I will miss the MB Christmas TSV too (though not copious quantities of Heavenly Gingerlily). The Christmas TSV from 1997 was one of the first things I ever bought from QVC. I'm guessing it wasn't just the pricing that was an issue. Molton Brown (or their current owners) may have chosen to disassociate themselves from QVC because of the perceived low status of selling on shopping tv. I do have a friend whose Granny buys all her Christmas shopping from QVC and got given a Molton Brown kit a couple of years ago which she instantly dismissed as rubbish because it was from shopping tv and put it in the charity box (don't worry, I soon put her straight). I have an auntie who also does all her Christmas shopping on QVC, but unfortunately she has never given me any Molton Brown!
I used to also love the amenity packs they supplied on long-haul BA, but the quality of them gradually deteriorated and now BA has switched to Elemis packs, which are nice, but I preferred MB. I might actually have to start buying Eye Rescue now!
Let's hope MB changes their mind and they come back to QVC one day.