12 Old Holiday Traditions That Are Gone FOREVER!

[@RobJDoran]

Ah, you make me long for my childhood days growing up in the 60’s. People have no idea what they are missing today. FAMILY.

[@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c]

It's always about family, it's sad when people lose those values 😑

[@ritaharris8140]

I still send cards. The 60’s and 70’s were filled with family and love.

[@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c]

That's great to hear :)

[@bettyturner3867]

I still send cards as well I’ll be 60 in December.

[@diannelavoie5385]

Christmas growing up in the 50's/60's was family oriented with us. Driving around to see the lights, visiting friends and family, helping to decorate, grandparents sleeping over, Christmas mass ( midnight mass when we got old enough) and a nice family dinner.

[@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c]

Thanks for sharing! That is something what we used to do more as well back in the day 😊

[@terereynolds698]

My husband and I are in our mid 60's, our kids are grown and on their own, but my husband still decorates the front yard, we still have a fully decorated live Christmas tree, I make Christmas cookies, we exchange homemade Christmas cakes and cookies with our neighbors, we get the grandkids and great grandkids in the living room and watch the Christmas movies and after The Polar Express goes off, it's bedtime. In the morning, I set out snack trays, we open the presents, and I start cooking Christmas dinner, our 3-year-old great grandson lays on the living room floor and watches the Christmas train go around for hours. After dinner, my husband starts a fire, and the kids' roast marshmallows and drink hot cocoa. The morning after Christmas, while everyone is getting ready to leave, I make our traditional breakfast of green eggs and ham, elf shaped chocolate chip pancakes and waffles, then everyone goes home, our middle and younger daughters and their families live 6 hours from us and our oldest granddaughter and her family live 3 hours from us. Then our oldest granddaughter and her family come back out for New Years and spend 3 to 4 days with us depending on their work schedules.

[@jenniferfarvour4852]

I don't shop online a lot. I love to see and or hold the items I purchase.

[@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c]

Same here!😊

[@janicefrantz1831]

Does anyone remember making a Christmas tree out of a Reader's Digest magazine? Page by page, you'd fold the top page corner down to meet the spine, then the bottom corner up to meet the folded corner. When you were finished with the entire magazine, you'd fan it out, and it was a fantastic Christmas tree. Then spray paint it in colors, add glitter... They were great 👍.

[@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c]

We used to do that as kids :)

[@Lollylolly7765]

One of my favourite things at Christmas was sending and receiving cards, however the price of stamps is what stopped me and a lot of our friends. It is ridiculous how expensive it is to send a card. 😢😢

[@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c]

Unfortunately, it is frustrating how the price of stamps have a direct influence on the good old ways of sending people thoughtful Christmas cards 😐

[@anthonybaros9079]

More than anything I miss the tradition of the huge Thanksgiving Day newspaper with all the sales for black Friday. After our dinner we would sit and see the sales and this was the beginning of the Christmas season. I really miss this.

[@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c]

The beginning of the Christmas season is always the best ☺

[@flygirlfly]

My Christmas card list has dwindled to about 10 people. I now splurge on fancy pop-up cards for the few I have left. You know you're getting old when most of your friends have passed.😢

[@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c]

It must be hard, stay strong out here!

[@lawriefoster5587]

😢😢😢😢

[@Ij-jan]

Christmas was so much different then. I miss it.

[@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c]

It's sad to day, but true 😕

[@anytajp7419]

I still send and receive cards and yes, we do string them up as part of the decorations.

[@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c]

God bless you! ☺

[@diannelavoie5385]

I do the same. I've always hung the cards up on twine in my kitchen/dining area.

[@DawnRinga]

Does anyone remember streets lined with luminaries. The entire street participated

[@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c]

Of course

[@brendarico715]

Always Christmas in my house❤

[@azchandler1209]

I was born in the late 50's and growing up in the 60's and 70's, people were friendlier, specially around the holiday's . I remember the family would get in the car and go to each relatives home. Also, I miss going downtown and see the Christmas window displays. I remember the silver christmas tree, my folks would put that up in the living room window with the color wheel. It's really a shame that Christmas has lost its true meaning.

[@JohnPotts-kq7kk]

Thanks for all of the memories! High postage rates (currently .73) has almost totally killed sending Christmas Cards, and nice cards are expensive! Never cared for hot Dr Pepper, flat tasting, reminded me of cough syrup! But still set table with fine China, my mothers favorite footed gold band glasses, and silverware all over 70 years old usually on a lace tablecloth over a red or maroon one. No family left so the chairs around the beautifully set table in front of the wood burning dining room fireplace, Christmas music softly playing in background are all vacant, Just do it for my own enjoyment & to keep memories alive!

[@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c]

My pleasure, no problem ☺I'm happy you enjoyed the video and that it brought back nice memories 😇

[@lawriefoster5587]

Good for you!! Am 72..reminds me of helping Mother decorate the house and then my Husband and I doing our own. Nothing like fine linen, silver China and crystal!!

[@donaldziemer1919]

I remember most of these traditions. We had a real fireplace and grandma had an aluminum tree. Life is so impersonal now; you see people in restaurants on their phones instead of real conversation...small talk is becoming a lost art. Life is too complicated I feel and you only see people you know at weddings and funerals.

[@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c]

I couldn't agree more, that is sad and true at the same time 😕 Nothing could top a fireplace and grandmas house and the homemade cooking with the whole family getting together 😌

[@libertylady1952]

Thanks for the trip down memory lane. The animated store windows were amazing! I remember bundling up to go down town to see one store’s corner window that was always magic. Downtown businesses had huge Christmas displays and to drive around downtown to see all the lights was a thing a lot of people did. Christmas dinner was always a spectacular event. The table was always stunning. Many people don’t even own good dishes anymore. As far as Christmas cards go, I still send them, but I don’t get many back. It is also hard to find really pretty Christmas cards anymore with glitter on them. I have to hunt for them every year, but even the ones I can find, are not as pretty as the ones from the 50’s and 60’s.

[@barbimachan9164]

This was an Excellent video ! Thank you for sharing

[@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c]

Thank you so so much! :) The support means a lot :)

[@bekkibuenviaje9680]

I still like to put out the good China and dress up for Christmas dinner. No one does that now? One year I strung popcorn and cranberries and put it on the tree. It took FOREVER 😅the kids did not help me

[@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c]

haha thank you for sharing you're nice story 🤓

[@mimime5376]

I remember the silver tree with the colored spin wheel lol. Never heard of the cardboard fireplace or warm Dr. Pepper with lemon. My grandson once asked me if I had the chance to go back in time or the future what would I choose? No hesitation Go Back in Time!! Kids today will never know the Christmas we loved. Too commercialized and overpriced. I decorated the tree with popcorn and a strand of garland made with strips of colored construction paper. Beautiful wrapped boxes with bows. Now it’s bags. Cards filled the mailbox with handwritten notes. Now it’s text messages. The house had all the delicious smells of turkey or ham cooking all day. There was a tray of homemade cookies on every table. Yes I choose to go back in time. 😔🙏🏼❤️🎄🎅🏻

[@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c]

Going back in time sounds like a great choice, there was much more traditional and family values than today, it seems at least 🤗

[@lawriefoster5587]

As do I, as do I

[@lee120458]

The Malls during the holidays that's what really missing.

[@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c]

That is true, they always had a special vibe 🎄😊

[@lawriefoster5587]

Actually Center City Philadelphia and going into Manhattan for the season...wonderful.. John Wanamaker, B. Altman's, Tiffany's, Lord and Taylor...nothing can compare today..

[@lanahundley8625]

Nothing like glimpse of nostalgic memories being read by a terrible AI voice and rhythm. 😂

[@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c]

You're trying to say we need more improvements? :)

[@kathleendonnelly6077]

Great video. It was a wonder to go shopping. Now Christmas stuff comes out so early it is not as special shopping. We would always string popcorn and cranberries. I think now people are cash strapped and have stopped giving gifts.

[@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c]

Thank you so much, you're support means the world to me :) The good old times :)

[@MaryAnnRenner]

Thank you for sharing

[@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c]

My pleasure, thank you for the love and support, it means a'lot 😊

[@fanaticat1]

I remember all of these traditions and miss them all!

[@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c]

We know 😑

[@shibolinemress8913]

Loved seeing Max from Tasting History at the end! I might actually try a sip of hot Dr Pepper this season! For those who drink alcohol, I've heard that a bit of rum livens up the taste. PS: Everyone please check out the channels Tasting and Drinking History, Max is awesome!

[@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c]

Max is good :) And there us nothing wrong by putting in some extra rum :)

[@hanschristianbrando5588]

You left out: peace on Earth.

[@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c]

That is the sad truth :(

[@lee120458]

What about Xmas seals? Do people still use them?

[@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c]

There has to be someone out there

[@denickite]

I found a booklet that gave directions to make the tree. There were some other things that you could make by folding the magazines. Have to find that booklet! And yes we had a folded tree!

[@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c]

The good old days, am I right? Thank you for sharing that with us :) And yeah, the folding magazines were a great thing 😋

[@jayaCatLvr-ys5ix]

My friends and I do grab bag. We dont have much money and grab bag is cheaper than buying everyone a gift. Its also fun. We dont mail Xmas cards. We hand them out to our friends at our Xmas gathering. My roommate and I have a small 4 foot tree but we have fun decorating it. Our Xmas dinner is a potluck.

[@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c]

As long as there is a combination with the good old traditions, that's great :)

[@lateshachurney5965]

I am not into the Christmas pj wearing all day. No thanks.

[@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c]

Maybe you never got the right one 😂 But I get it :)

[@jamesbrowne5417]

How ironic is it that AI is telling us what human elements of the holidays that we're forgetting?

[@cub35guy]

Can these not be voiced by a real person? The tone is bad and the staccato track of the voice is awful . Sorry.

[@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c]

We forgive you 😇

[@LovingShadow-e3k]

Shopping at a Brick and Mortar store forget it! Sorry , to you it's a time for family to be together. Laughter and family time the reality Mom and Dad are tired with regular work now top that with holiday stress. Not to mention the neighbors who you know as a nice person suddenly turns into the "Holiday Crazy". No thank you. Online for me is safer and much less ulcer inducing.

[@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c]

Fair enough 😀

[@jimmyarnold9632]

😢

[@elizabethkrafnick5466]

Oh my gosh, the silver tree!!

[@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c]

The good old silver tree 😊

[@brendarico715]

❤

[@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c]

☺

[@btetschner]

The two traditions that I don't think should come back (for many different reasons): 1.) The Grab Bag - There is a major problem with gift-givers buying thoughtless and meaningless presents and that contributes to the problem. 2.) Christmas Clubs - There is more to Christmas than spending money and credit. Those are both very middle class ideas AKA the people that put money before community and family.

[@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c]

Thank you for your thoughts 😄

[@btetschner]

@@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c It's not surprising that you are pretending that it's funny. You're a very dishonest person and these videos aren't made to be taken seriously by anyone.

[@btetschner]

@@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c The same thumbnail picture has been previously used on channels with the same topics. The only difference is that you have significantly worst taste than all of them.

[@jenniferfarvour4852]

This is so true. It doesn't have to be this way

[@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c]

Thank you for the love and support 😀

[@texascrazydoglady190]

Could not watch AI is terrible

[@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c]

Any suggestions? 😀

[@msmoonbeam91]

Get professional help

[@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c]

@@msmoonbeam91 great suggestion

[@cindytrayer4279]

I made it through 54 seconds

[@Cheryl-dy5ug]

I don't have a problem with it, I can understand AI better than someone's accents

[@btetschner]

I think you need to delete all the videos on this channel and start over. It really is your civic duty, it's not fair that things like Christmas traditions have much less of a chance to come back because of such poor representation. You simply need to give up the idea that money and materialism are more important than traditions.

[@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c]

Once again, thank you for your thoughts and for your support

[@btetschner]

@@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c You really need to collapse this terrible channel and start over or simply don't have a channel. The efforts of a lot of people were needed for an opportunity for creators to have their own KZbin channels. You, a person with no values, do not deserve the opportunity. You sat around your entire life and felt entitled to everything you never earned.

[@btetschner]

There are some great traditions in there and then some that are wrapped in good ol' fashioned middle class poor taste. There is more to life than money and materialism.

[@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c]

If only more people had that state of mind and values 😌

[@btetschner]

@@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c We can agree that you don't have any values, therefore you don't believe in anything of the sort. The country needs strong traditions and you spend your life ruining them.

[@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c]

@@btetschner I kindly ask you to feel more than free to explain how I don't have any values? And how am I ruining them? What am I ruining exactly? 😇

[@btetschner]

@@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c For starters, you are being dishonest by pretending to be "kindly"...you can replace that word with self-interested. And you are pretending to not know what I am talking about...which goes back to the dishonesty part. Even if you were trying to understand, which you are not, you wouldn't act any differently if you knew that you were toxic to everyone around you. That's what selfish and self-interested people do, they are obsessed with themselves and would rather not know how their selfishness is affecting others. So dishonesty, obsessive self-interest, selfishness, and lack of empathy are your character traits...which are not really values but just symptoms of obsessive self-interest. You need to look up the word values so you don't have to pretend that you are trying to understand. You won't be motivated to fool yourself like you try to fool everyone else.

[@btetschner]

@@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c Since you have are such a great example of a toxic citizen to the country, I will just refer to you when the economy folds in half. I will say "Our citizens are absolutely pointless and are willing to ruin everything for their pointless self-interest."

[@calliesroomwithrebornscats8526]

Midge Munster @7:44 I love vintage.

[@AmericanVintageLifestyle-h6c]

Thank you for the love and support :))