Christmas trees covered in tinsel and brightly colored stockings may seem “outdated” now, but they will always be unforgettable memories in everyone’s heart.
These days, many families are eagerly decorating their homes and Christmas trees to prepare for the upcoming Christmas. Over the years, Christmas habits and decorations have changed with trends. Looking back at old images, many people can’t help but reminisce about their past childhood, all of which are just memories but still remain forever in everyone’s memory.
A family gathers around the Christmas tree while a little girl opens her gifts.
In the 1920s, some families decorated Christmas trees with electric lights, instead of the long-standing tradition of attaching lighted candles to tree branches.
In the 1930s and 1940s, families decorated Christmas trees with candy canes and holiday tinsel.
However, wartime shortages of necessities in the 1940s also meant that families had to skimp on handmade decorations and less tinsel than usual. In the photo, a family is looking at the Christmas tree in 1948.
Christmas stockings are often made of red or green felt and decorated with bells. In the photo, a little girl hangs a stocking on the fireplace at Christmas 1951.
In the mid-1950s, tinsel and other elaborate decorations came back into vogue. Image of a boy and his sister decorating a Christmas tree with tinsel in 1955.
The dining table is covered with luxurious cloth and elaborately decorated.
American actress Jayne Mansfield decorates the Christmas tree circa 1960.
During holiday meals, families will spread red tablecloths and green candles. A mother brings a large turkey to the table for Christmas dinner, circa 1965.
Strings of pearls were used to decorate Christmas trees in the 1960s.
Fake snow-covered trees were also a decoration trend in the 1960s.
A residential area decorated for Christmas in 1962.
In the 1970s, families favored colorful decorations with tinsel garlands and knitted socks. A family sits by the fireplace and Christmas tree, 1975.
Glowing ceramic Christmas tree. The lights are often colorful and shaped like miniature birds.
Christmas villages are also popular and people will collect different scenes to create a miniature town placed near the fireplace in their home.
A house decorated with Christmas lights in the early 2000s.
Source: Business Insider
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