70s & 80s Christmas Commercials Part 1

[@kevinmcdermott8033]

All this was because our lord Jesus . The reason for the season. 🌲

[@quantumrobin4627]

That’s not historically correct, early heads of the church conveniently changed the dates of a particular birthday, in a particular story, to be more important to the Jews as they were the main targets for conversion, Dec 25th was already an important date to the Jews before they heard of Jesus, just like the pilgrims never had turkey and stuffing on the “first” thanksgiving, that baseless assertion was added into the tradition later, but it all makes people happy and that’s all I care about

[@bellabianca4771]

@@quantumrobin4627 Bla bla bla🤣

[@이이-n4z8y]

Except we had it for 35 thousand years before Christianity was invented

[@이이-n4z8y]

@@quantumrobin4627 nothing to do with small hats, it was a northern European tradition and date.

[@mariking9313]

So true.

[@Brenda0312F]

Sad world we live in...when I would rather watch old commercials from the past...than new shows on television right now. 😕

[@trishg1842]

I agree

[@reneastle8447]

It won't be sad for long. I'm planning to put together a Retro Decade Revival Project. Our goal is to bring old school back into the public mainstream permanently, with the decades ranging from the 1980s to the Victorian Era.

[@Bluelilly40]

Me too, Brenda. Me, too.....

[@reneastle8447]

@@Bluelilly40 You don't have to worry. The Retro Decade Revival Project is going to bring it all back.

[@Bluelilly40]

@@reneastle8447 I can't wait!!

[@TheCurseOfTheShadows]

Anyone In 2024 Miss These Old Videos? :(

[@AresGodOfWar007]

Grew up in the 80s, when you still used to say Christmas

[@dawniesimon]

I sure miss them

[@BobbyHazzard-wg6ks]

I do!!!

[@BobbyHazzard-wg6ks]

I miss them so much 😢😢😢

[@mitzip2748]

Most definitely 😢

[@shellydudley7070]

I would gladly give up every convenience of today to go back to the simpler times of the 70's and 80's. I literally want to cry watching this because of how sad the world has evolved.

[@lightningblue648]

Agreed. Especially after what 2020 has done to the world.

[@shannon_w.]

Yeah and technology was supposed to make life easier but I think it made it harder, cold and distant.

[@Ritabug34]

100%!!!!!

[@flashdance5574]

Totally totally agree,

[@melissaann1401]

So would I. I hate this 21st century trainwreck era

[@rebeccagriggs3262]

How many people remember the joy of looking at the Sears christmas wish book in the late 60's-early 70's, i'll never forget 🎅🎄

[@not-so-smartaleck8987]

I remember looking thru the (general) Sears catalog, but not a Christmas version.

[@dennybro1]

We miss ALL of the Christmas books.

[@Yayashi_nv]

☹️😢

[@lindablackmore]

I would always have my crayola marker ready and start straight to the toy section with my brother and sister! I miss the old ways. You didn't have to wait for a monitor to turn on, or system's to turn back up, or anything crashing, no hacking concerns (unless your chain smoking mom was coughing up a lung!) there were caroller's at your front door all happy (no fear of them robbing you) and everyone had those good old fashioned Christmas lights on with multi-coloured fat bulbs that the newspaper kid would steal to pop one later with his friends! It wasn't as materialistic, and there stronger ethics and manners back than!!! Ahh! Yes! We weren't warn and told to only say Season's Greetings back than. It was plain and simple, with true warmth and meaning of 'Merry Christmas' and 'Godbless' Morals! What are those again?😔

[@mellisapollom2241]

Oh how much fun was that?

[@trollhunter8842]

I like playing these vintage commercials in the background during the holidays. It makes it feel like Christmas the way I remembered it.

[@stephaniejordan9066]

😐

[@k53ss22]

Great idea

[@clivewarren780]

I do the same!

[@lawschoolpro]

I do the same thing. Thought I was the only one.

[@nancynancydrew8503]

Oh My Lort, U a genius!!

[@kellykeller5741]

I loved Christmas as a child it was the best time. I miss my parents and grandparents...We are always in a hurry to grow up but never realize being a child was the best years of our lives..I miss those days so much.

[@delilasloan8914]

Me too. A year after your comment and I feel ya.

[@dreanniadrip1]

Amen

[@veronicaelsegood5175]

Am with you on this.xx

[@janettamcgee8124]

Parents and grandparents are gone much too soon.

[@jessygingles30]

This my friend is so so true.

[@TheLadydiva77]

I miss those days, everything now is so different it’s full of “anger and bitterness “ toward one another.

[@amyferguson8081]

You are so right! The world is such a evil place anymore. I miss how simple things go were back then. Wish people were still like they was back then. 😢😢

[@UmmYeahOk]

Exactly. Just look at how many of these lovely commercials wish people a happy holiday. These days, if you try doing that, you'll get yelled at by taking the Christ out of Christmas or how being PC is an act of war on Christmas. Heck, you can't even spell it Xmas without someone being offended. Christmas is still a happy holiday, and X is a cross, the Greek letter Christos, but I'm flat out done with defending myself to these people. I no longer wish anyone a happy holiday. It's better to be a Scrooge than to deal with people in these modern times. Bah humbug!

[@mhunsypainters]

@@UmmYeahOk fret not the return is near

[@mhunsypainters]

@spirals 73 fret not the return is near

[@reneastle8447]

@@mhunsypainters You got that right, pal. The Retro Decade Revival Project is the return we all need.

[@matthewnorman1303]

Those were the days when there were Christmas specials on television almost every weekend from thanksgiving till Christmas day.

[@bigwillietheb]

I sure remember A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving & Christmas, Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the red nosed Reindeer, how the Grinch stole Christmas, just to name a few

[@reneastle8447]

We'll get those days back into the mainstream. I'm planning to put together a Retro Decade Revival Project. Our goal is to bring real entertainment, true talent, pure originality and diversity, old school and more back into the public mainstream, starting with the 1980s.

[@kristypolymath1359]

@@reneastle8447 How's your revival project coming along?

[@reneastle8447]

@@kristypolymath1359 I haven't started the project yet, but you can help out by spreading the word and even raise funds to give it a boost. You can also list down the things you would like to bring back into the mainstream.

[@mandeagogo]

I can't go a single Christmas without Claymation Christmas, and A Garfield Christmas. Specials were my favorite part of the Christmas season.

[@Scottocaster6668]

Who else has a smile and a tear in ones eye? It sure isn't like this now. Thank you for bringing us back, even for a short time.

[@tomyoung9049]

the tears just sort show up, so many memories.

[@jedijackluther]

Guilty as charged.

[@Helen-mw7jo]

Yes

[@if8310]

ME..🥹

[@MyownpersonKeta]

Yes, definitely.

[@SamK1281]

Somebody invent a time machine so I can go back to the 80's...

[@kennycybertron1]

I'M IN.....best music decade of the all...(well, for my age that is)

[@SteveCarras]

kennycybertron1 70s

[@isabelgeddeshines4059]

Or 70's I was so happy then

[@mightylonesome9426]

The electronic age had arrived big time. Christian themed commercials were not snubbed. KMART and Sears were still relevant. Junk food and sugar laden treats were heavily promoted using children as spokespersons. Dolly Parton was drop dead gorgeous. Claymation was cutting edge technology . And Christmas was still the most anticipated, heart warming, holiday of the year. Wonder what the next forty to fifty years will bring.

[@dawntownsendable]

I'm ready

[@iamthew0lf]

Everything was so quiet and gentle back then. I miss the innocence.

[@susanaalonso6064]

Best commercials ever. I wish I could go back in time. The world didn't seem so angry

[@salmonjanet]

The world was just as angry for me back then, I saw and felt it, just didn't realize what it was, until I was older. I was a TV kid growing up. Guess it was easier than anything. Now I have a kiddo... 8 years old, and I try to give her something I didn't always have.

[@Roc-Righteous]

You are so right, Merry Christmas Susana,

[@bluffcitybounty2122]

Yes. I truly believe the media plays a huge role. They used to report the facts. Now they cherry-pick news stories in order to keep us divided. I would go back to the 80s in a heartbeat!

[@raulburruel4541]

You and me both

[@atlantic_love]

And you'll be saying the same nonsense in another 10-20 years about the year 2022. Just stop, it's stilly repeating these memes for likes.

[@karlfry169]

Am I the only one who would go back if we could?

[@talkieful1710]

No the seventies were the best as a kid.Wish we could go back. What a different era than from now.

[@hardlines4]

Karl Fry , in a heartbeat!!!!

[@billybatson8657]

Moot question, who wouldn't?? Why else would we be watching these commercials lol. I've seen enough Twilight Zone episodes to know there just -might- be a chance if I watch enough I'll get zapped back to Willoughby!

[@eriksojka9209]

I would go back now

[@josephtheurer8061]

Karl Fry I wish that all the time 😂

[@fordsrule35]

Why is it that just by watching these old commercials, I feel like my America is a shell of what it once was. 🤔

[@michaeljordan6008]

fordsrule35 - it's because you're right. I feel bad for kids growing up today.

[@sarahmorrisette1046]

fordsrule35 Yep.

[@CAPDude44]

Its better than its ever been

[@starrynight2600]

Because it sadly is... it’s now hate and accusing and about hating our flag and despising our freedoms.

[@rachels594]

I feel the same way. So true! Life was simpler for sure

[@ginalynn4493]

I miss my mom. She loved Christmas, I was 19 when she died in a car accident in 1989. These remind me of my childhood with her , she was the best ❤️

[@Laura-tp8wz]

I’m so sorry for your loss. May she RIP. 🙏🏻

[@chrisb8655]

@@Laura-tp8wz Yes, that's so sad. God bless you, Gina Lynn.

[@DW-vd9mp]

We are the same age. I was 17 in 1987 when mine died of cancer. These really do remind me of her too. I am so sorry for your loss! Thinking of our moms this Christmas...

[@Krystal_Kitty7]

I miss my dad. In the 90s when we would go as a family to pick out our Christmas tree. When he would put up the Christmas lights around the house. When he would work hard every year to make sure Santa brought us every gift we wanted. He was the best dad and every Christmas I think of him and remember him. ❤️☃️🎄

[@oliverharris7366]

I miss my mom as well she was my best friend. I enjoyed going grocery shopping with her she made a trip the store fun. Now I go grocery shopping I feel so empty and alone I only go through the motions.

[@QJC2014]

My mom used to decorate the house up so beautiful, I miss being an 80s kid

[@reneastle8447]

We'll get it back, Jay, it will be here to stay. I'm planning to put together a Retro Decade Revival Project. Our goal is to bring old school, real entertainment, true talent, pure originality and diversity and more back into the public mainstream, starting with the 1980s.

[@reneastle8447]

@nene w With the Retro Decade Revival Project, the decorations in each store will be changed back from yuck to prettier since the 70s.

[@benlujan288]

@@reneastle8447 Love what you're doing! 80s ROCK!

[@reneastle8447]

@@benlujan288 I know, Ben, the 80s rock in many ways. Care to join the Retro Decade Revival Project? It's free for everybody. Also, if you go to my Retro Decade Revival Project playlist and watch my videos, you won't miss an opportunity to get the 80s back.

[@DBlake864]

That is so sweet. I bet your mom enjoyed every minute of it, too. I must say that I miss doing those things now that we’re empty nesters. Christmas isn’t the same without youngsters running around the house. My older daughter is still just a big kid when it comes to Christmas. Even though she’s in her thirties, she likes getting up on Christmas morning to see what Santa brought. Unfortunately, she and her husband live on the opposite coast. This year we’re going to our granddaughter’s house to make new memories. We need to pass the excitement on to the next generation.

[@TxnBBQ75]

RIP TOYS'R'US, KMART, RADIO SHACK, SEARS, AND CIRCUIT CITY

[@jillsmith633]

Add Hills, Ames and Woolworrh too. And Kodak cameras and film while we're at it.

[@reneastle8447]

I think the appropriate word for that is "WELCOME BACK TOYS'R'US, KMART, RADIO SHACK, SEARS, HILLS, AMES, WOOLWORTH AND CIRCUIT CITY! Don't ever leave us again." The Retro Decade Revival Project is going to bring them all back into the public mainstream.

[@TxnBBQ75]

@@reneastle8447 you are smoking the good stuff tonight!

[@reneastle8447]

@@TxnBBQ75 You bet I have, partner. With the Retro Decade Revival Project, nothing is impossible. There won't be such a thing as RIP or passed away. There will be such a thing as WELCOME BACK and passed back, that means resurrection and rebirth.

[@monastratton7311]

rdwafer75 yes. 🎄

[@magneto8002]

Christmas in the 80's were the best.

[@justwar76]

"Reaganomics"

[@jsmith2678]

Back when Christmas felt like Christmas. I actually teared up with this. I miss when my family got along and when my father was alive and happy.

[@lesnash6953]

I'm way late to the party, but I remember all of these from when I was a kid. Choked me up a little.

[@hopper6094]

I will pray for you and your family you will have that feeling again, you'll just need faith

[@twintwo278]

Christmas is definitely different...I feel ya!😩

[@stephaniejordan9066]

😐

[@wndrwmn72a44]

I was born in '72 and remember growing up in those times every other commercial was about Christmas! It made Christmas just that more exciting!

[@dawntownsendable]

WndrWmn72 A I agree. I feel the same way

[@dawntownsendable]

I was born in 72 too

[@ChristinaC-fj3yu]

I feel the same way...born 73....I love your Strawberry Shortcake pic...she's one of my fave collectables...I constantly miss those magical times around the holidays...

[@bethsmith8632]

They really did make Christmas so much more exciting!

[@Timenow1]

*1972 Christmas Eve Baby here! Hugs!*

[@lakeishawilliams3655]

This Brings Back So Many Beautiful Memories Of The 80’s As A Kid 😪 Dang I Miss Those Times.

[@annemott1193]

at the time, we wanted to skip these ads. Now, we spend 45 minutes watching them on you tube.

[@michaelsuder3217]

anne mott lol so true

[@552mustang]

There was no such thing as skipping ads back then so you likely werent even thinking about that.

[@TrashLefties]

Nailed it. Wow!

[@CrazyPangolinLady]

You only have to watch these once.

[@melissaann1401]

@@552mustang I used to fast forward them on my VCR player when I recorded programs 🙂

[@skylilly1]

The Hershey's kisses commercial never gets old. I hope they never take it off the air. I can't believe it's that old.

[@jamespuleo3269]

just saw it today in 2017

[@Sorvea]

The employees get the money that would go into making a new holiday commercial. Hershey's said that there is no reason to pull resources and time into making a new commercial year after year when they can take care of their employees.

[@wintercomesearly]

@Sorvea: Their strategy has proven to work, just make good product. Hershey ads are rare, yet Nestle is selling its candy division because could never dislodge Hershey from #1 place.

[@Trance88]

I found out a couple years ago that they re-animated the Hershey's kisses commercial using computer animation. The original version was done using stop-motion/claymation. I believe they kept the original soundtrack, though.

[@lonely_crash2059]

Trance88 Makes sense. As tv's get better they want to keep the magic of it looking real

[@robertmiller3810]

Gee, at 78yo, I remember almost all of these wonderful commercials. What made it so heartwarming was flashbacks in my mind of the different years they actually appeared on television. Some brought back such loving memories of my wife, I began to cry because she passed away in 2009.

[@bridgetwilliams2926]

I wish you peace and joy this holiday season. I hope you know Jesus as your Lord and Savior.

[@lindajones8895]

When things were simpler and people cared about each other. I miss those days.

[@walterlewis1029]

You and me both.

[@reneastle8447]

The Retro Decade Revival Project is gonna bring it all back.

[@sharonbutcher7889]

Me too

[@ryanvincent6506]

Me too.

[@katherinegates1559]

Me too😘

[@Its_Renee_]

These commercials bring back ALL the best memories!! 70's and 80's were the best of times 🎄

[@thesoultransferprotocol721]

2 years later, I totally agree. Back when life made sense. We all got along and held dear our traditions and values. When TV was actually for viewing and not being fundamentally transformed by agendas and division. NOW look at what has happened......This brought tears to my eyes. I dont watch TV today for the very reasons I have mentioned......Days long gone!!! Oh how I do miss the 70s and 80s...............MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

[@melissaann1401]

@@thesoultransferprotocol721 True.. in the 70s and 80s when people knew what gender they were.. when the normal family was honored. Nowadays these commercials would make sure to include multiple 2 "dads" .. The world has really gone to crap in 40 years

[@kirkhenry3867]

I think maybe we're all here because we want to feel how we used to feel, if only for a little while. Thanks for posting.

[@nidiamolina3772]

l couldn’t agree with you more.

[@CycloptycFilms]

I'm so glad that other people feel the same as I do. I thought I was alone. Nobody cares about the past. I long for the way things used to be.

[@bbjj2867]

Yes, it's a bad joke that we lose our innocents and childish wonder as we get old. Now I live my Christmas wonder through my grandchildren

[@aniboo72]

When Christmas was still magical as a child.

[@markdemell3717]

Paganism and magic ,oh yeah ,that is so Jesus ! Christmas was just a way to get people to spend money on crap they don't need and the crappy toys ended up in the trash soon after .

[@seanavp]

People had way more Christmas spirit back then. Oh the childhood memories I had! And, the Christmas parties....w0w! I miss my grandparents....they went all out for us.

[@blessedam1210]

Reminds me of my sweet grandmother. Christmas was her favorite holiday. Those were the days

[@kristypolymath1359]

Yes, there was more Christmas spirit back then. There were more mom-and-pop shops open back then, which meant more Christmas decorating in the towns and cities. There were more things to buy then, too, if that makes any sense.

[@rhondak7547]

People are afraid and ashamed to celebrate Christmas now days too worried about offending someone .

[@not-so-smartaleck8987]

I also miss my grandparents (well, grandmothers; my grandfathers had died by then), during the days when I was growing up and into my 20's. My father's mother in particular--we used to go to her house during the holidays every year from the 60s (when I was really young) till the mid-80s. A lot of my relatives lived in the same town, or just 1-2 towns away. Then (mid/late-80s) my grandmothers died, and a lot of my relatives started moving far away (including me, after I graduated college in '84!)...

[@rayking9781]

@@rhondak7547 ....thats not true at all.

[@viking670]

I remember when every Christmas, Charlie Brown came on, the Grinch who stole Christmas came on, Rudolph came on, Frosty the Snowman came on, it was like magic!

[@Charlene-xz8he]

When shopping at the malls were fun, the holidays spent shopping, actually walking around looking at the holiday window display ..

[@lauradunn1947]

I always did this thing as a kid when we picked a name out of a hat and hew evers name we got we had to get them something for christmas and I remember cristmas shopping going to every mall and store looking at all the christmas decorations and seeing santa at the mall christmas was crazy for me as a kid and really busy

[@kamisa7362]

Yeah, and malls will probably be a thing of the past before too long.

[@not-so-smartaleck8987]

+Kamisa As I type this it's only 4 days before Christmas, and the malls where I live (at least the one closest to me) are still a zoo during Christmas shopping season, which starts earlier than ever these days. I guess the day after Thanksgiving is still called "Black Friday", but shopping gets hectic at least a couple of weeks before that nowadays.

[@not-so-smartaleck8987]

+Laura Dunn As far as picking a name out of a hat, I assume you're not talking about family members?? (or did you have a big family?) I remember having to do that at school.

[@kamisa7362]

@@not-so-smartaleck8987 My point is, there are lots of mall closings and stores inside malls going bankrupt and closing all over the country. Malls will either be dwindled down or they will eventually go extinct one day.

[@linusfan]

Watching these commercials make me miss my childhood years.

[@niabelizaire3596]

The Hershey Kisses Christmas Bell commercial is iconic! :)

[@lindseybertke7999]

And now it’s all different..they’ve changed it. 😢

[@rdoggg]

They messed it up by changing it now ☹️

[@markhall4541]

It’s still killing it on tv 2022 🎉

[@tiffanytripp626]

I’m sitting here, watching these and bawling my eyes out. I remember them all, and most of all, I remember the feelings they evoked in me as a child. I’ve lost those feelings and I would give anything to feel that way again. This was a great time to be a child. Thank you for the nostalgia. It hurts, but I’m still grateful that I once experienced real joy.

[@tericandeloro4082]

Oh my goodness Tiffany! You think about the past the same way I do. I want to always remember the way I felt as a kid, as a mom, and now a grandma! I hope so much I’m helping to make those same kind of feelings generations later. I feel it’s entirety up to us, regardless of the garbage that’s happening out there! I am so grateful that all who have become parents in our family will not allow things like CRT teaching, along with gender choice to not be part of their children’s lives.

[@stephaniejordan9066]

😐

[@jacquelynejohnson9127]

Hugs

[@cuppycakey5013]

Yes, I feel the exact same way! It’s making me feel so nostalgic and so sad, remembering the magic and wonderment of this time of year. Times were so much simpler back then.

[@carolineshomestead2560]

I totally agree. Wish we could rekindle those feelings of a simpler and happier time.

[@lorrainenichols650]

Oh man how many remember Kmart blue light specials?

[@billybatson8657]

Heck, I remember going to Kresge in Louisville before it was called Kmart. We used to stop there every day after walking my brother to school.

[@QJC2014]

Lorraine Nichols I love kmart

[@ianmeadows5937]

It's a damn shame we've lost so many great places due to the internet and Walmart

[@fordsrule35]

Attention Kmart Shoppers🤣

[@bsworld2]

Yep. I worked at Kmart back in the 80s. Attention Kmart shoppers , look up and around for that blue light. The days of cabbage patch dolls, and the visiting photographer. I still have my kids photos from Kmart. Time flew right on by 😢😢

[@mizzmary861]

Proof that better times did exist...

[@RareHarmony]

Back when commercials had their own jingles for almost every product. I miss those days.

[@reneastle8447]

@49jubilee But this time, they'll be brought back to life like never before. I'm planning to put together one of the most ambitious projects of all time; The Retro Decade Revival Project. Our goal is to bring old school, real entertainment, true talent, pure originality and diversity and more back into the public mainstream, starting with the 1980s. You think original jingles have died off in the 90s? Think again.

[@bigwillietheb]

I miss the old mcdonalds Christmas commercials , back when they had good food & great customer service & back when they used to close on Thanksgiving & Christmas , but now it's about the almighty dollar

[@reneastle8447]

@@bigwillietheb We'll get the old McDonald's back. The Retro Decade Revival Project is going to bring back the days when fast food has lots of good food, great customer service and close on Thanksgiving and Christmas. It's my duty to turn the tables around for the better.

[@bigwillietheb]

@@reneastle8447 AMEN

[@reneastle8447]

@@bigwillietheb Care the join the Retro Decade Revival Project? It's free for everybody.

[@susanbuckley4153]

Sitting here with tears in my eyes.. miss those wonderful times when our world just felt “right”.. those old commercials are heartwarming.. so many good memories.. thank you again for sharing 🤗

[@bargeld09]

It reminds of the magic of Christmas. Yes it is corporations advertising their products but they do it with care for the customers. The good old days when we could actually go to the store and shop. Not on line.

[@taroman7100]

America has lost it's innocence. Now it's all about debunking religion and what was bad is now good.

[@caroldevitt1156]

I’ve got to live thru the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and now 2000’s. Although they all have their fond memories, I have to say their was nothing like the 70s. It was just an amazing decade. So rich in everything…love, hope, innocence, music, and the culture in general.

[@susanrash5978]

I would love to go back i miss it so much

[@irisgutfeld9681]

Sears catalogue department stores opening 3 or 4 am on Friday morning not on Thanksgiving night

[@shaneiamarcelin9950]

I’m tearing up watching this. My daughter is 3 and has no idea how wonderful yet simple life used to be

[@walterlewis1029]

So am I like waterfalls.

[@bigwillietheb]

it sure was , life was sure easier 40 years ago

[@davek5027]

Shaneia Marcelin Yep. I’d give just about anything to experience those days again

[@gunsspirits]

You do realize every passing generation has said that, right?

[@gunsspirits]

@@Bobby Brady ----- “Our young men have growth slothful. Their talents are left idle, and there is not a single honorable occupation for which they will toil night and day.” ~~Seneca the Elder, First Century A.D. [For full quote see: books.google.com/books?id=Z0QIAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA129&lpg=PA129&dq=slumber+and+languor+and+an+interest+in+evil&source=bl&ots=XHrM3O4aOK&sig=cYMYzoHGiipE_6yDepubshZSZZQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi8mKPC2JbfAhWJA3wKHc5ADdMQ6AEwAHoECAQQAQ#v=onepage&q=slumber%20and%20languor%20and%20an%20interest%20in%20evil&f=false ]

[@BixbyLBC]

This was when Christmas was Christmas......You could feel it in the air 🥰🥰🥰 Everyone had lights around the house, your neighbors would send fresh baked cookies or popcorn tins...The Christmas cards started pouring in. Everyone would say hello and Merry Christmas with a smile. The mall's were a winter wonderful, candy canes in every store, pictures with Santa and great sales......I really miss those days. I miss our tree trimming parties and my moms famous Christmas hot chocolate and gingerbread cookies and the Ella Fitzgerald Christmas album playing in the background......Those were the days 🎄🎄🎅🎄🎄🤶🎁🎁🎁🎄🎄

[@pennwoman]

So true. It was a special time.

[@MelissaHash]

Can I come to your perfect Christmas setting? Cause I don't like where this Era is leading seriously I miss the 80s & 90s definitely!

[@iamalexvera]

I agree. You can’t feel anything in the air nowadays except for covid ☹️

[@nomadclan3604]

Back when you could say Mery Christmas without people getting butt hurt!

[@mturner2584]

I still say it. I don’t care who it “ offends “.

[@darquequeen2323]

These commercials reminded me just how fun Christmas was growing up in the 80’s.

[@hollybrulia5623]

I agree simpler time

[@bellabianca4771]

And how sad it is today🥺

[@lawschoolpro]

Was the best.

[@wallygray965]

yes everything felt so good 😢😢😢😢 1979 I was born it was a great time

[@atlantic_love]

@@hollybrulia5623 Bet you didn't think that back then.

[@rebeccabaer1701]

I miss my childhood and those family get togethers and all the holiday memories.

[@grownnatural2321]

I was born in the 60's and I remember all of these commercials, this was before everything became PC. Bring back the sane good old days 😊

[@viking670]

Thank you, sweetheart, I feel the exact same way.

[@pennwoman]

So true.

[@brenthaymon280]

When I was growing up in the 60's and 70's, Christmas was the best time of the year in our house. Back then you never heard of school shootings or the other crap that goes on today.

[@lynnpayne9519]

Look up the song " I don't like Mondays". I seem to remember a war my Dad was in, somewhere in South East Asia? Guess you missed that. Sort of like my Father in 1978 on his unaccompanied tour in Korea. No gifts that year. Not everyone is you. Try to be nice to all you meet. You never know what's going on for them. WWJD?

[@pennwoman]

He’s making an innocent statement. Don’t jump down his throat for it.

[@CreatingwithWinglessAngel]

Back when the spirt & christ was still put into christmas. Miss those days.

[@kathyveloski7192]

It's still there, don't loose faith

[@salmonjanet]

We have to remember He is still here, and we have to remind others he is!! It's our duty to keep Christ in the everyday world. I know it's hard now, but I'd rather speak for Him, and be hated, than not speak, and be "liked." I'm almost 40, and just getting to the groove of being an adult. I being reminded so often to remember God first. I see it in my daily activity.

[@IamAnson777]

Before 2020... I never imagined I would be watching old commercials on TV to comfort me in these CRAZY, creepy, oppresive times!!! Thank you to whoever put these commercials together God bless you!! It makes the hell I'm living in a little more tolerable

[@alayadeluce]

The music in the commercials back then was so peaceful, and the speakers have soothing voices. Nowadays, commercials are so loud and agitating. I always hit the mute button when commercials come on.

[@josephdockemeyer6782]

Right? I hit mute, also. Only now they have flashing lights, moving picture and other crap in commercials to annoy while on mute...

[@markdemell3717]

Lulling people to sleep ,go buy crap you don't need and the kids useless toys ended up in the trash not long after ,ugh.Pagan stupidity.

[@melissaann1401]

@@markdemell3717 why the hell are you on a nostalgia Christmas theme video if you don't like it?! 😂😂🙄🤔

[@lisalee2885]

Omg!!! I mute too! 😂😂

[@alltimeraiderfanwinbaby826]

Because it's about selling guns an other filthy stuff, around this time of the year one man don't care if he was black or white or the man from outer space, he would get his big truck full of haystraw an pick up all he could an go for a hour long hay ride in the city who he was nobody knew but we knew the fun he bought to everybody

[@rafaelinaurena225]

I miss those days, my parents my grandmother. The family together..wow😢😢😢the 80's

[@monastratton7311]

Rafaelina Urena me too🎄

[@not-so-smartaleck8987]

For me it would be the late 60s to the early-mid 80s, before my grandmothers died a couple years apart (my grandfathers died well before that). My family used to visit them at the holidays every year, about a 100 mile drive (as of the early 70s), when I was growing up & in college.

[@QueenRenne]

I miss it too 💯

[@schneiderjudit2650]

May the holy spirit comfort you . Jesus loves you and your family.John 3:16 King James Version 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life

[@rafaelinaurena225]

@@schneiderjudit2650 amen

[@guadalupebaptista9757]

Oh, the memories.....as an 80's kid growing up, nothing beat the Christmas commercials! Man, I'm so nostalgic now....

[@jamiemacdonald9085]

I just have to say this. I'm bipolar and the last surviving member of my family. Now while hugs may be toxic this feels as warm as I remember them ❤️ thanks.

[@comfeefort]

I'm watching this on Herbal remedies a mixture of Passion Flower, Valarian and Chamomile, so, I don't actually have to take a Xanax, My anxiety is through the roof. I can't watch the News or Movies, I have never experienced it so bad.....this is nice!!!!

[@donttalktomeyoureannoying8736]

@@comfeefort have you tried lavender essential oil? I have horrible anxiety that lands me in the hospital and lavender calms me down before an attack!

[@hearttoheart4me]

Didn't have much money especially in the 70's but looking back now it was a good feeling to finally get something you wanted then. Sometimes it is more wonderful to want than to have. You take better care of it after you get your desire.

[@hearttoheart4me]

Thank you so much for posting this..

[@wndrwmn72a44]

hearttoheart4me Very true!

[@fordsrule35]

Yep!

[@chieftp]

so true. I always take good care of things I don't have.

[@bbednorz319]

hearttoheart4me We were the same. We had to wait for Christmas to get any toys. My children would go through the Sears wish book and get maybe 4 things they wanted. Nowadays people buy what they want any time of the year, so it’s very hard to buy for others at Christmas.

[@shannon_w.]

Watching this brings back feeling of happiness and contentment. But it also brings sadness and depression because the world is sooooooooo far away from that wonderful life from back then 🥺

[@viking670]

Yeah, I know what you mean Shannon, it almost seems like a fairytale.

[@phillygrl69]

When Christmas FELT LIKE Christmas............

[@TheKonga88]

It still does for me, life is exactly what you make it and not how others think you should live it.. 🌃🌃🌃🙌🙌🍭🍭🍭🏃🏃🏃🏃🌟🌟🌌🌌🌌🌌🏥⭐⚡🚻🚻🚻🛀🏄🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎃🎄🎆🎇✨🎈🎉🎊🎋🎍🎁🎁🎁🎁🎃🎄🎄🎄🎆🎇

[@AnimeBronx]

ur a complete and utter moron

[@Tilted_Titan3391]

@@AnimeBronx you’re dumb

[@WorldQuixotic]

@@AnimeBronx leave the guy alone

[@MelissaHash]

Philly Girl you're absolutely correct

[@corriegirl1739]

This makes me long for the good old days.Unfortunately,those days are long gone.

[@reneastle8447]

But not for long. The Retro Decade Revival Project is going to bring it all back for good.

[@monastratton7311]

Corrie Girl me too🎄

[@kmo3811]

I grew up in the 60's and 70's and there's nothing wrong with a little nostalgia to warm this old heart.

[@SandyzSerious]

A gentler time, before cell phones.

[@onefatstratcat]

technology has taken the humanity out of us humans

[@tc98rocks]

I really miss a time before cell phones im so glad i was born just before cell phones came out and got to enjoy it a little bit.. cell phones have made everyone really different

[@SandyzSerious]

@@tc98rocks You are 100% right.

[@monado5937]

It's not the cell phone that's the problem, it's some of the people who use them, emphasis on the some.

[@mountzod]

@@monado5937 really its actually the internet in general. Everyone is so divided and desensitized now because we're exposed to everything too easily.

[@caspence56]

Hills, Ames, Sears, K-Mart, Toys R Us, Radio Shack, Circuit City.....so many defunct stores where I did so much Christmas shopping many years ago. Thank-you for this bittersweet journey to Christmas past.

[@gregguthrie5654]

And also nichols

[@b.k.r.doggielover5449]

Remember Zayre's? I remember customers lining up outside for the Cabbage Patch Kids.

[@TheBluRayCritic]

Back when Christmas commercials were pure and meaningful.

[@larrybargon5018]

Hogwash. The only meaning they has was "let me trick your family into relying on our billion dollar corporate goods so we can crush mom n pop businesses". Everything since the 70s has been about materialistic goods purchased from mass merchants. In fact these commercials are what led to spoiling children to getting whatever they wanted.

[@aw3194]

Larry Bargon Take your hogwash opinion and shove it.

[@TygerFox]

Some of these I haven't seen since they originally aired. I feel such memories but yet sadness because the simpleness yet epicness of the ads are now gone.

[@QJC2014]

Tigerwolf entertainment teared up watching these

[@bonniebrown6960]

I think some are still around. I seen the Norelco electric razor commercial still . I still see the Hershey Kisses also . I see the coca cola commercials are similar, but not the exact one . Love those too . Oh but , I had forgotten about the Invisible Man and Scotch tape . I was so excited when I seen that one . They sure did bring back some wonderful memories for me .

[@VeenaMichelle]

Yes I feel you :( glad some people feel the same way I do!

[@trishg1842]

@@QJC2014 I got teary eyed also...This made me emotional..I'd do anything to go back to the 80s.

[@linneajordyn5275]

I love seeing the innocence on the children's faces in these commercials and the family oriented themes. Someone build a time machine and send me back.

[@originalkingalpha5116]

I love each and every one of you equally. Remember that the little child from your childhood still lives within your hearts; allow that kid to come out and play sometimes. Happy Holidays to you all.❤️✨😊

[@chucktaylor4849]

I love the old Folgers coffee where the grandmother and father is in bed and the brother comes home from. The war and the sister is up and then he opens the offee and wakes them. Up

[@robertsandstorm4785]

seems to me like those two may have fooled around at some point... but correct me if i'm wrong

[@jasonwomack4064]

You'd be hard pressed to find a more universally remembered Christmas advertisement than the Folger's soldier homecoming commercial.

[@Timenow1]

*Yes!!! I was a pre-teen, so I was Struck right in the heart with that one! I remember ALL of these!*

[@maryloumader-pipia9698]

chuck taylor I agree

[@zips1995]

Actually I think that's Peter Vidmar. He was on the 1984 USA Olympic gymnastics team, won a gold medal. Probably coming home from training. I do love that commercial...I was in LOVE with the men's gymnastic team!

[@alison2649]

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve needed to return to this video. Sometimes I just have one of those days & I need to escape my modern reality...these Xmas commercials take straight back to the awe & wonder I once experienced as a child.

[@FiberMCshorts]

I wish I could go back in those times these days are so sad now

[@michellepost1016]

I am almost 60 and recall all those ads.In fact, I recall many from the late 1960's.TV ads all year were the very best during the 1960's-1980's.They were actually entertaining and often had catchy jingles.They all became horrible after 1990.

[@not-so-smartaleck8987]

All I can say is, thank God for the "mute" button!

[@kellykeller5741]

I agree with you on that...I'm 53 and I miss being a child at Christmas.

[@alexapenn6399]

17:01 The Budweiser Clydesdales - they had the best christmas ads ever - love those horses.

[@glennso47]

alexa penn The commercial of the Clydesdale kneeling down before where the World Trade Center used to be was very touching this year.

[@TheSWolfe]

When my mother (R.I.P.) was a young woman, she lived, for a time, in Rochester, NY, & had the opportunity, one winter, to pose for a photo w/the team, between the two lead Clydesdales. She reminisced about it often, remarking on how they'd dwarfed, & somewhat terrified, her, being the tallest, most magnificent creatures she had ever seen.

[@QBAN2010]

I am 61 now and I am missing those magical Christmases of the late sixties and seventies. Now I understand why my parents and grandparents always yearned for the good ol’ days. The more modern the world gets, the less magic is left....

[@chadatchison145]

You just have to know where to look or try making the magic for someone else, you'd be surprised at how rewarding it is. Merry Christmas. :)

[@Jeannieandtony]

I was born in the 90’s but I absolutely love these older commercials Some of them even make me tear up

[@simon5005]

A much simpler and quieter time, glad I lived during these times, and I wouldn't trade places with any young person today. Our society today is so infected and diseased. Thanks to the Internet and Social Media.

[@hearttoheart4me]

You do realize KZbin is considered social media. But I do know what you mean. I have made many connections on Fakebook and am grateful for that. Beyond that it can be a double edge sword. Thank goodness we can enjoy these from the past with fondness.

[@simon5005]

I love You Tube, but I was talking about Facebook and even more so Twitter.

[@wndrwmn72a44]

Simon5005 I know exactly what you're saying. I grew up in the 70's and 80's. And feel so blessed to have been around during those times!

[@judidipillo4337]

Life was better without cell phones and social media. I agree.

[@bonniebrown6960]

Well no thanks to thugs, bullies, or criminals period. It has become a cold hearted society we live in today . Such a shame for generations to come. I feel sorry for the good kids that deserve to have a wonderful Christmas like we did , but because of the way things are today it ruins it for them .

[@SoapsLuvr]

Who else in 2020 felt calm & safe again listening to these ads ...

[@Ithinkiwill66]

I did....and now I want E.T. to hug us!!

[@rubenflores824]

Me in November of 2022

[@eileenweeks1815]

Not me. No

[@Nerval-kg9sm]

We were still in the Cold War back then. It wasn't that safe.

[@mnmb3640]

These ads make me so melancholy for a simpler time. I remember these commercial like it was yesterday. Simpler times indeed- remember going to a local store Miller & Rhodes- was one of those stores where they had a elevator with the cage and an attendant- but we had Tea with Santa!! It was tradition and everyone dressed up in their finest and had photos with Santa. That Santa was what everyone called “The REAL Santa” he was a local legend. We just don’t do things like this anymore. Makes me wish I could go back to the 1980’s and stay there.

[@victornewman4886]

mnmb3640 I will go with you!

[@GiveItUpDot]

*stay there* is right 👍

[@markdemell3717]

Pagan holiday that made no sense ,spend your money on crap you don't need and toys kids tossed aside a few days later .How many corporations got rich from this pagan crap ,now they want to starve us all to death and give us a poison vax .People are so brain washed and lost on their stupid smart phones , satans leash that controls them like little minions .I want to throw up.

[@maritzav.8666]

I just watched 46 minutes of commercials and I enjoyed every second of it.

[@Spookje09]

Watching these at Christmas 2020 wishing I could go back. Being a kid in the 70s and 80s is something I would not trade for anything. Atari and going to the Kmart toy aisle was priceless! Merry Christmas to you all!

[@whodat3700]

I was a tad older. I had an intellivision.

[@heather1074]

It's sad, we don't have very many Christmas commercials anymore just a few car ads and maybe a dept. store or candy commercial. These commercials made Christmas feel more like Christmas!

[@hankaustin7091]

Absolutely right!! 1000 thumbs up (if I could) !

[@melissaann1401]

You forgot all the medication and health problems commercials which is like 99% of the commercials I see on TV these days

[@ib4038]

Erasing tradition as to accommodate everyone. We can keep it alive in our families and homes.

[@lynnpayne9519]

Many Holiday ads are around. Where have you been? Look around, it's everywhere. Please don't let some Scrooge take your joy.

[@austinj4646]

Well we have lots of commercials that look Christmasy but none of them will say the word Christmas like most of these commercials. All the stores want you to buy “holiday” gifts and refer to something called Holiday, but none say Christmas. It really ruins the magic of Christmas. It’s really hard to get in the Christmas spirit when no one says Christmas! Our country has really lost its way when it comes to Christmas. It’s always a very sad time of the year now.

[@greglinski2208]

When my son was about 11 years old he entered a Jaycee Relay Race. He’d never ran track before and didn’t know everybody wore shorts. He came in jeans, to everyone’s amusement. He ran the last leg for his team - and came away the fastest runner of the day, and made up considerable distance to win. This video made me think of that day. How I wish I had been able to see it, instead of only hear and read about it. I was a single mom and had to work. My son was an amazing athlete. ❤️

[@pennwoman]

I understand. I was a single parent too & missed many opportunities as well.

[@ChrissyVee5]

I love this so much! Such a simpler time. Families were just happy being together. Now everyone is obsessed with technology. Sad😢

[@Ithinkiwill66]

It truly is a Broken World now....sad indeed.

[@r3tr0actiongamer24]

As you used technology to post your comment most likely from your smart phone lol

[@chrisb8655]

@@r3tr0actiongamer24 Don't be ignorant. You don't have a choice anymore because technology runs our planet.

[@dalemulholland2387]

Everyone is cold and selfish as hell anymore..it's pathetic....

[@kennycybertron1]

The NORELCO razor commercial with Santa riding down a snow covered mountain was always my favorite Christmas commercial. I didn't see it this year. The "Sprite" jingle got me and I still remembered the lyrics. The 7-Up mischievious RED DOTS were always a cute commercial way before the M&M GUYS came along

[@rachels594]

kennycybertron1. Love the Hershey’s kisses commercials .

[@vanessadial99]

Yeesss!!!.. Norelco commercial was truly one of my favorites.

[@kathyflorcruz552]

Yep. That Norelco ad SAID it was officially Christmas season.

[@kimberlyalexander8003]

Yes! The Norelco was my favorite too.👍😄🎅

[@ellemjay]

Noëlco!

[@steved3387]

Best of times... WHAT A GREAT period it was to be a kid... longing...

[@gamerdad4761]

Recently my mom had passed and watching these commercials that I grew up in brings back so many great memories of her and I. We absolutely loved Christmas and shopping for the family. Brings so many great memories of my childhood and her so much.

[@chrisb8655]

I'm sorry for your loss.

[@discostu5426]

I'm so thankfull i grew up during the 70/80's. The Norelco santa commericals were the best

[@joelyhayen3692]

I absolutely remember a lot of these commercials because I was born in 1968 and grew up in the 70’s and was a teenager during the early 80’s so all these bring back very special memories for me especially spending Christmas with my grandma and grandpa and my Mom!! They have all sense passed away now but they will always live on in my heart and memories!!! They always made Christmas very special for me and my brothers always!!!!😊🥰♥️💜🎄🎄🎅🏻🎅🏻☃️☃️🎄🎄

[@paulameyer4991]

I would give anything to be able to go back in these times when life was so much better.

[@paul2019.]

It was so much better because the internet didn’t spread stuff as fast, and you were younger and more unaware

[@theadmiral460]

Looking through the Sears & JC penny catalogs at my Grandmothers home for christmas Gifts as a kid ..RIP to my Grandparents love them so much they spoiled us and there were a lot of us lol.. thanks for the memories

[@bonniebrown6960]

Yes...!! My sister and I and my cousin's would do the same thing. We would circle what we wanted for Christmas. I don't know how we all ended up with our on catalogs though. I had so many aunt's and uncles , maybe they brought theirs over to my grandmother's house ? Now , that's got me thinking. LOL...!! But anyway we did enjoy that too .

[@traciwhittaker5588]

I miss my grandparents so much. Every year it gets worse. Just not the same. I miss the 80s. The tv shows movies music commercials my first love. I can remember cookies and hot chocolate while my grandparents and I wrapping presents. Listening to Christmas music. Church on Christmas Eve. The traditions. Going downtown Cincinnati to see the Christmas figures at shillitos. Sears Christmas catalog. Just not the same. I miss it all

[@bonniebrown6960]

@@traciwhittaker5588 , that's true . It's never the same once our grandparents or parents are gone. Our families don't even act the same . Hardy even see each other anymore period once they passed away. So sad .

[@Robinsnest219]

@@bonniebrown6960 I know what you mean. Since my grandparents and parents passed away, nobody in the family gets together. Younger generations just communicate via social media and I don't think they place as much value on the family gatherings. I sure do miss those days, I had 12 brothers and sisters, 10 now because we lost two siblings. Everyone is scattered everywhere now. I would love to have just one more Christmas from the 60s/70s when we were kids, it was such a great time!

[@aggiemae4582]

@@Robinsnest219 I just attended a funeral where much of the family didn't come and learned that some cousins have had kids and I didn't know since I don't have a Facebook. We used to get together several times a year long ago and now we've only had one reunion in probably 10 years. There is also a lot of estrangement going on in families I've noticed, even my own. Times are different for sure.

[@WarEagleTimeMachine]

Bittersweet watching these. I know the 60s, 70s, and 80s had their own share of problems, but it just seemed like there was still a civility and innocence in the general population. The 24/7 news cycle has really made this a less enjoyable world to be in.

[@Dirtfire]

It seems they were wiser in some ways back then.

[@scottgeorge4760]

WarEagleTimeMachine I was born in "71" and have seen this world crumble the internet is fun but the world isn't the same .

[@razorsedge5145]

Very well said!!!

[@kirklawrence4326]

I think you are 100% correct. As hard as it is, I keep myself away from the "news you need to know" bs mentality. People haven't changed much, but the anxiety we get bombarded with constantly with media is something. And if you are like me (don't watch news), you get the label of 'burying your head in the sand' from some folks. In the end, I thank God for all I have and the ability to remember these gems....and see them! Who would have thought we'd see these like we do today?!?!

[@johnpitzer5500]

I agree, Growing up thru the 60’s and 70’s and finally the eighties. Yes we had our problems, but it sure seems like the paranoia level has gotten way out of control.

[@cajunqueen4200]

Wow I really miss the 70s and 80s. I would love it if we were back at those times again. I wish my kids could experience the fun I had in those days. Thank you for sharing this. 🤗👍🏻

[@jasoncrovello6049]

The Folgers Peter Comes Home Commercial always gets me. I wish My Son could come home for Christmas. Merry Christmas in Heaven, Patrick. Dad Loves You So Much.

[@cristywyndham-shaw5111]

These commercials take me back to being a kid again, home with my mom and dad. They're both gone now, but I cherish the memories.

[@marytormey4522]

These olds ads made you feel good ,today don't make you feel good at all ,miss those days ,thanks for sharing ,

[@michellepost5232]

I remember these ads when new.I was in my teens during the latter half of the 1970's, and was 19 during 1980. TV ads during the 1965-1989 era were THE best!!! They usually had a jingle to them, and briefly told a story.They were entertaining, and not annoying.I never felt bothered by ads back then.When I was in my teens, I sometimes wrote to companies and explained that I liked their ads.Those made after 1990-onward really reek.

[@garandguy101]

These bring back great memories. You knew Christmas was right around the corner when these started airing. I miss the magic that Christmas brought.

[@co94]

Remember combing through TV Guide or the Sunday paper to see when your favorite Xmas special was broadcast? You knew that if you missed it, that was it. The anticipation was half the fun.

[@timwhite9107]

Man i miss being a kid during this era... We were poor and never had a clue when Christmas came. My parents would go in debt and spend the rest of the year paying it off just so we had a great Christmas. People and times were so much simpler and not so obsessed with money and material things... Oh to have the good ole days back. Ty for the vids

[@lynnpayne9519]

Did you read this before you posted it? Your parents went into debt to give you things they bought at shops. Sounds materialistic to me. Just like today.

[@Kazasia-_-]

@@lynnpayne9519 He probably worded it wrong

[@danacoleman4007]

This post is hilarious

[@ChelsB3rry]

46 minutes of pure joy of ads I never got too see as I was born in 92 but always heard about some of them . The music is very nostalgic and makes the warmth of Christmas ever close ☃️☃️

[@funkyflights]

You would never imagine commercials having so much nostalgia … 🎄 Miss the way this country used to be …

[@bobbymoore8883]

man im glad I grew up in the 70s and 80s, kmart commercial took me back to a wonderful time

[@nina1522]

I still look forward to seeing the Hershey's Kisses commercial every year, and I also used to love the Norelco commercial with the Santa.

[@salmonjanet]

Bleh 🤣🤣🤦🏻‍♀️ I honestly hate that Hershey commercial! 🤣🤣 No offense to you, I just hate it. After all of these years, that specific kiss hasn't learned to get it right. 😭 It would have taken them very little money to edit the last bit every year, so he gets it wrong a in a new way, or barely makes it in a new way. 😭

[@janieg8287]

Yes, it wasn't Christmas for me until I saw Santa riding on the electric razor! LOL

[@Roc-Righteous]

@@janieg8287 Down the snow drifts lol..yeah that was cool.

[@lisachiappetti6092]

I LOVE the Hershey's commercial. I've also bonded with that one kiss that rings at the end and then gets tired from ringing so much. It's still going more than 30 years later ❤️