This is a red ball decoration for the Christmas tree. Christmas ornaments can be of different type and material. These decorations may be woven, from glass, plastic, ceramic or metal, carved from wood or made by other techniques. Ornaments are available in a variety of geometric shapes and image depictions. Ornaments are almost always reused year after year rather than purchased annually, and family collections often contain a combination of commercially produced ornaments and decorations created by family members. Such collections are often passed on and augmented from generation to generation. The first decorated trees were adorned with apples, white candy canes, and pastries in the shapes of stars, hearts and flowers. Glass baubles were first made in Germany - garlands of glass beads and tin figures that could be hung on trees. Although glass baubles are still produced, as expensive good-quality ornaments often found at markets, baubles are now frequently made from plastic and available worldwide in a massive variety of shapes, colors and designs.