Ghosts of Christmas past 1960's / 1970's

A short compilation video of images to remind you 60's kids how Christmas was back then, enjoy and have a very Merry Christmas

[@onlyhuman1954]

I absolutely love this. My heart is breaking because its all gone. The magic and the people and the real sense of family and being a part of it, and trusting that good old Santa would always bring you something. No turkey on the day, we couldn't afford one. Big capon if my granny sent one down to us. A dolly. A book. Some sweets. An orange. One year a humming top. Another year a kaleidoscope. New pyjamas with that wonderful new smell. Slippers, IF you were very lucky. Nothing much but all the treasure of the world to us. And dad cursing every year because the tree lights always blew... 🎄😂😂

[@amandashare1281]

I didn't realise how much I missed those days until I watched this video. I was a teenager growing up in the late 60s early 70s. Christmas mornings in front of an open fire, opening Christmas presents and smelling the turkey cooking. Wonderful days of innocence and fun! Thanks for the memories!

[@spicehedge]

Who else remembers making paper chains from lick and stick colored paper strips.

[@mariaellender6014]

This made my shed a tear, we were so Blessed to have been born in those days. I pity the children of today

[@Laura55sere]

That tin of Quality Street brought back memories, we lived on a busy road ,on a bend, one day a lorry went too fast round the bend and shed its load of tins of Quality Street , they all went rolling down the road, that was a good Christmas for us kids, never had a large tin of chocolates before. Mum saved the tin to put her flour in and at 73 I still have it in the loft!

[@olwens1368]

Two days ago I was sorting a box of stuff from my parents' house and found a red fold up paper bell. At Christmas time we'd have those paper chains around the hall, and as the last touch Mam would pin this bell up over the front door. When I saw it I actually started crying. It's survived the last 60 years very well, though now faded to a rose pink, and it's going to be pinned up in OUR house next Christmas.

[@emmadenton9697]

If only we could bring that world back again. Happy memories.

[@miketravis6149]

Take me back there and when I start to return to what is now "normal" take me back again! I belong there.

[@richardrichardson6677]

As a 58 year old I keep wondering where all those yesterday's have gone ,remembering all those happy times

[@gillyjames9609]

😭 I've just cried me eyes out watching that! Memories of the BEST Christmas Days EVER, thanks to our hard working Mam and Dad buying fab toys etc for us 5 kids! 😢 Oh ay! But they were great times back then! If only we could relive them 💔 The good ol' '60's when we were kids! 💖👍xxx

[@kayjohnson4294]

Couldn't wait for the 'Kay's Catologue'. Straight to the back to choose your toys..

[@michaelhill2556]

Fighting back tears here, so many fantastic memories.

[@SuperDancingdevil]

Oh for a time machine, I so wish I could go back to my 60’s Christmas as a kid.

[@lynnefuchs4864]

Wonderful! I would so like to go back and be with my family again for Christmas. The sixties were so different than today. Miss it very much.

[@yorkshirerose6334]

Oh my goodness. That brought so many memories back. It almost broke my heart as my parents and 2 siblings I shared these days with are now passed. Those were simpler days but seemed to me that we were happier.

[@4oclocktimefortea794]

That was lovely! Everything was better - the crackers, the selection boxes and looking through your Mum’s catalogue. I want to go back! (Plus it snowed!)

[@lunapuella2611]

This made my heart ache for my parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles. And even for the child I was who still believed in magic.

[@terryroberts505]

Memories eagerly waiting for my father to come home from work Christmas Eve then loading the car to travel to my nan's house in wales pulling up at the door late at night and my mother telling me to go and knock on the door it echoing down the street as I knocked and my nan coming to the door the smiles and laughter as we all walk in to the living room open coal fire burning memories happy one

[@historicalfashionpassion]

Remember making the tinsel coat hanger candelabra!.....no computers or mobile phones or Facebook....heaven!

[@Jeffybonbon]

The days when the UK was a simple place to live We saw the future as bright and inviting lots of progress Now I fear the future