winter Village themes traditionally perform very well on the secondary market once retired, as holiday decorators actively hunt for festive builds each year. With 873 pieces at a $59.99 MSRP, the price-per-piece ratio sits at a very healthy 6.9 cents, making it accessible for collectors while offering enough substance to hold its value. While it may not command the explosive appreciation of a large-scale modular Winter Village set, its specific holiday appeal and unique countdown functionality give it strong niche demand among seasonal collectors.

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Compared to traditional smaller holiday polybags or basic advent calendars, Santa's Holiday Countdown offers a much more substantial and permanent building experience. While standard advent calendars are torn apart after Christmas, this 873-piece set is built to be a reusable holiday tradition, rivaling smaller sets in the Winter Village Collection for sheer festive charm.

📦 Parts Inventory

Official piece count: 873
Parts cataloged in this inventory: 130 unique parts, 873 pieces

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An absolute goldmine for holiday MOC builders, featuring generous quantities of textured masonry bricks in Medium Nougat, crisp white curved slopes for snowy effects, and plenty of plant and tile elements.