Christmas Carousel

"With a BrickScore of 76.5, the Christmas Carousel is a delightful overachiever for a free promotional set — its visible mechanical heart and festive charm win over nearly every reviewer, making it an easy grab for any seasonal LEGO collector."

Across four reviewers, the Christmas Carousel (40293) lands as a surprisingly sophisticated and charming seasonal gift-with-purchase that punches well above its free/promotional price point. The working rotating mechanism — complete with a transparent window revealing the Technic gearing inside — is the standout feature, earning consistent admiration. Reviewers broadly agree it shines most as a display piece, with its classic Christmas palette and decorative detail making it a worthy annual centerpiece, even if the playability and build experience are more modest. One reviewer found the interior décor underwhelming and the transparent window side not particularly attractive, but even the more critical voices still recommended picking it up.

Where they split: The main split is over the transparent window: Zusammengebaut and The Brothers Brick highlight it as a clever, laudable design choice, while Bouwsteentjes finds it the least attractive side and considers the exposed interior decoration underwhelming. There is also mild disagreement on overall strength — The Brick Fan rates it noticeably below the others and explicitly benchmarks it as weaker than the Christmas Snowglobe, whereas Zusammengebaut calls it "a little jewel."