MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – Goodwill Gulf Coast has launched its 2025 “Christmas on the Coast” ornaments for Mobile and Pensacola. These limited edition, gold-plated ornaments have become collector’s items for many Gulf Coast residents over the past three decades. The ornaments are now available for purchase at area Goodwill stores, participating vendors, and online. Revenue generated from ornament sales supports the programs and services that Goodwill Gulf Coast provides to the community.
This year’s Mobile ornament honors the Historic Snowstorm of 2025 that turned the Gulf Coast into a winter wonderland on January 21 and shattered 130-year-old records for the most snowfall (7.5 inches) and the lowest daytime temperature (6º Fahrenheit) ever recorded in Mobile. The ornament depicts the Live Oaks over Government Street covered in snow while a family builds a snowman by the roadside.
This year’s Pensacola ornament pays tribute to the same snowstorm, which also broke 130-year-old records for the most snowfall (8.9 inches) and the coldest temperature (13º Fahrenheit) ever…