Writing Christmas letters to family and friends? Unique and fun letterhead with make your letter all the more enjoyable when they receive it. The Nutcracker Suite ballet is a Christmas tradition. And these Nutcracker soldiers are waiting for you to show your Christmas spirit in style. Also a wonderful gift anytime of the year for those who dance or enjoy the ballet. After everyone is asleep, Clara creeps downstairs to have a look at her beloved Nutcracker. When the clock strikes midnight, she hears the sound of mice. She wakes up (or is she still dreaming?) and tries to run away, but the mice stop her. In most productions, the Christmas tree suddenly begins to grow to enormous size, filling the room. The Nutcracker comes to life, he and his band of soldiers rise to defend Clara, and the Mouse King leads his mice into battle. Here Tchaikovsky continues the miniature effect of the Overture, setting the battle music predominantly in the orchestra's upper registers.