I was a child of the fifties...we were pretty poor but Christmas seem d to be more about food, sleigh rides, caroling, Christmas pageants at school and big family gatherings than presents
there was on Christmas that I remember that my dad was out of work because he worked in the auto plants and they were always closing for either model change over or waiting for the parts of the new cars to come in. so one Christmas my mom sewed new doll cloths and my dad made three new doll beds and my grandparent on both sides kicked in some money so my mom could buy some badly needed clothes then she went to Woolthworth's or the other five and dime store and bought three new baby dolls. then we went to my uncles for dinner.
I was born in 1950...my parents would take us in the car to see how everyone had their Christmas decorations in their homes...so beautiful and magical. My sister and I would sing Christmas carols in the car 😍
I remember these days sure miss riding.with my parents driving around looking at all theXMAS displays and XMAS shopping never had to worry or look over your shoulder now you have to worry about an active shooter boy have times changed
Kids will never know how exciting it was to get that Sears catalog in the mail & go thru & circle all the things you wanted even though you knew you only got 1 big gift! It was the excitement of looking & dreaming!😁
I was a small boy in the 1960s and it was the same as this film. Driving along with my parents along main street with all the decorations strung across the the building's put a warm feeling in my heart. My parents being dead makes me yurn for these days even more to be with them one more time.
David Brown I was born in 1950. Shopping was on an open avenue with glass windowed store fronts festooned with bright holiday displays. Store staff helped, really helped find, advise, refer to other stores, courtesy valet park the Pontiac wagon, etc. I miss those things too. It was a very different time. I believe we will enjoy those treasured feelings again in the ecstasy of heaven.
Susan Corvalan till I was about 10 years old give or take a year my parents used to drive on main Street and I remember one building it had jc penny's on one side and wolthworth on the other side. I remember they had a guy that parked the cars oboy did my father hate them he said they would bang the car up and one stole loss change my father put in the ashtray. So even back then they had allot of thieves. With my parents dead it makes me yurn to go back and do it just one more time.
David, the same with me. Something about the lights and decor stretched across the business streets has [always] put a warm feeling in my heart, even to this day. We don't see it that too often any more (not out where I live), but there was something always about seeing those streets like that that I will never forget or that feeling. I, too, was very young in the 60s and both of my parents are gone, but it would be nice to see my parents once more. Anyway, have a blessed New Year. To Pack Facts, fun to know the 'facts' on the tinsel and great to see these old photos. Thanks for sharing them.
Thing is about this time is that we all knew it was wonderful while it was happening. Moms and Dads made our lives wonderful. The men went off to work and the women stayed home to raise the kids and run the house. And they paid enough to the working guys that they could provide a house, a car, and even summer vacations. And very few people had college degrees back then because it wasn't needed. The country hummed along and people prospered. Hell between 1955 and 1967 my parents took us all over the United States on summer trips - I've even been in the White House in 1962. I've seen the Rockies, the Smokey Mountains, Blue Ridge and the Grand Tetons. I've been on 3 or 4 Indian Reservations - seen national monuments with no one else around. I've seen Civil War battlefields and historic houses like Lincoln's home in Springfield Illinois - it was wonderful. Now you have to be a millionaire to do the things we did.
Nancy, when I was five, in the summer of 1962, we took a trip to Washington. One of the places we visited was the White House, so, maybe, we saw each other there. I remember looking into the frosted windows of some huge room in the Capitol, and saying, "Where's President Kennedy?"
Oh Nancy, I'm so glad for you...It's great to hear somebody say all that, and not the eternal whining we have grown used to since decades ! I love to watch movies from the 50s and 60s, and all the time I'm thinking "these folks were sure living in the America we dream of but never get to reach somehow." I love to think they were more religious, friendly, more human, more decent in a word. Our society today is so selfish and rarely people really care for others in times of troubles.
One of the nicest things about Christmas in the '50s was you didn't have the big retail stores shoving Christmas out into September like they do now. Christmas season did not start until after Thanksgiving - and you never heard about "Black Friday" back then, let alone have the mobs and brawling like you do now. Everyone had Thanksgiving off, the stores were all closed, after which you had a few weeks to get into the Christmas spirit without all the commercialization like these days.
Yup, about "Black Friday", it seems the more we give to the Black folks, the more they scream racism. Though back in the 1950s, everyone seemed much better, including the black folks! Not to say all Black folks are bad now-a-days.
@@roostercogburn3771 Black Friday has nothing to do with black people. It’s a day of discounts. And maybe black folks are more upset now because they’re actually realizing how poorly they’ve always been treated.
@@eileen66 That is no excuse for some of the behavior we see going on these days. And explain Oprah Winfrey, President Obama, Clarence Thomas, Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Colin Powell, Maya Angelou, Serena Williams, Jay-Z and Beyonce, Robert and Sheila Johnson, Cory Booker and many other successful blacks if they are all so poorly treated and have no opportunity in America. It comes down to obeying the law and working hard to improve your situation. Respect is earned, not automatically given. And the law guarantees equal opportunity, but the results are up to YOU as an individual. It does not come down to, well, I'm not a millionaire so I'm going to join in a a smash-and-grab at a jewelry store because my ancestors were slaves and everyone owes me. THAT lands you in prison, sorry, I don't care about your ancestry, you just blew your life, now take your punishment.
It looks a lot like it did when I grew in the 60's . I remember when girls still wore dresses. Simpler times. What a great time to have grown up in, I'm so thankful to have witnessed those day's.
The holiday season is just awful now. I miss the good ol days. People were friendlier. Neighbors talked with each other and no one had their faces buried in a phone, and you didnt see the crap on TV like you do today.
Shy 1 I agree. Gifts were practical. Gloves, hats, scarfs. Every year, my mother would knit sweaters for all the kids. Grandmother would knit mittens. A lot of gifts and cards were homemade. Family was everything and the Christmas turkey dinner was the highlight. I really miss those simple times of the 1960-1970 era.
My parents had 9 kids. Dad was a Korean War vet who became a tool and die maker. One income. My mother worked very hard; made clothes. We wore a lot of hand me downs, but so did a lot of people. Christmas was always special. Church, many gifts, love. It was great.
@@UmmYeahOk My boyfriend said the girls in Lebanon, Ohio used to kneel down and cover their knees with their skirts while waiting for the bus. He's 9 yrs.older than I am, but we girls couldn't wear pants til the early '70's'in Ga.and it got cold there too.
Virginia Connor talk about oppression! I just assumed they could wear some form of leggings under the dress, a long dress, and it would be no different than wearing pantyhose, but clearly for winter. Guess women were supposed to just stay home back then. Just allowing the girls to go to school was asking too much from society.
Unfortunately, it depended on the family. Enough time has passed that I can laugh at it now, but neither side of the family liked each other and the people in each side weren't all that friendly to each other, either.
In Detroit we would drive to see the Hudson's windows that drive through the Grosse Points to look at how the really rich decorated their houses. W did not have a drive through neighborhood were very house was trying to out decorated each other and cause traffic jams for people who lived in the neighborhoods to the point that they could not get out of their driveways.
We did that to in Montreal . Today it's like people are even to busy to put a wreath on the front door That's really sad . Tou would look down a street and it would be all lit up . Today ,just a couple of places.
Even in the late 70's it was pretty special! Now, it's incomprehensible. People shoot you now just to look at them wrong, road rage and madness everywhere.
Because division is making all this. You mix cultures and people all together you don't have that unity who think similarly with respect and manners. The problem hart cellar act 1965 and all immigration that started to change that European thinking culture and celebrations.
I went downtown at 10 years old by myself. I bought everyone in my family a Christmas present with my birthday money. I never was worried about shopping alone at 10. I got everyone something no matter how small and cheap it was. It was.I did my best. I loved Christmas and It was a great time in my life. It was never that good again. But at least I had those days
I learned crafts and crocheting so I could hand-make gifts that would be personal time-honored creations, since money was tight. I was careful to not leave anyone out; checked that list TWICE.. even for other kids who were naughty to me in school..
I know exactly what you mean! Daddy would turn us loose to trick-or-treat by ourselves in Chicago. Also to bicycle alone to the Forest Preserves, we loved that place! No worry about kidnapping or anything, but that was soon to change. We moved back to TN!
@@sissimoody Yep. I was allowed to play outdoors by myself but wasn't allowed to cross the street until I turned 6. On my sixth birthday I got a shiny new bike and cut loose to go where I wanted. Only restriction was to be home by suppertime. Today parents would be arrested for "free range" kids, but back then that was normal. ALL kids were "free range". When I was turned loose I was told not to go with strangers, don't take candy from strangers and stay away from the "bums" - a few tramps that would wander through the neighborhood from time to time. I said I'd do so, got on my bike and left for a much nicer, safer childhood than modern kids have with their helicopter parents hovering behind them.
Dianne Rice Take me too! I remember when decorations were strung across the streets and light poles were decorated. I always looked forward to seeing them when I was little. Presents were wrapped in tissue paper with sparkles in it. Tinsel and fat lights decorated the tree at my grandparents house.
I remember when almost everything was closed on Sundays back in the 70's so families could spend quality time once a week. It was like Christmas every week without the gifts of course.
@@hoosierladyus48 I was born in the 60's and remember how special each Sunday was to my family. It was like a holiday every week. After church my family would go to one grandmother's house around noon for dinner and would stay there until 4 or so and then we would go to my other grandmother's house for 5. My dad had a giant family so there were lots of cousins, aunts and uncles there. By 9 or so we would leave to go home and I would fall asleep in the back seat. I was exhausted by then, but it was worth it. People today don't know what they are missing now that Sunday is treated like any other day. Loved those Sundays! Happy New Year!
Back then society had respect for themselves and others. Families were tight knit and close. People went to work and respected their job and loved their customers. Some might have complained about their pay but you didnt see fast food workers go on strike demanding more money. Back then Americans loved their country.
@@chrisb3976 Employers respected their employees much more than they do today. And most employers also paid at least a living wage back then -- *relative* to the cost of life necessities at the time.
@@cut1986 lol, I am 55, and I just nearly went to my close grocery store that has a starbucks.Cold here today. In flannel pj's, Ugg Christmas boots and a Tarheel basketball sweatshirt.... just have nearly left my home as I am for some hot delicious starbucks. For now.. hot tea. 😂
As a child of that era, I remember all too well. Today's kids will never know that feeling of excitement as Christmas time draws near. Thanks for posting "our" memories
I was born in the 60’s and Christmas was all about family, and we would only get a few presents, not like today when kids get everything and don’t appreciate anything, so sad!
I, too, was a child in the 50s. It’s a shame children have been robbed of their innate innocence today. Things weren’t perfect then, but they were in many ways better.
Everyone said 'Merry Christmas' with no hesitation anywhere and it was a time to enjoy all the traditions of Christmas. No tech or phones to invade the simple pleasures of what Christmas used to be. I remember it well.
@Debbie Smith - It's always "not great" for a certain percentage of any generation. That's not a viable argument to show that society itself was overall not great during that time period. It really was for the vast majority.
Things cost a considerable lot more back then too, but at the same time, everything was more or less designed to last. You didn’t replace things, you had them professionally repaired or DIY. People living in poverty today may have more than one car, more than one television... ...but they probably weren’t made in the US.
VIP P- In the day, cars were built to last for decades. Today they are not due to greed. Auto corporations survive on Billions of dollars. This forces the average North American car to only last a little more than a decade so you are forced to spend more money.
Mary Jean Jones While I agree, it probably has to do a lot with the technology that goes in them. Less options means less to go wrong, less to break. They did not have to worry about AC power windows and locks... ...now you have blind spot sensors, heated seat, reverse cameras, touch screens, navigation, sensors for everything! Cars are becoming more and more difficult to work on. You want to change a light bulb? Have the engine bay has to be removed first! It’s crazy. At the same time, I own a 25yo Ford that I love to death. Had it for 21 years. I don’t know if those plastic cars were ever intended to last as long as those from the 50s, but regular maintenance, a few new parts here and there, you can have a really nice car that will last you forever, if you’re willing to add whatever you think it may need, even if it’s simply a new paint job that sadly is worth more than blue book. Beats stupid smart phones that are perfectly fine, but the manufacturer releases an updated OS that your phone won’t handle, so all your apps slowly stop working simply because they refuse to support their older versions. I can’t even hand it down to my kid! “Here’s a mint iPhone. It can send and receive calls, but don’t expect TH-cam or anything else to work”
Yes and believe it or not, the cars my Daddy had become like friends to me! LOL. My spot to sit was the arm rest in back seat. He was a diesel mechanic after being a war hero in WW2, and he always had big cars like Cadillacs and Oldsmobiles. They were as big as boats and when he'd trade cars, sometimes I'd cry! LOL.
Not that long after WW 2. Here in UK things were very 'tight' , not much cash for presents , and at the start of the 50s rationing on food etc . BUT as kids we never seemed to be greedy ! Had a whale of a time with what we did have , and enjoyed every family get together , even without TV !!!!!!! Good memories .
I was born in 1953, lived on our family farm with my folks and older brother. There was a vegetable garden between our house and my grandparents house. We had some wonderful Christmases. I really wish I could go back in time.....
We sang Christmas songs in school. People went to church on Christmas even if they weren't regular attendees. Extended family payed a visit. There were programs on TV and movies that depicted biblical stories and showed nuns and priests. My parents never failed to give something to the garbage collectors, the mail carrier, my teacher, and the milk man. Yup, our milk was delivered in glass bottles by a man invariably.
Valerie Pagendarm People felt social pressure to say they believed in religion. Many times you were shunned or not given a good job if everyone knew you were a sane rational person who did not believe in their god. Today things are better in that respect, people are getting smarter.
@@Randy58-zn4ez There is NOTHING better in this age...nothing. People are afraid to speak to each other out of fear of offending them and being sued or fired from their jobs. I am not exaggerating...I have seen it happen. Neighbors do not even know each other's names out of fear of having their ID stolen. There is NOTHING good about this time period...nothing. It is all about fear and being self-centered.
@Aaron Antone Why would my statement make me cold and lifeless. I did not attack anyone. Apparently you felt the need to attack me when you don't know anything about me. Strange.
Robert - The other days I was watching a very nice movie of 1958 called "Houseboat" starring Cary Grant and Sophia Loren. At one point Grant strikes up a conversation with a young man of about 30 who runs a grocery store in Maryland, and this guy tells Grant with an excited tone of voice and a happy smile :"Look, mister, I don't complain..How could I ? I make a good dollar, I'm doing fine and life is great" ! Remember that was 1958....It left me kind of envious !
Kids today don't know the thrill of looking in store windows at toys, games, sleds, and other Christmas items that they wanted to get for Christmas. I also like the pictures in this video of family dinners, real Christmas trees, and lead tinsel. My childhood was just like this video.
Lynn Lane I was born in '58 but I definitely remember the very early 60s and all the 60s . ...I came from a family of 7 kids.. my mom stayed at home and we had the best health insurance with the best surgery and dental plan ... .... food was still pretty damn good and very inexpensive ... ....good quality clothing made out of real Cotton and wool ...not all the synthetic garbage was very well made for the most part ... ...and inexpensive mortgages and rents were the norm... .... cars were inexpensive .. ..if you lost a job you could go out and find one almost immediately... it was a great time in this country.. now everything absolutely everything is expensive and they make it impossible for people to find jobs now with those ridiculous 200 question questionnaires on the internet.. ... it would be so nice to go living in the past ... I'd gladly do it but yes I would miss the internet and having all this information at our fingertips like a god. I would not miss how cold and impersonal people have become and how no one likes to talk on the phone anymore and how people sit at tables staring into their phones instead of looking into each other's eyes
Yes, I'm also a Baby Boomer (same age as you), and all you said sounded right about those simpler times. We had real music, real childhoods with actual friends, and real conversations. We had free speech, but more respect. There was such a thing as a joke without being taken as intended to be offensive. If it was, people got over it and moved on. But, we laughed alot more! I was told how to behave with manners, went to church, and was taught to be charitable to those with less. I rode my bicycle every day, and in the winter there had to be a snowman! We all went to the library and read books. I did not have all I wanted, but was most grateful and had hope. I thank God for being born of that time; good era to raise kids. It's been a difficult life, but still a wonderful one.
+lynne lane I hundred percent agree with you there and would love to be able to travel back in time to those days because I really can't stand the way Americans have become : they have become so materialistic , dumbed down and phony. ...and we're living in very weird times ; becoming less human. .... notice more and more of this Android stuff and some of these people talking about the great singularity such as Kurtzweil.. ... they talk about how great it will be to merge a chip with our brain... I don't think it's a good idea for several reasons. if you really want to see something creepy go look for the dancing automatic on that looks like Lady Gaga and the art museum but watch the whole video because it one point it stops dancing and then picks up speed the rump everything from the back looks no different than a real life stripper and the hands are so realistic it will scare the crap out of you this thing is really frightening
Lynn Lane Like Stepford Wives.. yes ..it's very scary what's going on right now because if you look at what's happening with robotics and automatons you know where its all heading. ...that's why I wanted you to look at the one that looks like Lady Gaga but has a weird ugly mask on its face with a beak.. .. it is so lifelike and that video is actually several years old so think about how much more advanced robotics have become and the fact that we are moving more quickly each year into some bizarre future. ... and many people are definitely becoming less human with their coldness and all this materialism
Yes, Marcquis, and part of the problem is that there are fewer families today, in comparison, as the "nuclear family" fades away... marriage has become unpopular, the family unit is fading away, family dinners are almost unknown, more and children are raised by one parent (usually the mother), some kiddies don't know who their father is, and so it goes on, sadly. All this is furthered by the government and all the "PC" adherents.
No, it wasn't. Kids were to be seen and not heard. Fathers did nothing with their kids ( except for a few rare dads). You planned what to do in your 16th and 17th year because at 18, it's out, out, out. Fathers could beat their wives and kids, to the point of hospitalization and it was accepted. No charges.
I was a child of the 60's. Back then it was Magical! After we have our Thanksgiving dinner, My Dad would take us all downtown New Haven and see the Christmas Tree on the Green and al the lights! Beautiful. Christmas is gone..
So many of these pix could of been of my family,lol Some of those cars,my family had,even that old tv in the corner! Such a quiet peace full time then. I miss it.
Use to go "downtown" late 40s and our Madison Avenue had wreaths strung across just like these old pictures. I believe things were done more because people attended church more. A different time WWII was over and Merry Christmas was everywhere. People were thankful. Sure miss it.
That was wonderful! What a magical and nostalgic trip down memory lane; I remember when the main street of just about every town in the U.S. came alive at Christmas time, filled with lights, decorations, and busy shoppers. What I would give to go back in time and re-visit my home town the way it used to be so many years ago.
the last 5 years or so i have noticed that the stores no longer decorate like they used to in order not to offend anyone who is not a Christian. Now when you walk into a store can only find a few thing hanging by the front entrance and that is all except in the Christmas area that they put up last September. But last night on Under the Radar Michigan small towns like Rochester is doing a Light the Night were all the store are either decorated or have lights convering the entire front of the stores. and at Greenfield Village the do old fashioned Christmas they way it was in the late 1880's and early 19th century.
@@janetyoung1269 I was a young bride in Detroit and it became a tradition to go to Greenfield Village at Christmas and if we had the money to Frankenmuth to shop at Bronner's for a new Christmas decoration and then to Zender's for dinner and homemade fudge from their gift shop. Those were the good ole days for true. Here in Birmingham, Alabama I remember as a child going Downtown on the bus at Christmas and window shopping. We would go to Loveman's and Pizitz and stand in awe watching their window displays at Christmas. Those were wonderful days. Everything was about family and family get togethers....no phones, video games or computers of any kind....just good clean fun and family love. Church on Christmas day and Christmas eve too were a must. NO ONE missed church unless they were under doctor's orders to stay away.
@@janetyoung1269 , yup, born and raised in Livonia, last year my wife and I came back to go to the "holiday nights" they do there at Greenfield village, and then shot up to Frankenmuth and had a blast up there. You can still find Christmas celebrated the right way, you just have to look a little harder. Frankenmuth had several nativity scenes displayed in public places(one of them was life-sized), a real blast from the past for me... Absolutely awesome. And at Greenfield village there was a real Christmas spirit, everybody was so well behaved and respectful, the "village guides"that gave information about the particular building you're in did not sidestep the Christian influence and importance in their descriptions, all the families and customs of that particular building. Hay wagons riding by with the entire group on them singing loudly true Christmas carols like "Silent Night" and "Away in a Manger"... That was the best Christmas of my entire adult life.
Born on 23Dec. My Dad made me most of my Gifts. He Was A Carpenter and a great one. Also lots of home made Knitting from Mom. What a beautiful time to it was!!!!! Beautiful Memories. 🎄🎄
Your video brought a flood of tears. So many wonderful memories!! The kids today have no idea of the magical Christmases we shared back then. I'm still crying! Great video!!
Didn’t last long.. Biden’s corrupt gang is in the White House now as acting (non elected)President.. gas, food prices rising up and up ..wait until they raise taxes next.. crooks..
I wasn’t alive in the 50’s. Grew up in the 60’s and 70’s. Very fond memories of Christmas then. My Mom always made sure all five of us kids had wonderful Christmas memories.
Great to see the words "Merry Christmas." A bit before my time, but I still have wonder family memories from the early 70s that were a beautiful and poignant slice of Americana long gone by. I try to do the same for my daughter now, and she loves it.
@@marvin60000 maybe there was less crime and it was safer however there were still plenty of criminals existing, we just didn't hear about it as much. And today population of the USA has doubled since 1950's. There are way more people now compared to back then too. Population in USA. 1950 151, 325, 798 2021 333, 786, 570
@@Iloveflowers2024 There was organized crime like the mafia, but random shootings, muggings, people knocking each other out etc. was extremely rare. People were more civilized/moral it seems.
I was a kid in the 70’s and have the greatest memories of the holiday season. The time of year from Thanksgiving through Christmas was magical. Why? The family unit was so strong. My grandparents, aunts/uncles, cousins all lived within 10 miles of each other and all got along so well. No divorces, drama, etc. so the Season allowed us to all get together and celebrate. I really miss those days!
The best time ever, mum and dad didn't have much,but we never went without any thing that we needed. Our home was warm and cosy, and we were all together. Not the same now they have gone, even though I have my own family.To much hassle and bustle. How I wish I was a child again In the 50s
we lived in a special time.a It will never be like that again. We didn't need expensive things. We were so happy with tangerines and nuts in our stockings. We may have had only a dime to buy our grandmother a hanky but it was precious because we thought of them.
I was only 8 years old in 1950, however, you better believe we never had it so good. The world was safe, kind, caring and for me, perfect. Today, I cannot believe what is going on in our beautiful world. It is certainly a shame.
Thank you for sharing this. Brings back such beautiful memories. Simpler, much warmer times. Was a small child in the 60s. Would love to go back to those times
So agree Becca. Ah, to go back to that time again would be a wonderful thing. Such a nice life. We don't need all the 'things' we have today. I feel so sorry for children in today's world. We were truly blessed we have those memories. I was 7 in mid-50. Wonderful time to be a child. Tinsel on Christmas trees - what memories!. ;-) (Nice music!)
My mom always has to have tinsel on the tree lol and we couldn't find any anywhere this year. She was disappointed. Me as well. My childhood tree always had tinsel. Now my kids won't see it's beauty. I'm 30 by the way lol
It was a time when people actually went shopping at stores instead of online, when people smiled and when you could say "Merry Christmas." It seems just like a dream now.
If people stopped shopping online and did without until investors brought back the stores, and if people started saying Merry Christmas the day after Thanksgiving and without care in the world, then the world you and I enjoyed growing up would return.
I remember these days and I miss them so much. growing up as a child with my siblings I remember decorating those kind of x-mas trees and all of us getting just 1 gift and we were all so excited and not expecting more. Kids now days expect such expensive stuff and a multitude of gifts. LOVED having NO electronics, we PLAYED OUTSIDE till the sun went down. We didn't have much money but boy I have so many awesome memories. The 50's and 60's ROCKED
Kids understood about not having EVERYTHING, and they APPRECIATED what they had even MORE. It MEANT something to get ONE gift from GRANDMA! ~~ Didn't know too many spoiled kids.
@CAMARO SS There are ALWAYS special interest groups. It is usually those we don't like that we deem "special interest groups", but I know you know this!
Loved this..miss large family gatherings at Grandma’s for Christmas..Aunts Uncles & Cousins all lived nearby. Everyone talking and laughing with no heads stuck in a world of their own with some electronic !
All 6 of us kids were put in our pajamas and mom would drive us out to an area where all the many houses were lit up for blocks. What a sight for a child. I had wonderful memories growing up in Florida.
All knew the reason for the season back then....such fond memories of singing Christmas calls in school...so sad this generation will never know those kind of wonderful times....I'd go back in a New York second!
I have been obsessed with vintage Christmas since I was a kid. Now, as an adult, I have a antique tinsel tree and boxes of antique Shiny Brites and antique Christmas ceramics that were made in Japan and they all make Christmas fell so much more special!
Loving this..thank you so much! I was born in '59 but so many of these images and traditions are still alive and well in my memories of the 60's. There was no Christmas tree in our home on Christmas Eve. It, along with any presents not from friends or family, was delivered and trimmed by Santa himself. What a beautiful sight to behold on Christmas Morning! Some years later I came to realize that my parents got virtually NO sleep that night. After battling to get a hyper-excited child to sleep they still had hours of work ahead of them. My father, who rarely drank alcohol, had a few drinks one Christmas Eve. That plus lack of sleep had him feeling less than perfect the next day. As luck would have it, my favorite gift that year was a drum set. 🥁🥁 He never let on, but something tells me that may not have been Dad's best Christmas memory😄 Happier, simpler times, when everyone seemed to find joy and love at Christmas, not the mass negativity that seems to accompany the season nowadays, when all the technology that purports to bring us together is driving us ever further apart. My joy is found in Christmas...but whichever Holiday you call yours, l wish you all blessings as you celebrate it, this and every year. And Peace and Happiness in 2020.💖
So beautiful, nostalgic and precious. What a magnificent beauty way back then. children get to experience the spirits of the X-mas and go around with their friends and family. Today, kids just focused on their gadgets and stay at couch without even care for the season that comes one's a year.
HI Divas Live - great comment.. the only thing I would say though is, never take the Christ out of Christmas.. Xmas isn't really Christmas, it's just Mas with an X in front of it.
He has as much to do with as you make it. People have interpreted the 25th as the Saviour's birthday which it has ever been touted as a day of celebration of His birth. And your history is reversed in principle of Constantine's idea.
@Blu - Who gives a heck about the date...? What does it change if it was the 21 , the 25 or the 29..? it's the same, because we Christians celebrate the coming of our beloved Lord jesus Christ, that's the main thing.
@Blu I agree, read Jeremiah 10- however, I used to be one of those clinched fist anti christmas people- but things are so serious in the world, and I sure don't care or see anything wrong with trees, lights, music, eggnogg blah blah lol. Long as people are happy with it. After all, we are under grace Rom :6:14
Child of the 50s and 60s. Remember when the tinsel would get stuck in the bulb and sparks would fly out of it? The tree would fall down in the living room at least once every year. What wonderful heavenly times. If I could only go back.
I have you by about 6 weeks. Born and raised on the south side of Chicago (steel mill baby). This vid brings back some special, precious memories of mom and me going "downtown" on the IC and meeting up with an aunt and cousin on December 8th (off from school for religious holiday) to look at the window displays and see Santa. Good times.
Yes...those memories...I was born in 1955....south side of Milwaukee. As a kid my mom would take us downtown to view the Christmas displays put up by the big department stores like Gimbels, Boston Store, etc. We had to walk outside in the cold and snow from store to store....no malls then. It was magical to stand in the falling snow, all bundled up, and watch the animatronic figures representing Santa and elves and other Christmasy things. Plus they had Christmas music piped out onto the street. It would be twilight and the bright xmas lights shone like jewels between the snowflakes. My dad would meet up with us after work and take us to a little restaurant for dinner. What a great time!
Mike, I am SO jealous of you!!!! To have enjoyed the world during our country's most prosperous years. What an Xmas present you must have been for your folks!! Penny candy, hoola-hoops, innocence, and safe streets. wish I could have your memories. What I wouldn't give to have been you in about 1957! Daniel Boone escaping the Indians was your biggest worry. I can almost see the pastel-colored `54 Ford your Dad probably drove!
I was born in 1950 and remember bubble lights. And that all the light bulbs on the tree were HOT! Can't speak for anyone else but my mom always used colored GlassWax, decals and sponges to put "Christmassy" scenes on our "picture window" in the LR. I had a pre-war Lionel that ran on a 4x8' platform my dad had painted green, with the tree in the middle and CARDBOARD houses and businesses all around the track. When I was 7 or 8 I got a Colorform set. In the early (or mid?) 60's I got an Aurora slot car set. Added it to the train platform every year. When I was 12 I got a "Chemistry Set". Also had an Erector Set and it was one of my favorites. Life is so different now. Semper fi and Merry Christmas, y'all.
I grew up in the 194-s and 50s...loved Christmas...the singing in the choir...the store windows...the radio broadcasts...riding the streetcar from my home to the city church for choir practice 3 days a week...had missed it, had later sung in Choral Concert Groups...but now (sighs) ther voice is gone since I'm now an Octogenarian...and I miss it so much...
Agreed, born in 1961, in Brooklyn, I have listed to family and friends reminisce about the 50's my entire life. It is funny, when they try to explain it they can't find the words to describe it and get so emotional.
PattyAnn Marino I was born in 1960 in Detroit and now I wish I was born in the 20s or 30s so by now I would be gone and would not have to live this crap of today !!!
That's nice dear so you can make pennies on the dollar versus a man, have fewer rights and be subject to ongoing sexual harassment in the workplace. You just go do that.
My dad was born in 1940, was raised in Northern California and Seattle. He could probably tell you what it was like. I'd have liked to have been around in the 50s and 60s, too. The period of time from 22 November 1963 to 08 August 1974 changed the country immensely. I think the 2020s will be a crucial decade as well, possibly the one the rest of the 21st century will be built around (similar to the 1940s).
I grew up in this Era and this video takes me back to when life seemed so much more pleasant although as a child the turmoil then was not on my mind as it is "today" !!!
I just came to see this video by mistake and boy did it bring back wonderful memories! I was born in 1957 and was a child of the 60s in Vancouver Canada and it was the same here. The window displays were a highlight at Woodward’s dept. store and the time leading up to Christmas was bliss. The Sears wishbook was highly anticipated and my parents, even though immigrants, gave us the best childhood and Cristmases. Miss the simpler times so much, thanks for this video, watching it makes me so happy!!
I was born in 1952 and experienced much of what these images are saying about our world at that time. Going downtown at Christmas was one of the most exciting things that I could wrap my heart around and feel how real Santa was. To a child there was no better time of year when everywhere you looked there was an effort put into making it a special time. Back then they had less and did more... Today we have more and do less except for serving ourselves. Why Jesus? He saves us from ourselves (pride and rebellion) and the destruction we created. Merry Christmas, it really is good news!
James Jennings I too was born that year. Growing up we were always outside finding something to do, not hooked up to electronics not seeing the light of day. I can smell the homemade applesauce cooking on the stove now. Such a treat to have a dime and come home with a bag (yes a bag) of candy. Those were the days.
Mimi Me , We kids would pile in the back of my granddad's pickup to go get each one of us a bag of candy. We probably could go on and on about the candy and the old drink box. That store, my papa and two of those kids are gone now. Time passes very quickly. Just a side note , my grandparents had bubble lights on their Christmas tree!
I was also born in 52. In Detroit Hudson's would decorate their windows and that was a bid deal to take a ride and look at the windows the we would drive through Grosse Point Shores and Grosse Point Woods to see how the rich decorated.
Christmas was Great back in the 50s. There was No problem celebrating this wonderful Holiday. We had family re-Unions, at my Grandmother’s house, with 26 first cousins. Grandmother did a wonderful Irish jig.
The sad part is that the young people nowadays with this cell phones in their hands 24/7 don't know what it was like in the fifties so they don't miss it
There was no need for social media. People got together in person and actually talked to each other. Now we would rather flash our lives all over the internet for total strangers to view it.
I lived in Milwaukee in the late 50’s as a child. I remember the fantastic Christmas window displays the two large department stores downtown The Boston Store and Gimble Schusters would put up. Just incredible with automated characters and large scale electric trains. Each store would try to out do the other.
The best part of growing in the 50s was growing up in the 50s . Most stores didn't put up decorations up until after Thanksgiving . I remember my best toy to this day from the Sears Catalog was the Alamo Play set wish I still had it today at 71 I might still play with it .
I’m 49 and even remember the 70’s during Christmas was better than today. Oh how things have changed. Much easier then
Todd Campbell- Less money, less greed. Everything today is centered around profit for corporations.
I'm 50 ya the 70's were great 80's too
I'm 53. I know we sound like the "Old guys" but your statement is true. Much better times with less technology.
Todd its changed big time. Alot people selfish
I WILL ALWAYS SAY MERRY CHRISTMAS. NEVER HAPPLY HOLIDAYS OR SEASONS GREETINGS.
No happy holidays or seasons greetings for me
I was a child of the fifties...we were pretty poor but Christmas seem d to be more about food, sleigh rides, caroling, Christmas pageants at school and big family gatherings than presents
there was on Christmas that I remember that my dad was out of work because he worked in the auto plants and they were always closing for either model change over or waiting for the parts of the new cars to come in. so one Christmas my mom sewed new doll cloths and my dad made three new doll beds and my grandparent on both sides kicked in some money so my mom could buy some badly needed clothes then she went to Woolthworth's or the other five and dime store and bought three new baby dolls. then we went to my uncles for dinner.
@@janetyoung1269 a nice story, very heartwarming!
@@janetyoung1269 Priceless memory..... God Bless!
Buses far better for one thing..I was of the fifties,too, very late.
At least, back then you could have pageants at school. None of this atheist garbage cutting out Christmas for Winter holiday.
I would go back in a minute. And I wish I could after this years mess (2020) ,2 years later.
Stephen Paraski and take my children and grandchild,,, and all of them are adults late twenties to mid thirties,back with me.
Baron Stephen von Bach-Paraski I’ll go with you.......
I’d be right there too. My dad was a teenager in the 50’s so I know how much better it was.
So would I, I loved it in those days, even though I was young. But to see what the world has become today? Yes, I would go back in a minute.
Yeah, I would go back in a heartbeat. We didn’t have much, but what we had was everything.
I was born in 1950...my parents would take us in the car to see how everyone had their Christmas decorations in their homes...so beautiful and magical. My sister and I would sing Christmas carols in the car 😍
wonderful Christmas memories...don't ever forget them.Merry Christmas.
I remember these days sure miss riding.with my parents driving around looking at all theXMAS displays and XMAS shopping never had to worry or look over your shoulder now you have to worry about an active shooter boy have times changed
I was born and raised in the 2000’s and my mom has taken us every year to do the exact same as well! Traditions never die.
And any house that didn't put up Christmas lights stuck out like a sore thumb.
I feel like crying thinking about it. At least I had my parents all through the 50's, but lost them in 1960. Wonderful memories with them!
Kids will never know how exciting it was to get that Sears catalog in the mail & go thru & circle all the things you wanted even though you knew you only got 1 big gift! It was the excitement of looking & dreaming!😁
Love those big catalogs Sears Montgomery Wards We dreamed🎄
@@luciledevries478 Eaton's and Simpson's
I was a small boy in the 1960s and it was the same as this film. Driving along with my parents along main street with all the decorations strung across the the building's put a warm feeling in my heart. My parents being dead makes me yurn for these days even more to be with them one more time.
David Brown I was born in 1950. Shopping was on an open avenue with glass windowed store fronts festooned with bright holiday displays. Store staff helped, really helped find, advise, refer to other stores, courtesy valet park the Pontiac wagon, etc. I miss those things too. It was a very different time. I believe we will enjoy those treasured feelings again in the ecstasy of heaven.
Susan Corvalan till I was about 10 years old give or take a year my parents used to drive on main Street and I remember one building it had jc penny's on one side and wolthworth on the other side. I remember they had a guy that parked the cars oboy did my father hate them he said they would bang the car up and one stole loss change my father put in the ashtray. So even back then they had allot of thieves. With my parents dead it makes me yurn to go back and do it just one more time.
David, the same with me. Something about the lights and decor stretched across the business streets has [always] put a warm feeling in my heart, even to this day. We don't see it that too often any more (not out where I live), but there was something always about seeing those streets like that that I will never forget or that feeling. I, too, was very young in the 60s and both of my parents are gone, but it would be nice to see my parents once more. Anyway, have a blessed New Year. To Pack Facts, fun to know the 'facts' on the tinsel and great to see these old photos. Thanks for sharing them.
I couldnt have said it any differently from you..I experienced the same and miss them as do you ..sad isnt it
larry johnson
That is the native American's lament.
Thing is about this time is that we all knew it was wonderful while it was happening. Moms and Dads made our lives wonderful. The men went off to work and the women stayed home to raise the kids and run the house. And they paid enough to the working guys that they could provide a house, a car, and even summer vacations. And very few people had college degrees back then because it wasn't needed. The country hummed along and people prospered. Hell between 1955 and 1967 my parents took us all over the United States on summer trips - I've even been in the White House in 1962. I've seen the Rockies, the Smokey Mountains, Blue Ridge and the Grand Tetons. I've been on 3 or 4 Indian Reservations - seen national monuments with no one else around. I've seen Civil War battlefields and historic houses like Lincoln's home in Springfield Illinois - it was wonderful. Now you have to be a millionaire to do the things we did.
IT IS TRUE
Amen! 2018 pales by comparison...
Nancy, when I was five, in the summer of 1962, we took a trip to Washington. One of the places we visited was the White House, so, maybe, we saw each other there. I remember looking into the frosted windows of some huge room in the Capitol, and saying, "Where's President Kennedy?"
Oh Nancy, I'm so glad for you...It's great to hear somebody say all that, and not the eternal whining we have grown used to since decades ! I love to watch movies from the 50s and 60s, and all the time I'm thinking "these folks were sure living in the America we dream of but never get to reach somehow." I love to think they were more religious, friendly, more human, more decent in a word. Our society today is so selfish and rarely people really care for others in times of troubles.
@@jenniferkelly6931 l grewup in 50s.... it was the best time to grow up.
One of the nicest things about Christmas in the '50s was you didn't have the big retail stores shoving Christmas out into September like they do now. Christmas season did not start until after Thanksgiving - and you never heard about "Black Friday" back then, let alone have the mobs and brawling like you do now. Everyone had Thanksgiving off, the stores were all closed, after which you had a few weeks to get into the Christmas spirit without all the commercialization like these days.
Yup, about "Black Friday", it seems the more we give to the Black folks, the more they scream racism. Though back in the 1950s, everyone seemed much better, including the black folks! Not to say all Black folks are bad now-a-days.
@@roostercogburn3771 Black Friday has nothing to do with black people. It’s a day of discounts. And maybe black folks are more upset now because they’re actually realizing how poorly they’ve always been treated.
funny, they made movies about "repressive" 50s & 60s - now we realize the values that made US great began being torn down by such ideas
@@roostercogburn3771 whooosh
@@eileen66 That is no excuse for some of the behavior we see going on these days. And explain Oprah Winfrey, President Obama, Clarence Thomas, Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Colin Powell, Maya Angelou, Serena Williams, Jay-Z and Beyonce, Robert and Sheila Johnson, Cory Booker and many other successful blacks if they are all so poorly treated and have no opportunity in America. It comes down to obeying the law and working hard to improve your situation. Respect is earned, not automatically given. And the law guarantees equal opportunity, but the results are up to YOU as an individual. It does not come down to, well, I'm not a millionaire so I'm going to join in a a smash-and-grab at a jewelry store because my ancestors were slaves and everyone owes me. THAT lands you in prison, sorry, I don't care about your ancestry, you just blew your life, now take your punishment.
It looks a lot like it did when I grew in the 60's . I remember when girls still wore dresses. Simpler times. What a great time to have grown up in, I'm so thankful to have witnessed those day's.
64 here. A much different time on this planet that I really miss. I'd like to take this cell phone and throw it off the pier.
Grew up in the 50's. Still enjoy the technology of today.
Same here. Born in 1959. A different world then. As Dylan sang "Times they are a changin'".
Only pervs like girl in dresses!
True but Lucille ball made great waves with the wearing of pants.
The holiday season is just awful now. I miss the good ol days. People were friendlier. Neighbors talked with each other and no one had their faces buried in a phone, and you didnt see the crap on TV like you do today.
You are thinking along the same lines as i am have to agree with you one hundred percent
Shy 1 I agree. Gifts were practical. Gloves, hats, scarfs. Every year, my mother would knit sweaters for all the kids. Grandmother would knit mittens. A lot of gifts and cards were homemade. Family was everything and the Christmas turkey dinner was the highlight. I really miss those simple times of the 1960-1970 era.
Shy 1 - nor did we literally see crap on the streets like we do today.
My parents had 9 kids. Dad was a Korean War vet who became a tool and die maker. One income. My mother worked very hard; made clothes. We wore a lot of hand me downs, but so did a lot of people. Christmas was always special. Church, many gifts, love. It was great.
When sleigh rides were real...
Toys in that era were so great!
Truly. Interactive, hands-on toys DESTROY "virtual" & video toys.
Yeah, all that lead paint was really great (and tasty, too)!
@@k_zildjian4460 , lol! Never hurt me a bit! :D
@@k_zildjian4460 You know, maybe you should leave your mother's basement every now and again. Woops I forgot! Snowflakes melt.
Make Toys Great Again.
Wow, brought back memories... All the women and girls were still wearing dresses..!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah. That's sad.
Del Logan even sadder when you realize that it’s a Chicago winter, and their calves are exposed!
I wouldn't want to go back to dresses all the time. It was COLD! But people back then seemed to appreciate what they had much more than today.
@@UmmYeahOk My boyfriend said the girls in Lebanon, Ohio used to kneel down and cover their knees with their skirts while waiting for the bus. He's 9 yrs.older than I am, but we girls couldn't wear pants til the early '70's'in Ga.and it got cold there too.
Virginia Connor talk about oppression! I just assumed they could wear some form of leggings under the dress, a long dress, and it would be no different than wearing pantyhose, but clearly for winter. Guess women were supposed to just stay home back then. Just allowing the girls to go to school was asking too much from society.
I SO MISS THIS FAMILY UNITY. WOULD GO BACK IN A MINUTE. SO HAPPY 😁 BACK THEN
Unfortunately, it depended on the family. Enough time has passed that I can laugh at it now, but neither side of the family liked each other and the people in each side weren't all that friendly to each other, either.
Mary Betz All caps lowers the quality of your post.
@@miriambucholtz9315 my experience also
Not in Biden's America
@entertain me amen brother.
RIDING AROUND LOOKING AT CHRISTMAS LIGHTS SO MUCH FUN WONDERFUL TIME
In Detroit we would drive to see the Hudson's windows that drive through the Grosse Points to look at how the really rich decorated their houses. W did not have a drive through neighborhood were very house was trying to out decorated each other and cause traffic jams for people who lived in the neighborhoods to the point that they could not get out of their driveways.
Still look at lights.
Few houses are decorated. Mostly just the old downtown areas now.
Nobody really cares about decorating.
Xmas spirit is devoid.
Anna Marcalleti All caps lowers the quality of your post.
We did that to in Montreal . Today it's like people are even to busy to put a wreath on the front door
That's really sad . Tou would look down a street and it would be all lit up . Today ,just a couple of places.
Mike White. It mostly just shows the excitement of cherished memories in her post. And how mindlessly asinine that someone could be in yours.
Although I was born in the 60’s this reminds me of how things were when I was young.
Even in the late 70's it was pretty special! Now, it's incomprehensible. People shoot you now just to look at them wrong, road rage and madness everywhere.
Because division is making all this. You mix cultures and people all together you don't have that unity who think similarly with respect and manners. The problem hart cellar act 1965 and all immigration that started to change that European thinking culture and celebrations.
LMAO crime in the past 20 years are the lowest its been in American history, crime from the late 60s to mid nineties the highest in American history
@@NLS_7 idiot speaking about things he has no understanding of
This 2020 election is your choice between law life and thug life. Democrats promise revenge if you don't choose them. Haters, you THINK about that.
@@truthful316 Ridin' with Biden!
That’s when you did things as a family without all the devices we have now. You really head a lot of family quality time.
I went downtown at 10 years old by myself. I bought everyone in my family a Christmas present with my birthday money. I never was worried about shopping alone at 10. I got everyone something no matter how small and cheap it was. It was.I did my best. I loved Christmas and It was a great time in my life. It was never that good again. But at least I had those days
I learned crafts and crocheting so I could hand-make gifts that would be personal time-honored creations, since money was tight. I was careful to not leave anyone out; checked that list TWICE.. even for other kids who were naughty to me in school..
I know exactly what you mean! Daddy would turn us loose to trick-or-treat by ourselves in Chicago. Also to bicycle alone to the Forest Preserves, we loved that place! No worry about kidnapping or anything, but that was soon to change. We moved back to TN!
Yes, they were just wonderful. We were so lucky to have lived in that time.
@@sissimoody Yep. I was allowed to play outdoors by myself but wasn't allowed to cross the street until I turned 6. On my sixth birthday I got a shiny new bike and cut loose to go where I wanted. Only restriction was to be home by suppertime. Today parents would be arrested for "free range" kids, but back then that was normal. ALL kids were "free range". When I was turned loose I was told not to go with strangers, don't take candy from strangers and stay away from the "bums" - a few tramps that would wander through the neighborhood from time to time. I said I'd do so, got on my bike and left for a much nicer, safer childhood than modern kids have with their helicopter parents hovering behind them.
You are so right it was never that good again. I keep thinking maybe this year it will be, but no it never is.
BEAUTIFUL. ...remember those days. .born in the 40's..growing up back then...miss it....was so wonderful. .
Frank George. You made it wonderfull .you had that spirit in you. Thank you & we love you for it.
Take me back, Clarence. I want to go back.
Merry Christmas movie house!
LOL. I was never there, but it looked like paradise.
@@donnaleeclubb119 Looks can be deceiving!
Merry Christmas you old building and Loan!
Dianne Rice Take me too! I remember when decorations were strung across the streets and light poles were decorated. I always looked forward to seeing them when I was little. Presents were wrapped in tissue paper with sparkles in it. Tinsel and fat lights decorated the tree at my grandparents house.
I miss the Good Old Days! I remember on Christmas everything was closed down and it was a time to spend with family. It will never be the same again.
@James Miller , not like they used to.
I remember when almost everything was closed on Sundays back in the 70's so families could spend quality time once a week. It was like Christmas every week without the gifts of course.
@@4021971 , I was born in the 50's and it was so different than it is today. Happy New Year!
@@hoosierladyus48 I was born in the 60's and remember how special each Sunday was to my family. It was like a holiday every week. After church my family would go to one grandmother's house around noon for dinner and would stay there until 4 or so and then we would go to my other grandmother's house for 5. My dad had a giant family so there were lots of cousins, aunts and uncles there. By 9 or so we would leave to go home and I would fall asleep in the back seat. I was exhausted by then, but it was worth it. People today don't know what they are missing now that Sunday is treated like any other day. Loved those Sundays! Happy New Year!
And the Christmas season started after Thanksgiving, not in July.
Real trees and nobody looked like a slob.
The Good Old Days really were.
PS Notice how clean everything was?
Pajamas were worn for bed. Not trips to the store. I miss places like Sears, Penny's, and heck, even K-Mart.
Back then society had respect for themselves and others. Families were tight knit and close. People went to work and respected their job and loved their customers. Some might have complained about their pay but you didnt see fast food workers go on strike demanding more money. Back then Americans loved their country.
@@chrisb3976 Employers respected their employees much more than they do today. And most employers also paid at least a living wage back then -- *relative* to the cost of life necessities at the time.
Not the snow!
@@cut1986 lol, I am 55, and I just nearly went to my close grocery store that has a starbucks.Cold here today. In flannel pj's, Ugg Christmas boots and a Tarheel basketball sweatshirt.... just have nearly left my home as I am for some hot delicious starbucks.
For now.. hot tea. 😂
As a child of that era, I remember all too well. Today's kids will never know that feeling of excitement as Christmas time draws near. Thanks for posting "our" memories
Im 40+ I miss the 80s 90s
I was born in the 60’s and Christmas was all about family, and we would only get a few presents, not like today when kids get everything and don’t appreciate anything, so sad!
I, too, was a child in the 50s. It’s a shame children have been robbed of their innate innocence today. Things weren’t perfect then, but they were in many ways better.
@@ELizabeth_Beeza miss the 80s
AMEN!
I can tell you in one word "WONDERFUL"
And MAGICAL!!!
It was Wunnerful, Simply Wunnerful.
Everyone said 'Merry Christmas' with no hesitation anywhere and it was a time to enjoy all the traditions of Christmas. No tech or phones to invade the simple pleasures of what Christmas used to be. I remember it well.
I was a kid in the 50's and 60's and Christmas was a magical time. Too bad those days are gone!
Fat Christmas light bulbs.
Aluminum Christmas tree with a revolving Color changer.
But nothing could beat a Real Pine Tree.
Yes they were magical!!!!
You can keep the Tradition going.
At your house hold ?
I hear ya 👍
@Debbie Smith - It's always "not great" for a certain percentage of any generation. That's not a viable argument to show that society itself was overall not great during that time period. It really was for the vast majority.
Everything made in USA! every part on the cars! wonderful
no planned absolecence either in those days because of "safety concerns"
Things cost a considerable lot more back then too, but at the same time, everything was more or less designed to last. You didn’t replace things, you had them professionally repaired or DIY. People living in poverty today may have more than one car, more than one television... ...but they probably weren’t made in the US.
VIP P- In the day, cars were built to last for decades. Today they are not due to greed. Auto corporations survive on Billions of dollars. This forces the average North American car to only last a little more than a decade so you are forced to spend more money.
Mary Jean Jones While I agree, it probably has to do a lot with the technology that goes in them. Less options means less to go wrong, less to break. They did not have to worry about AC power windows and locks... ...now you have blind spot sensors, heated seat, reverse cameras, touch screens, navigation, sensors for everything! Cars are becoming more and more difficult to work on. You want to change a light bulb? Have the engine bay has to be removed first! It’s crazy.
At the same time, I own a 25yo Ford that I love to death. Had it for 21 years. I don’t know if those plastic cars were ever intended to last as long as those from the 50s, but regular maintenance, a few new parts here and there, you can have a really nice car that will last you forever, if you’re willing to add whatever you think it may need, even if it’s simply a new paint job that sadly is worth more than blue book.
Beats stupid smart phones that are perfectly fine, but the manufacturer releases an updated OS that your phone won’t handle, so all your apps slowly stop working simply because they refuse to support their older versions. I can’t even hand it down to my kid! “Here’s a mint iPhone. It can send and receive calls, but don’t expect TH-cam or anything else to work”
Yes and believe it or not, the cars my Daddy had become like friends to me! LOL. My spot to sit was the arm rest in back seat. He was a diesel mechanic after being a war hero in WW2, and he always had big cars like Cadillacs and Oldsmobiles. They were as big as boats and when he'd trade cars, sometimes I'd cry! LOL.
Not that long after WW 2. Here in UK things were very 'tight' , not much cash for presents , and at the start of the 50s rationing on food etc . BUT as kids we never seemed to be greedy ! Had a whale of a time with what we did have , and enjoyed every family get together , even without TV !!!!!!!
Good memories .
I was born in 1953, lived on our family farm with my folks and older brother. There was a vegetable garden between our house and my grandparents house. We had some wonderful Christmases. I really wish I could go back in time.....
We sang Christmas songs in school. People went to church on Christmas even if they weren't regular attendees. Extended family payed a visit. There were programs on TV and movies that depicted biblical stories and showed nuns and priests. My parents never failed to give something to the garbage collectors, the mail carrier, my teacher, and the milk man. Yup, our milk was delivered in glass bottles by a man invariably.
OMG!!!!!!You lived my life....i hear you!!!!!!
my mom still did that every year - even in the 80s and 90s - gave something to the mailman, ups woman, and garbage man!
Valerie Pagendarm People felt social pressure to say they believed in religion. Many times you were shunned or not given a good job if everyone knew you were a sane rational person who did not believe in their god. Today things are better in that respect, people are getting smarter.
I believe church was more dominant in lives in the 50's.
@@Randy58-zn4ez There is NOTHING better in this age...nothing. People are afraid to speak to each other out of fear of offending them and being sued or fired from their jobs. I am not exaggerating...I have seen it happen. Neighbors do not even know each other's names out of fear of having their ID stolen. There is NOTHING good about this time period...nothing. It is all about fear and being self-centered.
I am a fan of the 1950s 1960s
I can remember those days, wish they were back again. Life was so much simpler
Even as a small child in the early 70s thing were so much warmer around the holidays than now. Today it feels cold and lifeless. Not sure why.
@@cut1986
Warmness of spirit is dead.
We have become a society of hate and ungreatfulness.
@Aaron Antone Why would my statement make me cold and lifeless. I did not attack anyone. Apparently you felt the need to attack me when you don't know anything about me. Strange.
@Aaron Antone You did not tell me why it makes me cold and lifeless.
A different time indeed,prosperity and happiness for those who desired it & most everything made in the U.S.A.
Robert - The other days I was watching a very nice movie of 1958 called "Houseboat" starring Cary Grant and Sophia Loren. At one point Grant strikes up a conversation with a young man of about 30 who runs a grocery store in Maryland, and this guy tells Grant with an excited tone of voice and a happy smile :"Look, mister, I don't complain..How could I ? I make a good dollar, I'm doing fine and life is great" ! Remember that was 1958....It left me kind of envious !
Kids today don't know the thrill of looking in store windows at toys, games, sleds, and other Christmas items that they wanted to get for Christmas. I also like the pictures in this video of family dinners, real Christmas trees, and lead tinsel. My childhood was just like this video.
I was 5 but it was so magical..I really had a happy heart ..I still try to live that way.....
Such a romantic era, thanks for sharing.
Most people lived in families with homes like this on ONE income!
Lynn Lane
I was born in '58 but I definitely remember the very early 60s and all the 60s .
...I came from a family of 7 kids.. my mom stayed at home and we had the best health insurance with the best surgery and dental plan ...
.... food was still pretty damn good and very inexpensive ...
....good quality clothing made out of real Cotton and wool ...not all the synthetic garbage was very well made for the most part ...
...and inexpensive mortgages and rents were the norm...
.... cars were inexpensive ..
..if you lost a job you could go out and find one almost immediately...
it was a great time in this country.. now everything absolutely everything is expensive and they make it impossible for people to find jobs now with those ridiculous 200 question questionnaires on the internet..
... it would be so nice to go living in the past ... I'd gladly do it but yes I would miss the internet and having all this information at our fingertips like a god.
I would not miss how cold and impersonal people have become and how no one likes to talk on the phone anymore and how people sit at tables staring into their phones instead of looking into each other's eyes
Yes, I'm also a Baby Boomer (same age as you), and all you said sounded right about those simpler times. We had real music, real childhoods with actual friends, and real conversations. We had free speech, but more respect. There was such a thing as a joke without being taken as intended to be offensive. If it was, people got over it and moved on. But, we laughed alot more! I was told how to behave with manners, went to church, and was taught to be charitable to those with less. I rode my bicycle every day, and in the winter there had to be a snowman! We all went to the library and read books. I did not have all I wanted, but was most grateful and had hope. I thank God for being born of that time; good era to raise kids. It's been a difficult life, but still a wonderful one.
+lynne lane
I hundred percent agree with you there and would love to be able to travel back in time to those days because I really can't stand the way Americans have become :
they have become so materialistic , dumbed down and phony.
...and we're living in very weird times ; becoming less human.
.... notice more and more of this Android stuff and some of these people talking about the great singularity such as Kurtzweil..
... they talk about how great it will be to merge a chip with our brain... I don't think it's a good idea for several reasons.
if you really want to see something creepy go look for the dancing automatic on that looks like Lady Gaga and the art museum but watch the whole video because it one point it stops dancing and then picks up speed the rump everything from the back looks no different than a real life stripper and the hands are so realistic it will scare the crap out of you this thing is really frightening
I keep thinking of that movie, Stepford Wives (the old, original version).
Lynn Lane
Like Stepford Wives.. yes ..it's very scary what's going on right now because if you look at what's happening with robotics and automatons you know where its all heading.
...that's why I wanted you to look at the one that looks like Lady Gaga but has a weird ugly mask on its face with a beak..
.. it is so lifelike and that video is actually several years old so think about how much more advanced robotics have become and the fact that we are moving more quickly each year into some bizarre future.
... and many people are definitely becoming less human with their coldness and all this materialism
seems more family oriented than today
Yes, Marcquis, and part of the problem is that there are fewer families today, in comparison, as the "nuclear family" fades away... marriage has become unpopular, the family unit is fading away, family dinners are almost unknown, more and children are raised by one parent (usually the mother), some kiddies don't know who their father is, and so it goes on, sadly. All this is furthered by the government and all the "PC" adherents.
No, it wasn't. Kids were to be seen and not heard. Fathers did nothing with their kids ( except for a few rare dads). You planned what to do in your 16th and 17th year because at 18, it's out, out, out. Fathers could beat their wives and kids, to the point of hospitalization and it was accepted. No charges.
Atomic Gdog That is only because it is.
Marcia W Sorry for your childhood. I was born in 1950. My family was not perfect but great nonetheless.
Step mother and step fathers and displaced angry children... 3-4 sets of grandparents...
What bullshit 2019 is..
I was a child of the 60's. Back then it was Magical! After we have our Thanksgiving dinner, My Dad would take us all downtown New Haven and see the Christmas
Tree on the Green and al the lights! Beautiful. Christmas is gone..
Wish it was like this again !!!!
So many of these pix could of been of my family,lol
Some of those cars,my family had,even that old tv in the corner!
Such a quiet peace full time then.
I miss it.
Everyone was so happy and grateful that the Great Depression and World War II were behind them.
Use to go "downtown" late 40s and our Madison Avenue had wreaths strung across just like these old pictures. I believe things were done more because people attended church more. A different time WWII was over and Merry Christmas was everywhere. People were thankful. Sure miss it.
That was wonderful! What a magical and nostalgic trip down memory lane; I remember when the main street of just about every town in the U.S. came alive at Christmas time, filled with lights, decorations, and busy shoppers. What I would give to go back in time and re-visit my home town the way it used to be so many years ago.
the last 5 years or so i have noticed that the stores no longer decorate like they used to in order not to offend anyone who is not a Christian. Now when you walk into a store can only find a few thing hanging by the front entrance and that is all except in the Christmas area that they put up last September. But last night on Under the Radar Michigan small towns like Rochester is doing a Light the Night were all the store are either decorated or have lights convering the entire front of the stores. and at Greenfield Village the do old fashioned Christmas they way it was in the late 1880's and early 19th century.
@@janetyoung1269 I was a young bride in Detroit and it became a tradition to go to Greenfield Village at Christmas and if we had the money to Frankenmuth to shop at Bronner's for a new Christmas decoration and then to Zender's for dinner and homemade fudge from their gift shop. Those were the good ole days for true. Here in Birmingham, Alabama I remember as a child going Downtown on the bus at Christmas and window shopping. We would go to Loveman's and Pizitz and stand in awe watching their window displays at Christmas. Those were wonderful days. Everything was about family and family get togethers....no phones, video games or computers of any kind....just good clean fun and family love. Church on Christmas day and Christmas eve too were a must. NO ONE missed church unless they were under doctor's orders to stay away.
@@janetyoung1269 , yup, born and raised in Livonia, last year my wife and I came back to go to the "holiday nights" they do there at Greenfield village, and then shot up to Frankenmuth and had a blast up there.
You can still find Christmas celebrated the right way, you just have to look a little harder. Frankenmuth had several nativity scenes displayed in public places(one of them was life-sized), a real blast from the past for me... Absolutely awesome. And at Greenfield village there was a real Christmas spirit, everybody was so well behaved and respectful, the "village guides"that gave information about the particular building you're in did not sidestep the Christian influence and importance in their descriptions, all the families and customs of that particular building. Hay wagons riding by with the entire group on them singing loudly true Christmas carols like "Silent Night" and "Away in a Manger"... That was the best Christmas of my entire adult life.
Where was your hometown?
Born on 23Dec. My Dad made me most of my Gifts. He Was A Carpenter and a great one. Also lots of home made Knitting from Mom. What a beautiful time to it was!!!!! Beautiful Memories. 🎄🎄
Your video brought a flood of tears. So many wonderful memories!! The kids today have no idea of the magical Christmases we shared back then. I'm still crying! Great video!!
2017 good to see there is a growing movement for Christmas again. Everyone is saying Merry Christmas.
THAT'S what im sain'!!!!!!CHRISTmas not Xmas!!!!!!
Paddy - MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Didn’t last long.. Biden’s corrupt gang is in the White House now as acting (non elected)President.. gas, food prices rising up and up ..wait until they raise taxes next.. crooks..
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wasn’t alive in the 50’s. Grew up in the 60’s and 70’s. Very fond memories of Christmas then. My Mom always made sure all five of us kids had wonderful Christmas memories.
NO Body on those stinking phones, it must be heaven.
*nobody
Born in 53 and it was heaven back then.
Wait are you sure? Let me Google that. You know if I wasn't watching this on my smart phone, I would never learn that. Thank God for smart phones!
IT WAS ❤️
@@chrissythornhill democrats are scum of the earth vote for trump next election
Great to see the words "Merry Christmas." A bit before my time, but I still have wonder family memories from the early 70s that were a beautiful and poignant slice of Americana long gone by. I try to do the same for my daughter now, and she loves it.
Back then I think the only thing we were worried about was other countries attacking us. Not our own government or neighbor.
@@marvin60000 maybe there was less crime and it was safer however there were still plenty of criminals existing, we just didn't hear about it as much.
And today population of the USA has doubled since 1950's.
There are way more people now compared to back then too.
Population in USA.
1950 151, 325, 798
2021 333, 786, 570
@@Iloveflowers2024 There was organized crime like the mafia, but random shootings, muggings, people knocking each other out etc. was extremely rare. People were more civilized/moral it seems.
Ahh the atomic age
@@marvin60000 I think that’s generally true, but don’t forget that the African American community went through some terrible stuff during that era
lots of love from a bygone era where most are God fearing Christians!
May the Lord heal the Land and restore the Glory and blessings.
@Justin Stewart - It's not God the one who is supposed to do the work down here..IT'S US !
Please enlighten me I never quite got that phrase a why you need to be scared of the old man upstairs
I was a kid in the 70’s and have the greatest memories of the holiday season. The time of year from Thanksgiving through Christmas was magical. Why? The family unit was so strong. My grandparents, aunts/uncles, cousins all lived within 10 miles of each other and all got along so well. No divorces, drama, etc. so the Season allowed us to all get together and celebrate. I really miss those days!
Divorce and drama is the only thing that has EVER defined my family ..... LOL. Yea, I really miss those days too, my grandparents especially.
Brilliant such a lovely era bring back those day
The best time ever, mum and dad didn't have much,but we never went without any thing that we needed. Our home was warm and cosy, and we were all together. Not the same now they have gone, even though I have my own family.To much hassle and bustle. How I wish I was a child again In the 50s
we lived in a special time.a It will never be like that again. We didn't need expensive things. We were so happy with tangerines and nuts in our stockings. We may have had only a dime to buy our grandmother a hanky but it was precious because we thought of them.
@@lorettadorn2330 it will live in our hearts forever.
Lovely. Beautiful memories. Oh how I wish I could go back.
I was only 8 years old in 1950, however, you better believe we never had it so good. The world was safe, kind, caring and for me, perfect. Today, I cannot believe what is going on in our beautiful world. It is certainly a shame.
Thank you for sharing this. Brings back such beautiful memories. Simpler, much warmer times. Was a small child in the 60s. Would love to go back to those times
So lucky to have lived in that era...
I envy you. Merry Christmas
Yes I to am thankful I was young then, great days gone by!
A time of wonderment. ..I loved it!
So agree Becca. Ah, to go back to that time again would be a wonderful thing. Such a nice life. We don't need all the 'things' we have today. I feel so sorry for children in today's world. We were truly blessed we have those memories. I was 7 in mid-50. Wonderful time to be a child. Tinsel on Christmas trees - what memories!. ;-) (Nice music!)
No, this one happened in spite of that one.
Oh how I wish I could go back in time. I am so glad I lived and grew up in those days. How I miss it
I thank God I was there. It will never be again.
This is when family actually talked to each other
*when people actually talked to each other*
@@AlahuSnackbar know one seems to no how to do that anymore
tracy 511 Agreed. Now they just look at their phones at the dinner table.
@@angelinaramon it's very sad I'm all for change but something's should definitely be restricted. It's all gone crazy
@@angelinaramon Your not allowed at my dinner table with a phone.
The golden days of tinsel on Christmas trees...
Tinsel on a Christmas tree wow haven't seen that in years don't even think they make it anymore
looks expensive. And kind of messy
Ursula Mullikin I got really excited because I found some “new old stock” at an antique store.
My mom always has to have tinsel on the tree lol and we couldn't find any anywhere this year. She was disappointed. Me as well. My childhood tree always had tinsel. Now my kids won't see it's beauty. I'm 30 by the way lol
Sam McCloud tinsel trees 😝
Brings back alot of fond memories.
The most wonderful time.
Yes it was like this. Beautiful, simple times.
A great time to be a kid. :)
If you are white
It was a time when people actually went shopping at stores instead of online, when people smiled and when you could say "Merry Christmas." It seems just like a dream now.
If people stopped shopping online and did without until investors brought back the stores, and if people started saying Merry Christmas the day after Thanksgiving and without care in the world, then the world you and I enjoyed growing up would return.
You can say Merry Christmas now.
I still wish everyone "Merry Christmas!" Most people smile and wish me the same! 2022.
Merry Christmas
I didn’t see any tents on the streets. What a wonderful world.
I remember these days and I miss them so much. growing up as a child with my siblings I remember decorating those kind of x-mas trees and all of us getting just 1 gift and we were all so excited and not expecting more. Kids now days expect such expensive stuff and a multitude of gifts. LOVED having NO electronics, we PLAYED OUTSIDE till the sun went down. We didn't have much money but boy I have so many awesome memories. The 50's and 60's ROCKED
Yeah when you played with your toys you had to use your imagination. Kids today only want money or some form of technology.
The good old days, when everything was about family and not about spending money on gifts for kids that have everything!
Kids understood about not having EVERYTHING, and they APPRECIATED what they had even MORE. It MEANT something to get ONE gift from GRANDMA! ~~ Didn't know too many spoiled kids.
Aman
@CAMARO SS There are ALWAYS special interest groups. It is usually those we don't like that we deem "special interest groups", but I know you know this!
@CAMARO SS much you bring politics into this.
So TRUE;it’s about Jesus’ birth to save mankind not how many presents you get!!!!!
Loved this..miss large family gatherings at Grandma’s for Christmas..Aunts Uncles & Cousins all lived nearby. Everyone talking and laughing with no heads stuck in a world of their own with some electronic !
All 6 of us kids were put in our pajamas and mom would drive us out to an area where all the many houses were lit up for blocks. What a sight for a child. I had wonderful memories growing up in Florida.
For Christmas in 50s dont forget the sledding and Xmas lights at almost every house. Snowball fights and snowpeople loads of fun
And also the Ice Skating On A frozen pond or lake. Fond Memories!!
All knew the reason for the season back then....such fond memories of singing Christmas calls in school...so sad this generation will never know those kind of wonderful times....I'd go back in a New York second!
I have been obsessed with vintage Christmas since I was a kid. Now, as an adult, I have a antique tinsel tree and boxes of antique Shiny Brites and antique Christmas ceramics that were made in Japan and they all make Christmas fell so much more special!
Loving this..thank you so much! I was born in '59 but so many of these images and traditions are still alive and well in my memories of the 60's.
There was no Christmas tree in our home on Christmas Eve. It, along with any presents not from friends or family, was delivered and trimmed by Santa himself. What a beautiful sight to behold on Christmas Morning! Some years later I came to realize that my parents got virtually NO sleep that night. After battling to get a hyper-excited child to sleep they still had hours of work ahead of them. My father, who rarely drank alcohol, had a few drinks one Christmas Eve. That plus lack of sleep had him feeling less than perfect the next day. As luck would have it, my favorite gift that year was a drum set. 🥁🥁 He never let on, but something tells me that may not have been Dad's best Christmas memory😄
Happier, simpler times, when everyone seemed to find joy and love at Christmas, not the mass negativity that seems to accompany the season nowadays, when all the technology that purports to bring us together is driving us ever further apart.
My joy is found in Christmas...but whichever Holiday you call yours, l wish you all blessings as you celebrate it, this and every year. And Peace and Happiness in 2020.💖
So beautiful, nostalgic and precious. What a magnificent beauty way back then. children get to experience the spirits of the X-mas and go around with their friends and family. Today, kids just focused on their gadgets and stay at couch without even care for the season that comes one's a year.
HI Divas Live - great comment.. the only thing I would say though is, never take the Christ out of Christmas.. Xmas isn't really Christmas, it's just Mas with an X in front of it.
Ain't that the damn truth about kids today. The internet has detracted as much from life as perhaps it had added, but I was happy without it!
He has as much to do with as you make it. People have interpreted the 25th as the Saviour's birthday which it has ever been touted as a day of celebration of His birth. And your history is reversed in principle of Constantine's idea.
@Blu - Who gives a heck about the date...? What does it change if it was the 21 , the 25 or the 29..? it's the same, because we Christians celebrate the coming of our beloved Lord jesus Christ, that's the main thing.
@Blu I agree, read Jeremiah 10- however, I used to be one of those clinched fist anti christmas people- but things are so serious in the world, and I sure don't care or see anything wrong with trees, lights, music, eggnogg blah blah lol. Long as people are happy with it. After all, we are under grace Rom :6:14
Child of the 50s and 60s. Remember when the tinsel would get stuck in the bulb and sparks would fly out of it? The tree would fall down in the living room at least once every year. What wonderful heavenly times. If I could only go back.
I remember so much of that,TVs ,tablecloths ,buses,cars ,clothes.Very cool.Thanks.
In those days, no one ever thought the goodness and beauty of Christmas could ever be deemed offensive.
I was born December 24th 1949. My first 10 years of life was the 50's.
I have you by about 6 weeks. Born and raised on the south side of Chicago (steel mill baby). This vid brings back some special, precious memories of mom and me going "downtown" on the IC and meeting up with an aunt and cousin on December 8th (off from school for religious holiday) to look at the window displays and see Santa. Good times.
Yes...those memories...I was born in 1955....south side of Milwaukee. As a kid my mom would take us downtown to view the Christmas displays put up by the big department stores like Gimbels, Boston Store, etc. We had to walk outside in the cold and snow from store to store....no malls then. It was magical to stand in the falling snow, all bundled up, and watch the animatronic figures representing Santa and elves and other Christmasy things. Plus they had Christmas music piped out onto the street. It would be twilight and the bright xmas lights shone like jewels between the snowflakes. My dad would meet up with us after work and take us to a little restaurant for dinner. What a great time!
@@cindyp5703 - You're making me envious, for God's sake !
Mike, I am SO jealous of you!!!! To have enjoyed the world during our country's most prosperous years. What an Xmas present you must have been for your folks!! Penny candy, hoola-hoops, innocence, and safe streets. wish I could have your memories. What I wouldn't give to have been you in about 1957! Daniel Boone escaping the Indians was your biggest worry. I can almost see the pastel-colored `54 Ford your Dad probably drove!
Mike Btrfld I grew up in the 50's and 60's. Many great memories.
back to a better time love those days things were so different so in the spirit
I grew up in the 50’s.
Not one bad memory.
Faith, Family, Friends.
Lots of Fabulous Times
I was born in 1950 and remember bubble lights. And that all the light bulbs on the tree were HOT! Can't speak for anyone else but my mom always used colored GlassWax, decals and sponges to put "Christmassy" scenes on our "picture window" in the LR. I had a pre-war Lionel that ran on a 4x8' platform my dad had painted green, with the tree in the middle and CARDBOARD houses and businesses all around the track. When I was 7 or 8 I got a Colorform set. In the early (or mid?) 60's I got an Aurora slot car set. Added it to the train platform every year. When I was 12 I got a "Chemistry Set". Also had an Erector Set and it was one of my favorites. Life is so different now. Semper fi and Merry Christmas, y'all.
COLORFORMS!!! I loved those as a kid. Quiet, imagination stirring fun.
I grew up in the 194-s and 50s...loved Christmas...the singing in the choir...the store windows...the radio broadcasts...riding the streetcar from my home to the city church for choir practice 3 days a week...had missed it, had later sung in Choral Concert Groups...but now (sighs) ther voice is gone since I'm now an Octogenarian...and I miss it so much...
Don’t forget, Jesus is the reason for this Season. A merry Christmas to all!
I grew up in the 70s and 80s and Christmas was something special not like it is today
Beautiful...Wish i could go back to those days...I was born in the 60's but always wished i was born in 1940 so I could be aware of the 50's...
PattyAnn Marino Sounds like my story.. I often say I was born in the wrong era... :)
Agreed, born in 1961, in Brooklyn, I have listed to family and friends reminisce about the 50's my entire life. It is funny, when they try to explain it they can't find the words to describe it and get so emotional.
PattyAnn Marino I was born in 1960 in Detroit and now I wish I was born in the 20s or 30s so by now I would be gone and would not have to live this crap of today !!!
That's nice dear so you can make pennies on the dollar versus a man, have fewer rights and be subject to ongoing sexual harassment in the workplace. You just go do that.
My dad was born in 1940, was raised in Northern California and Seattle. He could probably tell you what it was like.
I'd have liked to have been around in the 50s and 60s, too. The period of time from 22 November 1963 to 08 August 1974 changed the country immensely. I think the 2020s will be a crucial decade as well, possibly the one the rest of the 21st century will be built around (similar to the 1940s).
Beautiful. I wasn't even born yet and I would LOVE to go back and visit these times!
I grew up in this Era and this video takes me back to when life seemed so much more pleasant although as a child the turmoil then was not on my mind as it is "today" !!!
who watching this in 2020?
I hope we can all go back to normal :)
9 /27 / 21😁
@@merrylee202 today is my birthday
@@HisoSenpai Happy Birthday 🎂
I just came to see this video by mistake and boy did it bring back wonderful memories! I was born in 1957 and was a child of the 60s in Vancouver Canada and it was the same here. The window displays were a highlight at Woodward’s dept. store and the time leading up to Christmas was bliss. The Sears wishbook was highly anticipated and my parents, even though immigrants, gave us the best childhood and Cristmases. Miss the simpler times so much, thanks for this video, watching it makes me so happy!!
I was born in 1952 and experienced much of what these images are saying about our world at that time. Going downtown at Christmas was one of the most exciting things that I could wrap my heart around and feel how real Santa was. To a child there was no better time of year when everywhere you looked there was an effort put into making it a special time. Back then they had less and did more... Today we have more and do less except for serving ourselves. Why Jesus? He saves us from ourselves (pride and rebellion) and the destruction we created. Merry Christmas, it really is good news!
So right-now we have those empty, soulless malls..
James Jennings I too was born that year. Growing up we were always outside finding something to do, not hooked up to electronics not seeing the light of day. I can smell the homemade applesauce cooking on the stove now. Such a treat to have a dime and come home with a bag (yes a bag) of candy. Those were the days.
Mimi Me , We kids would pile in the back of my granddad's pickup to go get each one of us a bag of candy. We probably could go on and on about the candy and the old drink box. That store, my papa and two of those kids are gone now. Time passes very quickly. Just a side note , my grandparents had bubble lights on their Christmas tree!
I was also born in 52. In Detroit Hudson's would decorate their windows and that was a bid deal to take a ride and look at the windows the we would drive through Grosse Point Shores and Grosse Point Woods to see how the rich decorated.
I was born and raised in Chicago. Thank you for this video.
christmas in chicago... yes indeed!
LINDA BROWN I live in Chicago too
Christmas was Great back in the 50s. There was No problem celebrating this wonderful Holiday. We had family re-Unions, at my Grandmother’s house, with 26 first cousins. Grandmother did a wonderful Irish jig.
What a joy to see the way Christmas was ...much better than than today.
I was born in the 40s and life was so different . Better so much better
Lived it, loved it... thanks so much for sharing!
What a treat to be reminded of when life was simple and so uncomplicated. And, no social media!
The sad part is that the young people nowadays with this cell phones in their hands 24/7 don't know what it was like in the fifties so they don't miss it
There was no need for social media. People got together in person and actually talked to each other. Now we would rather flash our lives all over the internet for total strangers to view it.
I lived in Milwaukee in the late 50’s as a child. I remember the fantastic Christmas window displays the two large department stores downtown The Boston Store and Gimble Schusters would put up. Just incredible with automated characters and large scale electric trains. Each store would try to out do the other.
How I miss those days. Love that big Merry Christmas sign!
The best part of growing in the 50s was growing up in the 50s . Most stores didn't put up decorations up until after Thanksgiving . I remember my best toy to this day from the Sears Catalog was the Alamo Play set wish I still had it today at 71 I might still play with it .