Santa Smurfette is wearing a long red hooded coat with a white trim and white shoes. In her hands she is holding a rectangle green present with a red ribbon with a bow around it. Santa Smurfette was given the article number #20153 by Schleich.
Santa Smurfette is unique as it was one of only a few Christmas Smurfs made out of Hong Kong. When it was released by Wallace Berrie in 1982 it was sold with Santa Smurf (#20124) as a seasonal pair. Santa Smurf was also made out of Hong Kong.
When Santa Smurfette was first sold by Schleich in 1983 it was also sold as a Christmas pair with Santa Smurf. In the 1983 Schleich catalogue they started to promote their seasonal Christmas Smurfs. The Christmas Smurfs were given the article number 20833 and their own special counter display box consisting of 36 Smurfs.
By 1984 Schleich added two more Christmas themed Smurfs to their special seasonal Christmas Smurfs . This was Christmas Smurf (#20207) and Christmas Smurfette (#20208)
Both Schleich and Wallace Berrie released other Christmas themed Smurfs that included a gold cord. Wallace Berrie released a beautiful display box that was in the shape of a Christmas tree that displayed the gold corded Smurfs hanging like baubles.
It is unclear why Santa Smurfette was never included in this special release. So from my understanding Santa Smurfette was never officially released with a gold cord.
Joujoux Smurfs from Switzerland
However Santa Smurfette was included in a special release by Zweifel for their Joujoux potato chips in Switzerland. A bit like Kinder Surprise these Christmas themed Smurfs came as a surprise toy within your packet of chips. They are approximately 3 to 4cm high and are made out of a hard plastic. There was a total of ten released as part of the series.
If you are ever looking for a Christmas themed Smurf, Santa Smurfette is worthy for consideration. Not only is it a very cute looking but the red colour of her winter coat means she stands out when displayed with other Smurfs.
Keep on Smurfin
Kath B