eBay annual bead Santa festivities

Christmas time is here and that means it’s time for Mr-T Santa to get merry with his big string of beads. Super-clever reversing mechanism involving two rotating plates with a slight differential so they rotate slightly out of phase to allow a ramp to pop in and out to change reversing gears. Given that both plates have a common driving shaft I’d guess one has a single gear tooth difference around its circumference to cause the slow rotational offset. Also a loud and weird musical element that is based on Jingle Bells - a track that is in the public domain due to originating in 1857. I’m sure some predatory “music rights society“ will try and claim it though. The odd crashing sound effects over the top of the music almost suggest it has been borrowed from a cartoon version. The detail on Mr T santa is surprising. A very well modeled face with matching afro-curl beard, and glitzy attire reminiscent of asian culture. I was expecting a white Santa-beard regardless