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Flammable, tedious and a choking hazard, tinsel is found on nary a Christmas tree these days. But some 60 years ago, the shiny silver strands were the decoration du jour, a symbol of merriment ...
This column is in honor of Julie Bradley: I recently saw a picture of a family on Christmas Day in 1950’s Jamestown. In the picture, three children from the Bishop family sat in front of their ...
It was Christmas Eve, 1954 ... Satisfaction at seeing his bloodline carried forward into 1950s modernity by a flock of redheaded grandchildren? My hazy memories, hazier still with smoke from ...
Based on the 1952 novel “The Price of Salt,” Carol stars Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara in a 1950s Christmas-season romance. The film follows Therese (Mara), an aspiring photographer, and Carol ...
These photos from our archives show how the seasonal decorations and lights in Southend looked in the 1950s and 1960s ... store in the High Street every Christmas for decades.
Newsreel visits a group of Serbian refugees, celebrating Christmas in Suffolk. Originally broadcast on 13 January 1950. BBC Archive 1950: Serbian Christmas in Suffolk. Video, 00:01:281950 ...
I'm an award-winning senior journalist with the Illawarra Mercury and have well over two decades' worth of experience in newspapers. I cover the three local councils in the Illawarra for the ...
He is Gene Reaves, a downtown Santa Claus for years and one who still likes to give substance to the spirit of Christmas. And the story of how he came to visit the four little children of Mr. and ...
The following story appeared in the Free Press on Dec. 7, 1950. Santa Claus went Wednesday ... still likes to give substance to the spirit of Christmas. And the story of how he came to visit ...
Released in 1950, ‘Christmas in Killarney’ might sound like a sop to Irish-American nostalgia but its place in Irish Christmas tradition has survived the years. The iconic Christmas sound of ...